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PENICK: B.J. Penn's dominant performance over Diego Sanchez even more impressive with FightMetric numbers
Dec 13, 2009 - 1:39:09 PM PENICK: B.J. Penn's dominant performance over Diego Sanchez even more impressive with FightMetric numbers

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

If Deigo Sanchez's busted lip, Marvin Eastman-like gash, broken nose, bloodied ear and overall bruised and battered face weren't enough evidence of B.J. Penn's dominance over him on Saturday night, today's FightMetric report on the fight solidifies just how little Sanchez was able to do. Check out the breakdown of the striking in last night's event:



As you can see, Penn outstruck Sanchez 150 to 8. Yes, you see that correctly, Sanchez landed 8 strikes throughout the entirety of the contest, while Penn landed nearly 60 power shots to the head.

Penn's dominance wasn't just clear there; in the grappling side of things, Sanchez was credited with 27 separate takedown attempts, none of which were completed.

Penn was able to avoid almost every attack from Sanchez while landing at least 6 power shots and at least 10 jabs in every round. It's simply astonishing to see those kind of numbers, but it just solidifies how far ahead of the pack B.J. is in the lightweight division.