METRICS GUIDE
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★ 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.
Penn has the striking edge in both volume and accuracy.
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
0.7
1.0
35%
Strike Accuracy
51%
4.8
Striking Style Score (/10)
6.0
2 KOs
KO Finishes
6 KOs
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 · QOF Timeline
Avg: 4.1WinLossTrend
Penn · QOF Timeline
Avg: 4.8WinLossTrend
Pulver · Last 5
L · Sub · R2
BJ PennRating 2.8Submission
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · 2007-06
L · KO · R1
Joe LauzonRating 1.5KO/TKO
UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn · 2006-09
W · Dec · R5
BJ PennRating 4.5Decision
UFC 35: Throwdown · 2002-01
W · Dec · R5
Dennis HallmanRating 4.5Decision
UFC 33: Victory in Vegas · 2001-09
W · Dec · R5
Caol UnoRating 4.5Decision
UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk · 2001-02
Penn · Last 5
L · Dec · R3
Clay GuidaRating 6Decision
UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · 2019-05
L · Sub · R1
Ryan HallRating 1.5Submission
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 · 2018-12
L · Dec · R3
Dennis SiverRating 5.5Decision
UFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs. Lee · 2017-06
L · KO · R2
Yair RodriguezRating 3.7KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn · 2017-01
L · KO · R3
Frankie EdgarRating 2.8KO/TKO
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · 2014-07