Rodriguez vs Penn

Who won Rodriguez vs Penn?

Yair Rodriguez beat BJ Penn by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 103, on Sunday 15th January 2017 at Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Rodriguez vs Penn stats

Yair Rodriguez stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

BJ Penn made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Yair Rodriguez's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, while BJ Penn's came in at 12-13-2.

The stats suggested Penn had a large advantage in power over Rodriguez, boasting a 44% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Penn had a slight advantage over Rodriguez, with a 38% submission rate over Rodriguez's 30%.

Yair Rodriguez was the younger man by 14 years, at 31 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Penn. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Rodriguez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 10 years and 5 months later than Penn, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 62 to Penn's 90.

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