METRICS GUIDE
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All stats are calculated from official fight data. Style scores are Combatrics proprietary ratings updated after every event.
★ Championship Bout · Lightweight
UFC 35: Throwdown
Uncasville, USA
11 Jan 2002
Lightweight
VS
49%
Pulver
51%
Penn
Win Probability
Decision
Round 5 · 5:00
★ Official Result
Jens PulverwinsDecisionR5 · 5:00
def. BJ Penn · UFC 35: Throwdown
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Penn
→
Actual result
Pulver wins
Decision · R5
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Pulver at 49% vs Penn at 51% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
Penn has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 21 points.
Risk flags
Pulver's chin rating of 66 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
Penn has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
PulverPenn
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
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Strike Accuracy
—
Pulver
Penn
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
5'7"
Height
+5'9"
70"
Reach
70"
51
Age
+47
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Pulver
Penn
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
21.2
22.2
55.2
Performance Avg
56.9
42
Quality of Victory
63
92
Momentum Score
100
Pulver
Penn
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
4.8
/ 10
6.0
/ 10
4.6
Style: Pressure
7.3
6.8
Style: Volume
1.6
2 KO wins
Finish Rate (strikes)
6 KO wins
Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Strike targetStrike target
13
Head
11
1
Body
3
2
Leg
6
RangeRange
15Distance20
1Clinch0
0Ground0
Pulver
Penn
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.6
/ 10
2.9
/ 10
1.1
Wrestling Style (/10)
2.0
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
3.3
0
Submission wins
4
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Pulver
Penn
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
66
0
Moderate
Verdict
2 consec. KOs
1
KO/TKO Losses
4
1
Sub Losses
1
Avg R1.0 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R3.0 stoppage
1 fight ago
Last KO loss
3 fights ago
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Strikes absorbed / min
—
9/46 fights
Chin rating based on
27/30 fights
Pulver
Penn
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
92
100
2-fight 📉 slide
Current form
7-fight 📉 slide
L · Sub · R2
L · KO · R1
W · Dec · R5
W · Dec · R5
W · Dec · R5
Last 5
L · Dec · R3
L · Sub · R1
L · Dec · R3
L · KO · R2
L · KO · R3
Pulver
Penn
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
33%
83%
2
KO / TKO Wins
6
0
Submission Wins
4
4
Decision Wins
2
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Pulver
Penn
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
4.8
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
6.0
1.6
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
2.9
1.1
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
2.0
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
3.3
4.6
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
7.3
6.8
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
1.6
PulverPenn
Strike Zones
Pulver
Attacking
16 landedAbsorbing
20 absorbedPenn
Attacking
20 landedAbsorbing
16 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Pulver targets the head (81% of attacks) — Penn absorbs 81% of strikes there
🎯Penn targets the head (55% of attacks) — Pulver absorbs 55% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Pulver
RND
Penn
0/0R00/0
Pulver · Last 5
L · Sub · R2
BJ PennSubmission
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · 2007-06
L · KO · R1
Joe LauzonKO/TKO
UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn · 2006-09
W · Dec · R5
BJ PennDecision
UFC 35: Throwdown · 2002-01
W · Dec · R5
Dennis HallmanDecision
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas · 2001-09
W · Dec · R5
Caol UnoDecision
UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk · 2001-02
Penn · Last 5
L · Dec · R3
Clay GuidaDecision
UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · 2019-05
L · Sub · R1
Ryan HallSubmission
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · 2018-12
L · Dec · R3
Dennis SiverDecision
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee · 2017-06
L · KO · R2
Yair RodriguezKO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn · 2017-01
L · KO · R3
Frankie EdgarKO/TKO
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · 2014-07