Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
RESULT
Georges St-Pierre def. Sean Sherk (TKO)
TKO · Round 2 · 2:53
Sean Sherk
Saturday, November 19, 2005
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Georges St-Pierre defeated Sean Sherk by TKO in round 2 (2:53) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 56: Full Force, held Saturday, November 19, 2005 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Fight stats
Georges St-Pierre
Sean Sherk
0
Knockdowns
0
58 of 111
Significant strikes
20 of 55
52%
Sig. strike accuracy
36%
78 of 132
Total strikes
32 of 67
3 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 3
75%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
3:05
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
45 of 98
Head
5 of 37
11 of 11
Body
6 of 6
2 of 2
Leg
9 of 12
34 of 72
Distance
13 of 45
7 of 7
Clinch
7 of 8
17 of 32
Ground
0 of 2
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
32 of 62
Sig. str.
15 of 29
43 of 74
Total str.
26 of 40
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
2:09
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
26 of 49
Sig. str.
5 of 26
35 of 58
Total str.
6 of 27
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:56
Ctrl
0:00
Frequently asked questions
Who won Georges St-Pierre vs Sean Sherk?
Georges St-Pierre defeated Sean Sherk by TKO in round 2 (2:53) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 56: Full Force, held Saturday, November 19, 2005 at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾
Win probability
Georges St-Pierre 49%51% Sean Sherk
What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index
Fight DNA
Head to headUFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.
Georges St-Pierre
Grappling Specialist
10 edges
Sean Sherk
Pressure Wrestler
1 edge
Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap
Style shape
94Power47
96Speed50
97Precision49
95Durability86
93Engine96
100Wrestling97
97Ground94
Biggest edge Georges St-Pierre, Kick speed +49
Attribute by attribute
Georges St-Pierre is on the left of every row, Sean Sherk on the right.
93Punch power45
95Kick power48
93Punch speed50
98Kick speed49
97Accuracy49
100Takedowns97
100Ground striking95
94Submissions93
94Chin89
95Body strength82
93Cardio96
Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.
Tale of the Tape
26-2-0
Record
36-4-1
1803
Power Index rating
1812
13
Win Streak
1
45
Age
53
5'11"
180 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
76"
193 cm
Reach
67"
170 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Canada
Nationality
United States
Striking Profile
3.78
SLpM
2.17
53%
Str. Acc.
35%
1.40
SApM
2.71
72%
Str. Def.
55%
Grappling Profile
4.16
TD Avg.
4.09
74%
TD Acc.
46%
83%
TD Def.
56%
1.10
Sub. Avg.
0.40
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Georges St-Pierre · 5-0
Sean Sherk · 3-2
Common Opponents
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 22 fights · 12 fights
59.7
Avg sig. strikes
34.6
4.09
Avg takedowns
4.17
7:22
Avg control time
7:16
131
Career high strikes
92
11
Career high TDs
16
Strike Distribution
Georges St-Pierre
Strike target
Sean Sherk
65%
Head
75%
19%
Body
10%
17%
Leg
15%
Georges St-Pierre
Strike position
Sean Sherk
58%
Distance
53%
7%
Clinch
16%
35%
Ground
31%