| Pro Record: | 16-8-2 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
| Team: | BJ Penn's MMA |
| Age: | 33 |
| Sex: | Male |
| Height: | 5 Feet. 9 Inch(es). |
| Weight: | 170 lbs. |
| Out of: | Hilo, HI |
| Born: | Kailua, HI |
BJ Penn is an American professional MMA fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. In 2000, Penn became the first American-born winner of the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the black-belt category. Penn is the second fighter in UFC history to win UFC titles in two different weight classes. He won the UFC Welterweight Championship against Matt Hughes by rear naked choke on January 31, 2004 and the UFC Lightweight Championship against Joe Stevenson by rear naked choke on January 19, 2008. Penn has been labeled one of the best lightweight fighters in the world by numerous MMA media outlets. Penn also appeared as a coach on the reality show, The Ultimate Fighter 5.
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BJ Penn's Professional Record
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10/29/2011 | Loss | Nick Diaz | UFC 137 : Penn vs. Diaz | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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02/27/2011 | Draw | Jon Fitch | UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch | 3 | 5:00 | ||
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11/20/2010 | Win | Matt Hughes | UFC 123: Jackson vs. Machida | KO | 1 | 0:21 | |
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08/28/2010 | Loss | Frankie Edgar | UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 5 |
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04/10/2010 | Loss | Frankie Edgar | UFC 112: Invincible | Decision Unanimous Decision | 5 |
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12/12/2009 | Win | Diego Sanchez | UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from a Cut | 5 | 2:37 |
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08/08/2009 | Win | Kenny Florian | UFC 101 Declaration | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 4 | 3:54 |
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01/31/2009 | Loss | Georges St-Pierre | UFC 94: St-Pierre vs Penn 2 | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage | 4 | 5:00 |
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05/24/2008 | Win | Sean Sherk | UFC 84: Ill Will | TKO/RSC Didn't Answer the Bell for Round | 3 | 5:00 |
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01/19/2008 | Win | Joe Stevenson | UFC 80: Rapid Fire | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 4:02 |
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06/23/2007 | Win | Jens Pulver | UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 3:12 | |
| NSF | 09/23/2006 | Loss | Matt Hughes | UFC 63: Penn vs. Hughes | TKO/RSC | 3 | 3:50 |
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03/04/2006 | Loss | Georges St-Pierre | UFC 58: USA vs. Canada | Decision Split Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 07/29/2005 | Win | Renzo Gracie | K-1: World Grand Prix 2005 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 |
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| NSF | 03/26/2005 | Loss | Lyoto Machida | K-1: Hero's | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 11/20/2004 | Win | Rodrigo Gracie | Rumble On The Rock 6 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 05/22/2004 | Win | Duane Ludwig | K-1: MMA Championship Romanex | Submission Choke | 1 | 1:45 |
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01/31/2004 | Win | Matt Hughes | UFC 46: Super Natural | Submission Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:39 |
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| NSF | 10/10/2003 | Win | Takanori Gomi | Rumble On The Rock 4 | Submission Rear naked Choke | 3 | 2:38 | |
| NSF | 02/28/2003 | Draw | Caol Uno | UFC 41: Onslaught | 5 | 5:00 | ||
| NSF | 09/27/2002 | Win | Matt Serra | UFC 39: The Warriors Return | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
| NSF | 05/10/2002 | Win | Paul Creighton | UFC 37: High Impact | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 2 | 3:20 | |
| NSF | 01/11/2002 | Loss | Jens Pulver | UFC 35: Throwdown | Decision Majority Decision | 5 |
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| NSF | 11/02/2001 | Win | Caol Uno | UFC 34: High Voltage | KO Punches | 1 | ||
| NSF | 06/29/2001 | Win | Din Thomas | UFC 32: Showdown In The Medowlands | KO Knee and Punches | 1 | 2:42 | |
| NSF | 05/04/2001 | Win | Joey Gilbert | UFC 31: Locked and Loaded | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Punches | 1 | 4:58 |
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Bout results verified by an official State, Tribal, Provincial, or Municipal Commission. |
| NSF: | Non Sanctioned Fight |
| * : | For a variety of reasons, including weight disparity and the demands of entertainment, Exhibition Bouts are held, in which the contest is unscripted and hard fought, but the results do not count on a fighter's Official Record. |
| NC: | Fight Declared No Contest |
Titles Held by BJ Penn:
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Fighter Bio
Career
Jay Dee "B.J." Penn (born December 12, 1978 in Hilo, Hawaii) is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He is the first American-born winner of the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship (Mundial) in the black belt category (2000), a former UFC Welterweight Champion, and is a coach on the The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show. His nickname "B.J." is short for "Baby Jay", as he is the youngest of his male siblings, all of whom are named "Jay Dee Penn".
