Hughes vs Sherk Result & Stats: Hughes wins by UD · UFC 42, Fri, Apr 25, 2003

UFCUFC 42: Sudden Impact

Matt HughesWIN

45-9-0

TKOTKOSUB

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 5 · 5:00

WelterweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Sean Sherk

“The Muscle Shark” · 36-4-1

SDUDUD

Friday, April 25, 2003American Airlines Arena

Matt Hughes defeated Sean Sherk by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Welterweight title main event of UFC 42: Sudden Impact, held Friday, April 25, 2003 at American Airlines Arena. The judges scored it 49-46, 48-47, 48-45, Matt Hughes won the decision.

The result

Matt HughesWIN

def. Sean Sherk

Unanimous Decision

Round 5 · 5:00

Judges49-4648-4748-45

Referee: John McCarthy
Time format: 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Matt HughesSean Sherk

60%Power Index✓ Called it40%

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

What happened

Matt Hughes out-landed Sean Sherk 44 to 19 in significant strikes.
Matt Hughes controlled Sean Sherk for 14:59 of the fight.
Matt Hughes landed 5 of 7 takedowns.
Sean Sherk landed 3 of 5 takedowns.

Tale of the tape

45-9-0

Record

36-4-1

Age

5'9" · 175 cm

Height

5'6" · 168 cm

73" · 185 cm

Reach

67" · 170 cm

Switch

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1865

Power Index

1792

3-2

Last 5

3-2

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

Matt HughesSean Sherk

Knockdowns

44 / 88

Significant strikes

19 / 39

50%

Sig. strike accuracy

49%

96 / 140

Total strikes

144 / 167

5 / 7

Takedowns

3 / 5

71%

Takedown accuracy

60%

Submission attempts

14:59

Control time

5:46

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Matt HughesSean Sherk

4295%

Head

19100%

25%

Body

00%

Leg

00%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Matt Hughes

20%80%

Sean Sherk

11%16%74%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

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

Matt Hughes44 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

88/35

11/1

Clinch

Ground

3434/51

11/1

Sean Sherk19 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

22/14

Clinch

33/5

Ground

1414/20

Judges' Scorecards

Douglas Crosby

#	Hughes	Sherk
1
2
3
4
5

Total4946

Eddie Millis

#	Hughes	Sherk
1
2
3
4
5

Total4847

Jeff Mullen

#	Hughes	Sherk
1
2
3
4
5

Total4845

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

Media Scores

Matt Hughes

Sean Sherk

●49-46 Hughes

All 1 media scorecards

FightMetric.com49-46Hughes

Fan Scorecards

24 fan scorecards submitted

100%

Matt Hughes

Sean Sherk

●49-46 Hughes41.7%●48-47 Hughes16.7%●49-47 Hughes8.3%●49-45 Hughes8.3%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

75%

Hughes

92%

Hughes

92%

Sherk

71%

Hughes

63%

Hughes

Insights

Sean Sherk lands 4.09 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
Matt Hughes lands 2.95 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 86% of UFC fighters.
Matt Hughes's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Matt Hughes

Folkstyle WrestlingNo-Gi Grappling

1997All-American · NCAA D1158 lb
1996All-American · NCAA D1158 lb
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%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Matt Hughes Sean Sherk

Strikes landed / min

2.142.17

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

1.362.71

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

2.954.09

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

50%46%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Good · better than 75% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

35%56%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.200.40

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Matt Hughes · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Average · better than 47% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.14

Strikes landed / min

2.17

1.36

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.71

2.95 / 5.9

Takedowns landed / 15 min

4.09 / 8.9

50%

Takedown accuracy

46%

35%

Takedown defence

56%

4:43

Control time / fight

7:16

1.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.40

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

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Fight stats: totals

Where it landed

Where it happened

Range × target

Round by round

Judges' Scorecards

Media Scores

Fan Scorecards

Insights

Style & credentials

Sig. strikes by zone

Time in position

How good, really

Striking & grappling

Where the strikes land

When it ends

Recent form · last 5

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