Matt Hughes vs Sean Sherk

Matt Hughes is 45-9-0; Sean Sherk is 35-4-1. Matt Hughes has a 6" · 15 cm reach advantage over Sean Sherk. Matt Hughes is 3" · 8 cm taller than Sean Sherk. They have met once: Matt Hughes 1, Sean Sherk 0.

Matt Hughes

45-9-0

Met once

Sean Sherk

“The Muscle Shark” · 35-4-1

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Style & credentials

Matt Hughes

Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling

1997All-American · NCAA D1158 lb Catchweight
1996All-American · NCAA D1158 lb Catchweight
1992Champion · State HSIHSA Class A 145 lb
1991Champion · State HSIHSA Class A 145 lb

Camp · H.I.T. Squad (Hughes Intensive Training) · Granite City, Illinois, US

Sean Sherk

No background on record

Camp · Minnesota Martial Arts Academy

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

69%

Head

75%

22%

Body

10%

Leg

15%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Matt Hugheslast 25 fights

29%9%63%

Sean Sherklast 12 fights

53%16%31%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Matt Hughes Sean Sherk

Strikes landed / min

2.382.22

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.282.92

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

3.164.01

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

51%44%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

35%57%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.100.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.38

Strikes landed / min

2.22

1.28

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.92

3.16 / 6.2

Takedowns landed / 15 min

4.01 / 9.1

51%

Takedown accuracy

44%

35%

Takedown defence

57%

4:43

Control time / fight

7:16

1.10

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.30

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Matt Hughes25 UFC fights · 531 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

20%107/371

3%15/19

6%31/35

Clinch

2%12/23

4%23/26

2%11/12

Ground

46%245/391

15%79/80

2%8/8

Sean Sherk12 UFC fights · 415 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

36%149/795

4%15/17

13%56/61

Clinch

10%42/111

4%18/19

1%5/5

Ground

29%120/178

2%10/10

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Matt Hughes44 of 54 ended early · 81%10 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

17 early stoppages have no logged time

Sean Sherk23 of 40 ended early · 57%17 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

15 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Matt Hughes3-2

L
Josh Koscheck
UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage· Sep 24, 2011
TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
L
BJ Penn
UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida· Nov 20, 2010
TKO · R1 · 0:21 · Welterweight
W
Ricardo Almeida
UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen· Aug 7, 2010
Submission · R1 · 3:15 · Welterweight
W
Renzo Gracie
UFC 112: INVINCIBLE· Apr 10, 2010
TKO · R3 · 4:40 · Welterweight
W
Matt Serra
UFC 98: Evans vs Machida· May 23, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Full record · 54 fights

