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Featherweight
5 Rounds
Frankie Edgar won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1441
Frankie Edgar
Elo1373

Frankie EdgarvsBJ PennUFC Prediction Result

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Finale · Sunday, July 6, 2014Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Frankie Edgar won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 4:16

Style matchupFrankie Edgar: WrestlervsBJ Penn: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Frankie Edgar wins(59.4%)

Actual result: Frankie Edgar wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Frankie Edgar at -370 American odds

+$27 profit

$127 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Frankie Edgar enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • BJ Penn enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • BJ Penn is a KO finisher (100% of wins). Frankie Edgar has lost 50% of fights by KO.

Tale of the Tape

Frankie Edgar
Red Corner
VS
BJ Penn
Blue Corner
-370
(79%)
Vegas Odds
+330
(23%)
1441
Elo
1373
44
Age
47
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'9"
172.72 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Frankie EdgarL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Chan Sung Jung · Dec 19
W
vs Pedro Munhoz · Aug 20
L
KOvs Cory Sandhagen · Feb 21
L
KOvs Marlon Vera · Nov 21
L
KOvs Chris Gutierrez · Nov 22
latest
BJ PennL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Rory MacDonald · Dec 12
L
KOvs Yair Rodriguez · Jan 17
L
vs Dennis Siver · Jun 17
L
SUBvs Ryan Hall · Dec 18
L
vs Clay Guida · May 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Frankie EdgarMetricBJ Penn
3.77
Strikes / min
2.76
2.82
Strikes absorbed / min
3.20
65%
Strike defense
56%
2.29
TDs / 15 min
1.19
65%
Takedown defense
74%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.95Δ 1.39 — meaningful gap-0.44

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1520 vs 1455Strikes60.5 vs 39.0Takedowns3.1 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.40 vs 0.55Form-0.0 vs -0.8
Frankie EdgarBJ Penn

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Frankie Edgar(10 fights)BJ Penn(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +68.0|Blue -68.0
Recent Form
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Striker Score
Red +0.9|Blue -0.9
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -210.0|Blue +210.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Frankie EdgarTargetBJ Penn

By target zone

76
54% acc · 84%
Head
13
20% acc · 100%
6
60% acc · 7%
Body
0
8
80% acc · 9%
Leg
0

By position

32
40% acc · 36%
Distance
13
21% acc · 100%
0
0% acc
Clinch
0
0% acc
58
73% acc · 64%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

3
Frankie Edgar rounds
0
even
0
BJ Penn rounds
Round 1Frankie Edgar edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns1
Control3:01
5Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Frankie Edgar edged it
Sig. strikes36
Takedowns1
Control3:31
2Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Frankie Edgar edged it
Sig. strikes37
Takedowns1
Control2:22
6Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
90 / 162
Sig Strikes
13 / 66
53.7%
Sig Str %
18.7%
159 / 236
Total Strikes
60 / 116
3 / 3
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
8:54
Ctrl Time
0:00

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1BJ Penn5 / 2525 / 460 / 00
1Frankie Edgar17 / 4025 / 491 / 10
2BJ Penn2 / 1720 / 370 / 00
2Frankie Edgar36 / 6059 / 851 / 10
3BJ Penn6 / 2415 / 330 / 00
3Frankie Edgar37 / 6275 / 1021 / 10

Frankie Edgar

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights22

BJ Penn

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights10