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Lightweight · “The Muscle Shark”

Sean Sherk

8-4-0
5'6"Height
67"Reach
OrthodoxStance
53Age
1KO wins
1Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
15:34Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.22
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.92
Striking accuracy34.7%
Striking defense55.1%
Takedowns / 15 min4.01
Takedown accuracy44.2%
Takedown defense56.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.32
Control time46.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents7-4
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2005-11-19 vs Georges St-Pierre — 2.54/min (L) 05-11 2006-04-15 vs Nick Diaz — 2.6/min (W) 06-04 2006-10-14 vs Kenny Florian — 2.4/min (W) 06-10 2007-07-07 vs Hermes Franca — 1.4/min (W) 07-07 2008-05-24 vs BJ Penn — 3.07/min (L) 08-05 2008-10-25 vs Tyson Griffin — 6.13/min (W) 08-10 2009-05-23 vs Frankie Edgar — 1.8/min (L) 09-05 2010-09-25 vs Evan Dunham — 2.53/min (W) 10-09
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

12 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

W Evan Dunham 4-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 2010-09-25
38/115Sig. strikes
75/164Absorbed
5/18Takedowns
8:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Frankie Edgar 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 98: Evans vs Machida · 2009-05-23
27/204Sig. strikes
74/191Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tyson Griffin 5-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · 2008-10-25
92/253Sig. strikes
74/240Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
2:30Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L BJ Penn 8-3-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R3 5:00 — UFC 84: Ill Will · 2008-05-24
46/162Sig. strikes
122/175Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hermes Franca 5-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 73: Stacked · 2007-07-07
35/55Sig. strikes
6/23Absorbed
16/19Takedowns
22:18Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Kenny Florian 3-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 64: Unstoppable · 2006-10-14
60/104Sig. strikes
23/40Absorbed
8/13Takedowns
19:49Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Nick Diaz 4-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 59: Reality Check · 2006-04-15
39/155Sig. strikes
57/136Absorbed
2/19Takedowns
3:46Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Georges St-Pierre 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:53 — UFC 56: Full Force · 2005-11-19
20/55Sig. strikes
58/111Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Matt Hughes 6-1 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 42: Sudden Impact · 2003-04-25
19/39Sig. strikes
44/88Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
5:46Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Benji Radach 1-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R1 4:16 — UFC 39: The Warriors Return · 2002-09-27
6/8Sig. strikes
7/18Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
3:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jutaro Nakao 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 36: Worlds Collide · 2002-03-22
21/30Sig. strikes
4/20Absorbed
7/14Takedowns
12:11Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tiki Ghosn 0-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:47 — UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk · 2001-02-23
12/16Sig. strikes
1/7Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
9:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

8-4-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 12

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.2 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 2.9 avg 3.5
Striking accuracy 34.7% avg 43.8%
Striking defense 55.1% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 4.0 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 44.2% avg 37.9%
Takedown defense 56.5% avg 61.3%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.6
Control time 46.7% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 50.6%