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Sean Sherk

"The Muscle Shark"

Age51
NationalityπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Weight classLightweight
Height168 cm
Reach170 cm
StanceOrthodox

MMA Record

41
fights
36
βœ… wins
4
❌ losses
1
⬜ draw
0
⬜ no contests

UFC Record

12
UFC fights
1 win
current streak
8
βœ… UFC wins
4
❌ UFC losses
0
⬜ UFC draws
0
⬜ UFC no contests

Bonuses

3
bonuses
3
Fights of the night
0
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night

Metrics

February 23, 2001
UFC debuts
September 25, 2010
UFC last fight
3h06:56
time in the cage
15:35
avg time by combat
66.7%
win rate
25.0%
finish rate

UFC Career Recap

Lightweight650%Welterweight650%win433%loss217%win433%loss217%Unanimousdecision325%Splitdecision18%Kotko18%Unanimousdecision18%Unanimousdecision217%Kotko18%Submission18%Kotko18%Unanimousdecision18%

⌚ Current Elo

1591
as of September 25, 2010

πŸ₯‡ Peak Elo

1596
on October 25, 2008

πŸ“ˆ Elo Evolution Over Fights

Tiki GhosnJutaro NakaoBenji RadachMatt HughesGeorges St-PierreNick DiazKenny FlorianHermes FrancaBj PennTyson GriffinFrankie EdgarEvan Dunham200220042006200820101500155016001650170017501800
dateeloCurrent Top P4P: Jon JonesInitial Elo

⭐ Global Score

73
πŸ“Š Global scores
StrikingKO PowerWrestlingJiu JitsuDefenseCareer020406080100

πŸ“ˆ Top 5 Strengths

Top Ability Score Value
1. Control time 94 140s / round
2. Takedowns landed 93 1.34 / round
3. Ground strikes landed 78 3.48 / round
4. Total strikes attempted 75 56.36 / round
5. Total strikes accuracy 74 60%

πŸ“‰ Top 5 Weaknesses

Flop Ability Score Value
1. Significant strikes per knockdown 1 0
2. Knockdowns 1 0.00 / round
3. Body strikes landed 10 1.15 / round
4. Significant strikes accuracy 11 35%
5. Distance strikes landed 20 5.88 / round
46

Boxing Score

37

Kickboxing Score

πŸ“Š Striking Scores
Significant StrikesVolumeDifferentialKO PowerLow KicksAccuracyDefense020406080100
πŸ†š Striking Differential
-3.48 / round
πŸ’« Strike differential
5.9 / round
πŸ₯Š Distance strikes landed
11.4 / round
πŸ’’ Distance strikes taken
25.2%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
58.7%
🐒 Distance strikes defense
πŸ”‹ Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
123450%20%40%60%80%100%00.511.522.533.54
Significant Strikes LandedStriking AccuracyPercentage of fightsRoundChampionship Rounds
πŸ“ Strike Distance Repartition
Distance Clinch Ground 53% 16% 31% 25% 48% 69% accuracy accuracy accuracy
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
Strikes /round Score Target Accuracy Head Body Legs 8.32 44 75% 29% 1.15 8 10% 93% 1.63 29 15% 92%
88

Wrestling Score

53

Jiu Jitsu Score

πŸ“Š Grappling Scores
TakedownsControl TimeGround StrikesSubmission AttemptsSubmissionTakedownDefense020406080100
πŸ€Όβ€β™€οΈ Wrestling
3.0 / round
πŸ€Ύβ€β™‚οΈ Takedowns attempted
1.3 / round
πŸ’₯ Takedowns landed
44.2%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
56.5%
🐒 Takedown defense
πŸ”’ Control
2:20 / round
⏱ Control Time
36s / round
πŸ” Control time by opponent
πŸ”¨ Ground & Pound
3.5 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
69.1%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
πŸ₯‹ Jiu Jitsu
1
βœ… Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
25.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy

Sean Sherk's UFC Fight History

βœ… βœ… βœ… ❌ ❌ βœ… βœ… βœ… ❌ βœ… ❌ βœ…
September 25, 2010 - UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop
Lightweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 23, 2009 - UFC 98: Evans vs Machida
Lightweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 25, 2008 - UFC 90: Silva vs Cote
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 24, 2008 - UFC 84: Ill Will
Lightweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Flying Knee) at round 3 (5:00).
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July 07, 2007 - UFC 73: Stacked
Lightweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 14, 2006 - UFC 64: Unstoppable
Lightweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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April 15, 2006 - UFC 59: Reality Check
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 19, 2005 - UFC 56: Full Force
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Elbows) at round 2 (2:53).
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April 25, 2003 - UFC 42: Sudden Impact
Welterweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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September 27, 2002 - UFC 39: The Warriors Return
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko at round 1 (4:16).
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Fighter's fights