Kenny Florian vs. BJ Penn
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Kenny Florian
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 2 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.56 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
BJ Penn
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.8 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-13 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Kenny Florian
Distance 66.3% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 11.1% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 22.6% (norm 8.0%)
BJ Penn
Distance 75.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 13.3% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 10.9% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Kenny Florian
Head 79.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 12.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.6% (norm 7.9%)
BJ Penn
Head 88.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Florian L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Penn L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 219 / 753 | 29.1% | 37.9% | 628 / 1594 | 39.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 81 / 126 | 64.3% | 67.3% | 210 / 279 | 75.3% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 154 / 256 | 60.2% | 69.1% | 161 / 228 | 70.6% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 294 / 906 | 32.5% | 35.0% | 783 / 1848 | 42.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 98 / 143 | 68.5% | 69.1% | 162 / 191 | 84.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 62 / 86 | 72.1% | 81.9% | 54 / 62 | 87.1% | 81.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Florian L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Penn L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 151 / 633 | 23.9% | 38.9% | 849 / 2259 | 37.6% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 83 / 140 | 59.3% | 68.6% | 170 / 280 | 60.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 112 / 188 | 59.6% | 68.0% | 220 / 334 | 65.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 241 / 775 | 31.1% | 35.1% | 793 / 2236 | 35.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 56 / 106 | 52.8% | 68.1% | 242 / 360 | 67.2% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 49 / 80 | 61.2% | 81.5% | 204 / 277 | 73.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Penn has more cage time on record.