BJ Penn vs. Joe Stevenson Result

BJ Penn def. Joe Stevenson

SubmissionR2 · 4:02Title fight

UFC 80: Rapid FireJanuary 19, 2008Newcastle, England, United Kingdom

BJ Penn defeated Joe Stevenson by submission at 4:02 of round 2 at UFC 80: Rapid Fire on January 19, 2008 in Newcastle, England, United Kingdom. The referee was Herb Dean.

BJ Penn vs. Joe Stevenson — UFC 80: Rapid Fire (Jan 19, 2008)

Result: BJ Penn won
Method: SUBSubmissionRear Naked Choke
Round & time: R2 · 4:02
Referee: Herb Dean
Division: Lightweight · Title fight
Format: 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Event: UFC 80: Rapid Fire
Location: Newcastle, England, United Kingdom

Finish at 4:02 of round 2

Fight stats

BJ PennJoe Stevenson

2Knockdowns0
4141/69 · 59%Significant strikes17/36 · 47%17
7171/105 · 68%Total strikes33/57 · 58%33
0—Takedowns—0
1Submission attempts0
0Reversals0
6:33Control time0:00

Significant strikes by target

BJ PennHead 38 · Body 3 · Legs 0

Joe StevensonHead 11 · Body 6 · Legs 0

Significant strikes by position

BJ PennDistance 22 · Clinch 1 · Ground 18

Joe StevensonDistance 7 · Clinch 2 · Ground 8

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Knockdowns	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Submission attempts	Control time
1	BJ Penn	1	13/20	31/42	0/0	0	4:55
	Joe Stevenson	0	8/10	24/31	0/0	0	0:00
2	BJ Penn	1	28/49	40/63	0/0	1	1:38
	Joe Stevenson	0	9/26	9/26	0/0	0	0:00

Where it sat in their careers

BJ Penn

UFC record before: 7-3-1
UFC record after: 8-3-1
Age at the fight: 29

Last UFC bouts before this one

WJens PulverJun 23, 2007
LMatt HughesSep 23, 2006
LGeorges St-PierreMar 4, 2006

Next fight: W vs. Sean Sherk

Joe Stevenson

UFC record before: 5-1
UFC record after: 5-2
Streak coming in: 4 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 25

Last UFC bouts before this one

WKurt PellegrinoAug 25, 2007
WMelvin GuillardApr 5, 2007
WDokonjonosuke MishimaNov 18, 2006

Next fight: W vs. Gleison Tibau

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