Heavyweight · “The Engineer”
Shane Carwin
12-2-0 UFC 4-2-0
6'2"Height
80"Reach
OrthodoxStance
51Age
4KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
4:55Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking Average 60
- Control Average 60
- Accuracy Average 55
- Durability Below avg 44
- Striking D Below avg 43
- Wrestling Below avg 36
- TD Defense Below avg 30
- Grappling Below avg 29
Built on 29 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.44
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.73
Striking accuracy46.6%
Striking defense54.2%
Knockdowns / 15 min2.03
Takedowns / 15 min1.02
Takedown accuracy28.6%
Takedown defense42.9%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time24.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Junior Dos Santos 11-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin · June 11, 2011
20/86Sig. strikes
88/188Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Brock Lesnar 4-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 2:19 — UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · July 3, 2010
40/85Sig. strikes
8/15Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:44Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Frank Mir 13-4 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:48 — UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy · March 27, 2010
49/63Sig. strikes
3/10Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
2:33Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gabriel Gonzaga 10-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:09 — UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine · March 7, 2009
4/10Sig. strikes
5/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Neil Wain 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:31 — UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben · October 18, 2008
13/23Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Christian Wellisch 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:44 — UFC 84: Ill Will · May 24, 2008
5/14Sig. strikes
2/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
5
Decision
0
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
6
ROF
2
Ultimate Texas Showdown
2
Extreme Wars
2
Art of War
1
WEC
1
Full career — 14 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Junior dos Santos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 131
June 11, 2011 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Brock Lesnar | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 116
July 3, 2010 |
UFC | 2 | 2:19 |
| W | Frank Mir | KO (punches) | UFC 111
March 27, 2010 |
UFC | 1 | 3:48 |
| W | Gabriel Gonzaga | TKO (punches) | UFC 96
March 7, 2009 |
UFC | 1 | 1:09 |
| W | Neil Wain | TKO (punches) | UFC 89
October 18, 2008 |
UFC | 1 | 1:31 |
| W | Christian Wellisch | KO (punch) | UFC 84
May 24, 2008 |
UFC | 1 | 0:44 |
| W | Sherman Pendergarst | TKO (punches) | ROF 31: Undisputed
December 1, 2007 |
ROF | 1 | 1:41 |
| W | Rex Richards | Submission (guillotine choke) | Art of War 4
October 27, 2007 |
Art of War | 1 | 1:24 |
| W | Rick Slaton | KO (punch) | ROF 30: Domination
September 15, 2007 |
ROF | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Chris Guillen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ultimate Texas Showdown 6
June 24, 2006 |
Ultimate Texas Showdown | 1 | 0:29 |
| W | Justice Smith | TKO (punches) | Extreme Wars 3: Bay Area Brawl
June 3, 2006 |
Extreme Wars | 1 | 0:31 |
| W | Jay McCown | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ultimate Texas Showdown 5
April 29, 2006 |
Ultimate Texas Showdown | 1 | 1:31 |
| W | Casey Jackson | Submission (guillotine choke) | Extreme Wars 2: X-1
March 18, 2006 |
Extreme Wars | 1 | 0:22 |
| W | Carlton Jones | TKO (submission to punches) | WEC 17
October 14, 2005 |
WEC | 1 | 2:11 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Shane Carwin) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.