L
Thiago Alves
UFC 85: BEDLAM· Jun 7, 2008
TKO · R2 · 1:02 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 79: NEMESIS· Dec 29, 2007
Submission · R2 · 4:54 · Interim Welterweight
W
Chris Lytle
UFC 68: THE UPRISING· Mar 3, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 65: BAD INTENTIONS· Nov 18, 2006
TKO · R2 · 1:25 · Welterweight
W
BJ Penn
UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn· Sep 22, 2006
TKO · R3 · 3:53 · Welterweight
W
Royce Gracie
UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie· May 26, 2006
TKO · R1 · 4:39 · Catch Weight
W
Joe Riggs
UFC 56: Full Force· Nov 19, 2005
Submission · R1 · 3:28 · Welterweight
W
Frank Trigg
UFC 52: Couture vs Liddell II· Apr 16, 2005
Submission · R1 · 4:05 · Welterweight
W
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 50: The War of 04· Oct 22, 2004
Submission · R1 · 4:59 · Welterweight
W
Renato Verissimo
UFC 48: Payback· Jun 19, 2004
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
BJ Penn
UFC 46: Super Natural· Jan 31, 2004
Submission · R1 · 4:39 · Welterweight
W
Frank Trigg
UFC 45: Revolution· Nov 21, 2003
Submission · R1 · 3:54 · Welterweight
W
Sean Sherk
UFC 42: Sudden Impact· Apr 25, 2003
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Gil Castillo
UFC 40: Vendetta· Nov 22, 2002
TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Carlos Newton
UFC 38: Brawl At The Hall· Jul 13, 2002
TKO · R4 · 3:37 · Welterweight
W
Hayato Sakurai
UFC 36: Worlds Collide· Mar 22, 2002
TKO · R4 · 3:01 · Welterweight
W
Carlos Newton
UFC 34: High Voltage· Nov 2, 2001
TKO · R2 · 1:27 · Welterweight
W
Steve Gomm
Extreme Challenge· Sep 8, 2001
TKO
W
Hiromitsu Kanehara
Rings Japan· Aug 11, 2001
MD · Middleweight
W
Chatt Lavender
Extreme Challenge 41· Jul 13, 2001
Submission · R3 · 2:31 · Welterweight
W
Scott Johnson
Extreme Challenge· Jun 16, 2001
TKO · R1 · 3:24 · Welterweight
W
John Cronk
Nebraska Regional· May 11, 2001
Submission
W
Bruce Nelson
Freestyle Combat Challenge· Mar 31, 2001
Submission
W
Brett Al-azzawi
Fighting Network RINGS· Mar 17, 2001
Submission
L
Jose Landi-Jons
Shidokan Jitsu· Feb 8, 2001
TKO · R1 · 4:45 · Middleweight
L
Dennis Hallman
UFC 29: Defense Of The Belts· Dec 16, 2000
Submission · R1 · 0:20 · Welterweight
W
Maynard Marcum
Rings Australia· Nov 12, 2000
Submission · R1 · 6:29 · Light Heavyweight
W
Robbie Newman
Rings USA: Rising Stars 3· Sep 30, 2000
Submission · R1 · 1:40 · Welterweight
W
Chris Haseman
Rings Japan· Aug 23, 2000
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Joe Guist
Extreme Challenge· Jun 29, 2000
Submission
W
Marcelo Aguiar
UFC 26: Ultimate Field Of Dreams· Jun 9, 2000
TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Welterweight
W
Shawn Peters
Extreme Challenge 32· May 21, 2000
Submission · R1 · 2:52 · Welterweight
W
Alexandre Barros
World Extreme Fighting· May 13, 2000
DEC
W
Eric Davila
Superbrawl 17· Apr 15, 2000
Submission · R2 · 3:24 · Welterweight
W
Jorge Pereira
World Extreme Fighting· Jan 15, 2000
TKO
W
TBA
Illinois Regional· Nov 20, 1999
TKO
W
Joe Doerksen
Extreme Challenge· Nov 13, 1999
Submission
W
Tom Schmitz
Extreme Challenge· Nov 13, 1999
Submission
W
Laverne Clark
Extreme Challenge· Nov 13, 1999
Submission
W
Valeri Ignatov
UFC 22: There Can Be Only One Champion· Sep 24, 1999
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Akihiro Gono
Shooto: 10th Anniversary· May 29, 1999
Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
W
Erick Snyder
Illinois Regional· Apr 24, 1999
TKO
W
Joe Stern
Extreme Challenge· Apr 2, 1999
TKO
W
Ryan Stout
Wisconsin Regional· Dec 11, 1998
TKO
W
Victor Hunsaker
Extreme Challenge· Oct 17, 1998
TKO
W
Dave Menne
Extreme Challenge· Oct 17, 1998
DEC
L
Dennis Hallman
Extreme Challenge· Oct 17, 1998
TKO
W
TBA
Illinois Regional· Apr 25, 1998
Submission
W
Erick Snyder
Illinois Regional· Jan 1, 1998
Submission

Sean Sherk3-2

W
Evan Dunham
UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop· Sep 25, 2010
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Frankie Edgar
UFC 98: Evans vs Machida· May 23, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Tyson Griffin
UFC 90: Silva vs Cote· Oct 24, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
BJ Penn
UFC 84: ILL WILL· May 24, 2008
TKO · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Hermes Franca
UFC 73: STACKED· Jul 7, 2007
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Full record · 40 fights

