Lightweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
BJ Penn v Matt Serra
UFC 39: The Warriors Return, Fri, Sep 27, 2002, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Referee John McCarthy
Referee John McCarthy
BJ Penn won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Cecil Peoples 28 - 29. Jeff Mullen 28 - 29. Doug Crosby 28 - 29.
“The Prodigy”
Height 5'9", Reach 70", Stance Orthodox, Age 23 on the night
Coming in 4-1-0 in the UFC over 5 fights
“The Terra”
Height 5'6", Reach 68", Stance Orthodox, Age 28 on the night
Coming in 2-1-0 in the UFC over 3 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| BJ Penn | Matt Serra | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 14 of 20 | 0 of 0 | 0:10 | 0 | 1 of 11 | 0 of 5 | 1:55 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 5 of 9 | 1 of 1 | 0:43 | 0 | 5 of 14 | 1 of 5 | 2:20 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 13 of 23 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 2 of 24 | 0 of 7 | 0:04 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 32 of 52 | 1 of 1 | 0:55 | 0 | 8 of 49 | 1 of 17 | 4:19 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.