Sherk vs Nakao Result & Stats: Sherk wins by UD · UFC 36, Fri, Mar 22, 2002

UFCUFC 36: Worlds Collide

Sean SherkWIN

“The Muscle Shark” · 36-4-1

SDUDUD

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 3 · 5:00

Welterweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Jutaro Nakao

25-19-4

TKOUDTKO

Friday, March 22, 2002MGM Grand Garden Arena

Sean Sherk defeated Jutaro Nakao by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 36: Worlds Collide, held Friday, March 22, 2002 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Sean Sherk won the decision.

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The result

Sean SherkWIN

def. Jutaro Nakao

Unanimous Decision

Round 3 · 5:00

Judges30-2730-2730-27

Referee: Mason White
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Sean SherkJutaro Nakao

59%Power Index✓ Called it41%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

What happened

Sean Sherk out-landed Jutaro Nakao 21 to 4 in significant strikes.
Sean Sherk controlled Jutaro Nakao for 12:11 of the fight.
Sean Sherk landed 7 of 14 takedowns.
Sean Sherk landed 70% of significant strikes to Jutaro Nakao's 20%.

Tale of the tape

36-4-1

Record

25-19-4

Age

5'6" · 168 cm

Height

5'9" · 175 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Win Streak

1746

Power Index

1682

3-2

Last 5

2-3

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Sean SherkJutaro Nakao

Knockdowns

21 / 30

Significant strikes

4 / 20

70%

Sig. strike accuracy

20%

227 / 241

Total strikes

8 / 24

7 / 14

Takedowns

0 / 0

12:11

Control time

0:02

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Sean SherkJutaro Nakao

1676%

Head

125%

15%

Body

250%

419%

Leg

125%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Sean Sherk

10%24%67%

Jutaro Nakao

50%50%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Sean Sherk21 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

11/5

11/1

Clinch

22/3

33/3

Ground

1313/17

11/1

Jutaro Nakao4 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

11/13

11/1

Clinch

22/6

Ground

Judges' Scorecards

Douglas Crosby

#	Sherk	Nakao
1
2
3

Total3027

Cecil Peoples

#	Sherk	Nakao
1
2
3

Total3027

Marcos Rosales

#	Sherk	Nakao
1
2
3

Total3027

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Fan Scorecards

3 fan scorecards submitted

100%

Sean Sherk

Jutaro Nakao

●30-27 Sherk100%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

100%

Sherk

100%

Sherk

100%

Sherk

Insights

Sean Sherk lands 4.01 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 95% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Sean Sherk

No background on record

Camp · Minnesota Martial Arts Academy

Jutaro Nakao

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

75%

Head

33%

10%

Body

17%

15%

Leg

50%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Sean Sherklast 12 fights

53%16%31%

Jutaro Nakaolast 2 fights

67%17%17%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Sean Sherk· from fights outside the UFC Jutaro Nakao· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

2.220.59

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fightersJutaro Nakao · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.921.09

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Good · better than 67% of UFC fightersJutaro Nakao · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

4.010.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersJutaro Nakao · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

44%0%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersJutaro Nakao · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

57%50%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersJutaro Nakao · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.300.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersJutaro Nakao · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.22

Strikes landed / min

0.59

2.92

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.09

4.01 / 9.1

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.00

44%

Takedown accuracy

57%

Takedown defence

50%

7:16

Control time / fight

2:07

0.30

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

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

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

Jutaro Nakao2 UFC fights · 12 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

17%2/14

0%0/0

50%6/6

Clinch

0%0/0

17%2/6

0%0/0

Ground

17%2/2

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

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

R1R2R3R4R5

15 early stoppages have no logged time

Jutaro Nakao26 of 51 ended early · 51%25 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

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

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Fight stats: totals

Where it landed

Where it happened

Range × target

Round by round

Judges' Scorecards

Fan Scorecards

Insights

Style & credentials

Sig. strikes by zone

Time in position

How good, really

Striking & grappling

Where the strikes land

When it ends

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