W
Kenny Florian
UFC 64: UNSTOPPABLE· Oct 14, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Nick Diaz
UFC 59: Reality Check· Apr 15, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Georges St-Pierre
UFC 56: Full Force· Nov 19, 2005
TKO · R2 · 2:53 · Welterweight
W
Joel Blanton
Georgia Regional· Sep 17, 2005
Submission
W
Lee King
Extreme Challenge· Nov 12, 2004
Submission
W
Brodie Farber
SportFight 6· Sep 23, 2004
Submission · R1 · 0:55 · Welterweight
W
Darin Brudigan
Cage Fighting Xtreme· Sep 4, 2004
Submission
W
Gerald Strebendt
Extreme Challenge· Jun 11, 2004
TKO
W
Eric Heinz
Idaho Regional· Jun 3, 2004
Submission
W
Jake Short
International Cage Combat 4· Apr 30, 2004
Submission · R1 · 1:37 · Welterweight
W
Kaleo Padilla
So You Think You're Tough 4· Apr 17, 2004
Submission · R2 · 1:17 · Welterweight
W
Ryuki Ueyama
PRIDE: Bushido 2· Feb 15, 2004
Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Charles Diaz
Mexico Regional· Dec 28, 2003
Submission
W
Mark Long
Minnesota Regional· Dec 12, 2003
Submission
W
TBA
Minnesota Regional· Aug 2, 2003
TKO
L
Matt Hughes
UFC 42: Sudden Impact· Apr 25, 2003
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
TBA
Minnesota Regional· Dec 7, 2002
Submission
W
Benji Radach
UFC 39: The Warriors Return· Sep 27, 2002
TKO · R1 · 4:16 · Welterweight
W
Jutaro Nakao
UFC 36: Worlds Collide· Mar 22, 2002
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Claudionor Fontenelle
TKO Major League MMA· Oct 19, 2001
Submission
D
Kiuma Kunioku
Pancrase 98· Jul 30, 2001
DEC · Middleweight
W
Curtis Brigham
Minnesota Regional· Jul 15, 2001
TKO
W
Jason Purcell
Minnesota Regional· Jun 2, 2001
TKO
W
Marty Armendarez
KOTC: Bombs Away· Apr 29, 2001
TKO · R3 · 2:07 · Lightweight
W
Manvel Gamburyan
Illinois Regional· Mar 30, 2001
DEC
W
Tiki Ghosn
UFC 30: The Battle On The Boardwalk· Feb 23, 2001
Submission · R2 · 4:47 · Welterweight
W
Karo Parisyan
Illinois Regional· Jan 5, 2001
TKO
W
Ken Parham
Illinois Regional· Nov 3, 2000
DEC
W
Karo Parisyan
Illinois Regional· Oct 6, 2000
DEC
W
Steve Gomm
Extreme Challenge· Oct 9, 1999
DEC
W
Scott Bills
Extreme Challenge· Oct 9, 1999
DEC
W
TBA
Extreme Challenge· Oct 4, 1999
TKO
W
TBA
Minnesota Regional· Aug 13, 1999
Submission
W
Dean Kugler
Iowa Regional· Jul 11, 1999
DEC
W
Joe Paun
Iowa Regional· Jul 11, 1999
DEC

Head-to-Head History

UFC 42: Sudden Impact
Fri, Apr 25, 2003
Matt Hughes
Unanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Matt HughesSean Sherk

Frequently asked questions

Have Matt Hughes and Sean Sherk ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 42: Sudden Impact (Fri, Apr 25, 2003), where Matt Hughes won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Matt Hughes and Sean Sherk?

Matt Hughes is 45-9-0 and Sean Sherk is 35-4-1.

Who has the longer reach, Matt Hughes or Sean Sherk?

Matt Hughes has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Sean Sherk, a 6" · 15 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Matt Hughes or Sean Sherk?

Matt Hughes is taller at 5'9" · 175 cm; Sean Sherk stands 5'6" · 168 cm.

Who is older, Matt Hughes or Sean Sherk?

They are the same age: 53.

Who has more finishes, Matt Hughes or Sean Sherk?

Matt Hughes has 35 wins inside the distance (16 by KO/TKO, 19 by submission); Sean Sherk has 21 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 13 by submission).

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