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- Jens Pulver vs BJ Penn
Lightweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 35: Throwdown
Friday, January 11, 2002 · Uncasville · Connecticut
Full card →Result
Jens Pulver def. BJ Penn
Majority Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · John McCarthyDoug Crosby · 45-48Tony Mullinax · 47-48Jeff Mullen · 47-47Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Majority Decision · R5 · 5:00
Jens PulverRound 5BJ Penn
16 / 49Sig. strikes20 / 45
33%Accuracy44%
17 / 50Total strikes21 / 46
0Knockdowns0
0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0
0Sub. attempts0
0:00Control0:00
3.2Pace / min4.0
—Control share—
Jens Pulver
Targethead 81% · body 6% · leg 13%
Phasedistance 94% · clinch 6% · ground 0%
BJ Penn
Targethead 55% · body 15% · leg 30%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeBJ Penn landed 20 significant strikes to 16.Striking edgeBJ Penn struck at 44% accuracy to 33%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R4
- Pace upJens Pulver's significant-strike pace moved +129% from R4 to R5, 3.2 against 1.4 per minute.
- Phase shiftJens Pulver's ground share of landed strikes moved -57 pts, to 0% on the ground against 94% at distance.
- Control swingJens Pulver's control time moved -133s, 0s against 133s.
- Defensive driftJens Pulver absorbed significant strikes +82% faster than in R4, 4.0 against 2.2 per minute.
- Pace upBJ Penn's significant-strike pace moved +82% from R4 to R5, 4.0 against 2.2 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftBJ Penn's significant-strike accuracy moved -17 pts, 44% against 61%.
- Target shiftBJ Penn's head share of landed strikes moved -36 pts, to 55% head with 15% body and 30% leg.
- Defensive driftBJ Penn absorbed significant strikes +129% faster than in R4, 3.2 against 1.4 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.
Jens Pulver
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.
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.
Fight summary
38Jens Pulver sig. strikes
49BJ Penn sig. strikes
5rounds observed
+267%largest pace swing, R3 to R4 (BJ Penn)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 5 rounds · UFC Stats
38 / 98Sig. strikes49 / 93
39%Accuracy53%
122 / 186Total strikes161 / 210
0Knockdowns0
1 / 1Takedowns7 / 10
0Sub attempts2
8:21Control6:23
28Head35
5Body5
5Leg9
Jens PulverBJ Penn
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 |
Tale of the tape
27-19-1Record16-14-2
27Age23
5'7"Height5'9"
70"Reach70"
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
2.12Sig. str./min2.76
0.22TD / 15 min1.19
Jens Pulver5-2-1 in archive
2KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
40%Finish rate