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B.J. Penn

1978 - Today

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Jay Dee "B.J." Penn III (born December 13, 1978) is an American former professional mixed martial art fighter and 5th degree black belt Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) practitioner. A former UFC Lightweight Champion and UFC Welterweight Champion, he is the second of nine fighters in UFC history to win titles in multiple weight classes. Prior to his MMA career, Penn was known as the first non-Brazilian to win the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship at black belt level. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of B.J. Penn has received more than 5,589,726 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. B.J. Penn is the 82nd most popular martial arts (down from 76th in 2019), the 12,615th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,286th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Martial Arts.

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  • 5.6M

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  • 36.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, B.J. Penn ranks 82 out of 118. Before him are Junior dos Santos, Demetrious Johnson, Tyron Woodley, Yoel Romero, Matt Hughes, and Alexander Gustafsson. After him are Joanna Jędrzejczyk, Rafael Aghayev, Holly Holm, Max Holloway, Paweł Nastula, and Frank Mir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, B.J. Penn ranks 385. Before him are Monica Mayhem, Goran Gavrančić, Courtney Ford, Pablo Contreras, Elina Danielian, and Li Weifeng. After him are Wang Nan, Kaspars Kambala, Ziad Jaziri, Duncan James, Macarena Gómez, and Gulnara Samitova-Galkina.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, B.J. Penn ranks 12,615 out of 18,182. Before him are Mike Watt (1957), Gregg Berhalter (1973), Wyatt Russell (1986), Paris Jackson (1998), Jimmy Douglas (1898), and Wilbur Thompson (1921). After him are Peter Del Vecho (1958), William Healey Dall (1845), Anissa Jones (1958), Debbie Cameron (1958), Joe Arlauckas (1965), and Merritt Wever (1980).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In United States

Among martial arts born in United States, B.J. Penn ranks 25. Before him are Nick Diaz (1983), Tito Ortiz (1975), Jorge Masvidal (1984), Demetrious Johnson (1986), Tyron Woodley (1982), and Matt Hughes (1973). After him are Holly Holm (1981), Max Holloway (1991), Frank Mir (1979), Matt Serra (1974), Eddie Alvarez (1984), and Donald Cerrone (1983).

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