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Light Heavyweight

Frank Shamrock

22-10-2 UFC 5-0-0
Defensive Striker Durable Taken Down Often
5'10"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
53Age
2KO wins
3Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
6:53Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 34.0 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 60.0 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 63.0 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 63.0 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 13.4 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 1.6 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 60.7 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 10.7 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Average 63
  2. Durability Average 63
  3. Grappling Average 61
  4. Accuracy Average 60
  5. Striking Below avg 34
  6. Wrestling Weak 13
  7. Control Weak 11
  8. TD Defense Weak 2

Built on 34 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Defensive Striker average striking d — rates 63 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable average durability — rates 63 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 17 times · 7.4 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.23
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.16
Striking accuracy60.6%
Striking defense65.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.87
Takedowns / 15 min0.44
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense29.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min3.92
Control time1.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-0

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
December 21, 1997 vs Kevin Jackson — 3.75/min (W) — only 0.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '97 March 13, 1998 vs Igor Zinoviev — 5.45/min (W) — only 0.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '98 May 15, 1998 vs Jeremy Horn — 3.09/min (W) May '98 October 16, 1998 vs John Lober — 3.0/min (W) Oct '98 September 24, 1999 vs Tito Ortiz — 1.57/min (W) Sep '99

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Tito Ortiz 3-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R4 4:42 — UFC 22: Only One Can be Champion · September 24, 1999
31/61Sig. strikes
20/74Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W John Lober 3-5-2 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 7:40 — UFC - Ultimate Brazil · October 16, 1998
23/33Sig. strikes
4/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
—Control
2Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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W Jeremy Horn 9-2-3 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 1:28 — UFC 17: Redemption · May 15, 1998
20/28Sig. strikes
14/25Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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W Igor Zinoviev 0-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 0:22 — UFC 16: Battle in the Bayou · March 13, 1998
2/4Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Kevin Jackson 2-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R1 0:16 — UFC - Ultimate Japan · December 21, 1997
1/1Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
—Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
22-10-2Pro record
Lion's Den (1994–98), The Alliance (1998–2010) {{cite webGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 14
Decision 4
Other 2

Losses by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 2
Decision 3
Other 1

Draws: 2

Fights by organization

Pancrase 16
UFC 5
Strikeforce 3
Rings 2
Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni 1
EliteXC Destiny 1
WEC 1
K-1 World Grand Prix 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 34 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Nick Diaz TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
April 11, 2009
 Strikeforce 2 3:57
L Cung Le TKO (broken arm) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
March 29, 2008
 Strikeforce 3 5:00
W Phil Baroni Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni
June 22, 2007
 Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Baroni 2 4:00
L Renzo Gracie DQ (knees to downed opponent) EliteXC Destiny
February 10, 2007
 EliteXC Destiny 2 2:00
W Cesar Gracie KO (punches) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
March 10, 2006
 Strikeforce 1 0:20
W Bryan Pardoe Submission (armbar) WEC 6: Return of a Legend
March 27, 2003
 WEC 1 1:46
W Elvis Sinosic Decision (split) K-1 World Grand Prix 2000
December 10, 2000
 K-1 World Grand Prix 5 3:00
W Tito Ortiz TKO (submission to punches) UFC 22
September 24, 1999
 UFC 4 4:50
D Kiyoshi Tamura Draw Rings: Rise 2nd
April 23, 1999
 Rings 1 20:00
W John Lober TKO (submission to punches) UFC Brazil
October 16, 1998
 UFC 1 7:40
W Jeremy Horn Submission (kneebar) UFC 17
May 15, 1998
 UFC 1 16:28
W Igor Zinoviev KO (slam) UFC 16
March 13, 1998
 UFC 1 0:22
W Kevin Jackson Submission (armbar) UFC Japan
December 21, 1997
 UFC 1 0:16
W Enson Inoue DQ (Egan Inoue ran into the ring) Vale Tudo Japan 1997
November 29, 1997
 Vale Tudo Japan 2 7:17
W Wes Gassaway DQ (rope escapes) World Pankration Championships 1
October 26, 1997
 World Pankration Championships 1 11:54
W Tsuyoshi Kohsaka Decision (unanimous) Rings: Extension Fighting 7
September 26, 1997
 Rings 1 30:00
L John Lober Technical Decision (split) SuperBrawl 3
January 17, 1997
 SuperBrawl 1 30:00
L Kiuma Kunioku Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Truth 10
December 15, 1996
 Pancrase 1 20:00
L Yuki Kondo KO (head kick) Pancrase: 1996 Anniversary Show
September 7, 1996
 Pancrase 1 12:43
W Manabu Yamada Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1
July 22, 1996
 Pancrase 1 12:44
L Bas Rutten TKO (cut) Pancrase: Truth 5
May 16, 1996
 Pancrase 1 11:11
W Osami Shibuya Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Truth 4
April 8, 1996
 Pancrase 1 15:00
W Ryushi Yanagisawa Decision (unanimous) Pancrase: Truth 2
March 2, 1996
 Pancrase 1 20:00
W Minoru Suzuki Submission (kneebar) Pancrase: Truth 1
January 28, 1996
 Pancrase 1 22:53
W Vernon White Submission (achilles lock) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 7
December 14, 1995
 Pancrase 1 5:23
W Masakatsu Funaki Submission (toe hold) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 6
November 4, 1995
 Pancrase 1 10:31
W Takafumi Ito Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: 1995 Anniversary Show
September 1, 1995
 Pancrase 1 7:23
L Bas Rutten Decision (split) Pancrase: 1995 Neo-Blood Tournament Second Round
July 23, 1995
 Pancrase 1 15:00
W Takaku Fuke Submission (rear-naked choke) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 5
June 13, 1995
 Pancrase 1 8:16
D Allan Goes Draw Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 4
May 13, 1995
 Pancrase 1 10:00
W Minoru Suzuki Submission (rear-naked Choke) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 3
April 8, 1995
 Pancrase 1 3:23
L Masakatsu Funaki Submission (toe hold) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 2
March 10, 1995
 Pancrase 1 5:11
W Katsuomi Inagaki Submission (rear naked choke) Pancrase: Eyes of Beast 1
January 26, 1995
 Pancrase 1 6:14
L Manabu Yamada Submission (achilles lock) King of Pancrase tournament opening round
December 16, 1994
 King of Pancrase tournament opening round 1 8:38

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Frank Shamrock) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.2 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 1.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 60.6% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 65.2% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 100.0% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 29.2% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 3.9 avg 0.5
Control time 1.1% avg 21.6%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 63.3%