Matt Hughes vs. BJ Penn

Saturday, September 23, 2006 at 9:00 PM ET · 5 rounds

Matt Hughes def. BJ Penn by KO/TKO (Punches), round 3 at 3:53. Welterweight, 5 rounds, UFC 63, Sep 23, 2006. UFC records going in: Hughes 13-2, Penn 6-2-1.

Result

Matt Hughes won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 3 at 3:53.

Matt Hughes vs. BJ Penn by the numbers

Matt Hughes		BJ Penn
13-2	UFC record going in	6-2-1
5 ft 9 in	Height	5 ft 9 in
73 in	Reach	70 in
Switch	Stance	Orthodox
–	Country	USA

The crowd on each fighter today

Bandwagon

Matt Hughes has no $tag yet.

Matt Hughes page and takes

Bandwagon

BJ Penn has no $tag yet.

BJ Penn page and takes

Each share is the stances ▲ on that fighter's bandwagon today, fans and neutrals together.

Hughes vs. Penn head-to-head

1 earlier UFC meeting: Penn leads 1-0.

BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes Title or interim title fight UFC 46 · Welterweight · 5 roundsBJ Penn won by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), round 1 at 4:39Penn vs. Hughes fight page

UFC results on Bandwagon begin in November 1993.

Hughes vs. Penn: common opponents

1 fighter both met in the UFC before this fight.

Opponent	Hughes	Penn
Georges St-Pierre	Win, Submission, R1 (Oct 2004)	Loss, Decision, Split, R3 (Mar 2006)

Last bouts

Matt Hughes: last 5 UFC bouts

Royce Gracie vs. Matt Hughes UFC 60 · Catch Weight · 3 roundsMatt Hughes won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 1 at 4:39Gracie vs. Hughes fight page
Matt Hughes vs. Joe Riggs UFC 56 · Welterweight · 3 roundsMatt Hughes won by Submission (Kimura), round 1 at 3:28Hughes vs. Riggs fight page
Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg Title or interim title fight UFC 52 · Welterweight · 5 roundsMatt Hughes won by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), round 1 at 4:05Hughes vs. Trigg fight page
Matt Hughes vs. Georges St-Pierre Title or interim title fight UFC 50 · Welterweight · 5 roundsMatt Hughes won by Submission (Armbar), round 1 at 4:59Hughes vs. St-Pierre fight page
Matt Hughes vs. Renato Verissimo UFC 48 · Welterweight · 3 roundsMatt Hughes won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Hughes vs. Verissimo fight page

BJ Penn: last 5 UFC bouts

BJ Penn vs. Georges St-Pierre UFC 58 · Welterweight · 3 roundsGeorges St-Pierre won by Decision - Split, round 3 at 5:00Penn vs. St-Pierre fight page
BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes Title or interim title fight UFC 46 · Welterweight · 5 roundsBJ Penn won by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), round 1 at 4:39Penn vs. Hughes fight page
BJ Penn vs. Caol Uno Title or interim title fight UFC 41 · Lightweight · 5 roundsDraw, round 5 at 5:00Penn vs. Uno fight page
BJ Penn vs. Matt Serra UFC 39 · Lightweight · 3 roundsBJ Penn won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Penn vs. Serra fight page
Paul Creighton vs. BJ Penn UFC 37 · Lightweight · 3 roundsBJ Penn won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 3:23Creighton vs. Penn fight page