BJ Penn vs Matt Serra — UFC 39: The Warriors Return Result, Stats & Scorecards

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

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BJ PennWinner

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UFC 39: The Warriors Return

Friday, September 27, 2002 · Uncasville · Connecticut

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Result

BJ Penn def. Matt Serra

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · John McCarthyCecil Peoples · 28-29Jeff Mullen · 28-29Doug Crosby · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

BJ PennRound 3Matt Serra

13 / 23Sig. strikes2 / 24

57%Accuracy8%

21 / 31Total strikes2 / 24

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 7

0Sub. attempts0

0:02Control0:04

2.6Pace / min0.4

33%Control share67%

BJ Penn

Targethead 38% · body 15% · leg 46%

Phasedistance 62% · clinch 31% · ground 8%

Matt Serra

Targethead 50% · body 0% · leg 50%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeBJ Penn landed 13 significant strikes to 2.Striking edgeBJ Penn struck at 57% accuracy to 8%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace upBJ Penn's significant-strike pace moved +160% from R2 to R3, 2.6 against 1.0 per minute.
Pace downMatt Serra's significant-strike pace moved -60% from R2 to R3, 0.4 against 1.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftMatt Serra's significant-strike accuracy moved -27 pts, 8% against 36%.
Grappling pressureMatt Serra attempted 2 more takedowns than in R2, 7 against 5.
Control swingMatt Serra's control time moved -136s, 4s against 140s.
Defensive driftMatt Serra absorbed significant strikes +160% faster than in R2, 2.6 against 1.0 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

BJ Penn

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Matt Serra

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

32BJ Penn sig. strikes

8Matt Serra sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+400%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Matt Serra)