Ryan Hall vs. BJ Penn
The read
Level of competition
Ryan Hall
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.36 · 5 tier-1/2 wins · 5 finish wins over 11 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 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)
Ryan Hall
Distance 79.8% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 1.9% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 18.3% (norm 6.5%)
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)
Ryan Hall
Head 50.0% (norm 77.4%) · Body 35.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 14.9% (norm 7.8%)
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 | Hall L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Penn L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 108 / 257 | 42.0% | 40.9% | 628 / 1594 | 39.4% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 3 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.8% | 210 / 279 | 75.3% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 50 / 59 | 84.7% | 69.2% | 161 / 228 | 70.6% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 68 / 161 | 42.2% | 37.2% | 783 / 1848 | 42.4% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 56 / 113 | 49.6% | 68.2% | 162 / 191 | 84.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 37 / 48 | 77.1% | 80.7% | 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 (Featherweight: 126 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 Hall L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Penn L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 48 / 174 | 27.6% | 39.2% | 849 / 2259 | 37.6% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.3% | 170 / 280 | 60.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 38 / 84 | 45.2% | 69.4% | 220 / 334 | 65.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 41 / 182 | 22.5% | 35.9% | 793 / 2236 | 35.5% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 25 / 38 | 65.8% | 67.9% | 242 / 360 | 67.2% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 24 / 44 | 54.5% | 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.