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Saturday, November 19, 2005MGM 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.
Georges St-Pierre vs Sean Sherk
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Georges St-PierreSean Sherk
0
Knockdowns0
58 / 111
Significant strikes20 / 55
52%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
78 / 132
Total strikes32 / 67
3 / 4
Takedowns0 / 3
75%
Takedown accuracy0%
3:05
Control time0:00
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Georges St-PierreSean Sherk
4578%525%
Head
1119%630%
Body
23%945%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Georges St-Pierre
59%12%29%
Sean Sherk
65%35%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Georges St-Pierre58 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2929/67
33/3
22/2
Clinch
0
77/7
0
Ground
1616/31
11/1
0
Sean Sherk20 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
44/33
0
99/12
Clinch
11/2
66/6
0
Ground
00/2
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
Georges St-PierreSean Sherk
R1
32
15
R2
26
5
Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Round 1
0
Knockdowns0
32 / 62
Significant strikes15 / 29
52%
Sig. strike accuracy52%
43 / 74
Total strikes26 / 40
2 / 3
Takedowns0 / 2
67%
Takedown accuracy0%
2:09
Control time0:00
Round 2
0
Knockdowns0
26 / 49
Significant strikes5 / 26
53%
Sig. strike accuracy19%
35 / 58
Total strikes6 / 27
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 1
100%
Takedown accuracy0%
0:56
Control time0:00
Insights
- Sean Sherk lands 4.09 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
- Georges St-Pierre lands 4.16 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 95% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Georges St-Pierre
KarateFreestyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2008Black belt · BJJBruno Fernandes
- 2006Brown belt · BJJRenzo Gracie
- —3rd Dan · Karate
- —Black belt · Karate
Sean Sherk
No background on record
Camp · Minnesota Martial Arts AcademySig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
65%75%
Head
19%10%
Body
17%15%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Georges St-Pierrelast 22 fights
58%35%
Sean Sherklast 12 fights
53%16%31%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Georges St-Pierre Sean Sherk
Strikes landed / min
3.782.17
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Good · better than 61% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.402.71
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
4.164.09
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
74%46%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
83%56%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fightersSean Sherk · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.100.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Georges St-Pierre · Good · better than 83% 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
3.78
Strikes landed / min2.17
1.40
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.71
4.16 / 5.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min4.09 / 8.9
74%
Takedown accuracy46%
83%
Takedown defence56%
7:22
Control time / fight7:16
1.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.40
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
Georges St-Pierre22 UFC fights · 1265 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
37%468/1264
7%91/175
15%194/258
Clinch
2%22/35
4%56/68
1%14/16
Ground
26%325/504
7%91/93
0%4/4
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
Georges St-Pierre16 of 28 ended early · 57%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
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
Georges St-Pierre5-0
- W
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- W
- WUFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · Nov 17, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 129: St-Pierre vs Shields · Apr 30, 2011Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
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- W
- W
- WUFC 52: Couture vs Liddell II · Apr 16, 2005Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WDave StrasserTKO Major League MMA · Jan 29, 2005Submission · R1 · 1:52 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WThomas DennyTKO Major League MMA · Jan 25, 2003TKO · R2 · 4:45 · Welterweight
- WTravis GalbraithTKO Major League MMA · Oct 11, 2002TKO · R1 · 2:03 · Welterweight
- WJustin BruckmannTKO Major League MMA · Jun 15, 2002Submission · R1 · 3:23 · Welterweight
- W
Sean Sherk3-2
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- W
- W
- L
- WJoel BlantonGeorgia Regional · Sep 17, 2005Submission
- WLee KingExtreme Challenge · Nov 12, 2004Submission
- WBrodie FarberSportFight 6 · Sep 23, 2004Submission · R1 · 0:55 · Welterweight
- WDarin BrudiganCage Fighting Xtreme · Sep 4, 2004Submission
- WGerald StrebendtExtreme Challenge · Jun 11, 2004TKO
- WEric HeinzIdaho Regional · Jun 3, 2004Submission
- WJake ShortInternational Cage Combat 4 · Apr 30, 2004Submission · R1 · 1:37 · Welterweight
- WKaleo PadillaSo You Think You're Tough 4 · Apr 17, 2004Submission · R2 · 1:17 · Welterweight
- WRyuki UeyamaPRIDE: Bushido 2 · Feb 15, 2004Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WCharles DiazMexico Regional · Dec 28, 2003Submission
- WMark LongMinnesota Regional · Dec 12, 2003Submission
- WTBAMinnesota Regional · Aug 2, 2003TKO
- L
- WTBAMinnesota Regional · Dec 7, 2002Submission
- W
- W
- WClaudionor FontenelleTKO Major League MMA · Oct 19, 2001Submission
- DKiuma KuniokuPancrase 98 · Jul 30, 2001DEC · Middleweight
- WCurtis BrighamMinnesota Regional · Jul 15, 2001TKO
- WJason PurcellMinnesota Regional · Jun 2, 2001TKO
- WMarty ArmendarezKOTC: Bombs Away · Apr 29, 2001TKO · R3 · 2:07 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- WKen ParhamIllinois Regional · Nov 3, 2000DEC
- W
- WSteve GommExtreme Challenge · Oct 9, 1999DEC
- WScott BillsExtreme Challenge · Oct 9, 1999DEC
- WTBAExtreme Challenge · Oct 4, 1999TKO
- WTBAMinnesota Regional · Aug 13, 1999Submission
- WDean KuglerIowa Regional · Jul 11, 1999DEC
- WJoe PaunIowa Regional · Jul 11, 1999DEC
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.