At UFC 80 in January, fans around the world were given the pleasure of seeing the real "Prodigy" in action. B.J. ripped through the very tough Joe Stevenson like a buzzsaw, dropping him in the opening seconds with an uppercut, and then dominating him on the ground and standing for the entire fight. Penn's top-game looked phenomenal as he remained in an advantageous position throughout the bout.

This B.J. Penn looks to be on a completely different level then pretty much anyone in the weight class in the world. It'll be interesting to see how the Sherk fight goes down, and where B.J. goes from there.

The FightMetric report on the fight between Penn and Machida shows just how well Penn did. For starters, Penn got cracked by several huge shots in the clinch...and was completely unfazed. Though wild with his stand-up striking, he landed more HiPer Strikes than Machida.

Using the ten-point must system, FightMetric gives the fight to Penn 29-28. Overall, the effectiveness scores favor Machida 185-183, which is within FightMetric's margin of error. That means Penn effectively got a draw against one of the top five light heavyweights in the world. And when you think about it, that's pretty ridiculous.