Sherk vs Franca Result & Stats: Sherk wins by UD · UFC 73, Sat, Jul 7, 2007

UFCUFC 73: STACKED

Sean SherkWIN

“The Muscle Shark” · 36-4-1

SDUDUD

RESULT

Unanimous Decision

ROUND 5 · 5:00

LightweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Hermes Franca

24-17-0 (1 NC)

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Saturday, July 7, 2007Power Balance Pavilion

Sean Sherk defeated Hermes Franca by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC 73: STACKED, held Saturday, July 7, 2007 at Power Balance Pavilion. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 49-46, Sean Sherk won the decision.

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The result

Sean SherkWIN

def. Hermes Franca

Unanimous Decision

Round 5 · 5:00

Judges50-4550-4549-46

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

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Sean SherkHermes Franca

50%Power Index50%

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

What happened

Hermes Franca dropped Sean Sherk once.
Sean Sherk out-landed Hermes Franca 35 to 6 in significant strikes.
Sean Sherk controlled Hermes Franca for 22:18 of the fight.
Sean Sherk landed 16 of 19 takedowns.

Tale of the tape

36-4-1

Record

24-17-0 (1 NC)

Age

5'6" · 168 cm

Height

5'6" · 168 cm

67" · 170 cm

Reach

71" · 180 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

Win Streak

1819

Power Index

1822

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 SherkHermes Franca

Knockdowns

35 / 55

Significant strikes

6 / 23

64%

Sig. strike accuracy

26%

215 / 249

Total strikes

59 / 79

16 / 19

Takedowns

0 / 0

Submission attempts

Reversals

22:18

Control time

0:41

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Sean SherkHermes Franca

2469%

Head

583%

1029%

Body

00%

13%

Leg

117%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Sean Sherk

91%

Hermes Franca

67%17%17%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Range × target

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

Sean Sherk35 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

11/12

11/1

Clinch

11/1

Ground

2323/32

99/9

Hermes Franca6 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

33/16

11/1

Clinch

11/3

Ground

11/3

Judges' Scorecards

Richard Bertrand

#	Sherk	Franca
1
2
3
4
5

Total5045

Nelson Hamilton

#	Sherk	Franca
1
2
3
4
5

Total5045

Cecil Peoples

#	Sherk	Franca
1
2
3
4
5

Total4946

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

Media Scores

Sean Sherk

Hermes Franca

●50-45 Sherk×2

All 2 media scorecards

MMAWeekly.com50-45Sherk
Sherdog.com50-45Sherk

Fan Scorecards

17 fan scorecards submitted

100%

Sean Sherk

Hermes Franca

●50-45 Sherk64.7%●48-46 Sherk11.8%●50-44 Sherk11.8%●49-46 Sherk5.9%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

100%

Sherk

77%

Sherk

82%

Sherk

100%

Sherk

100%

Sherk

Insights

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

Style & credentials

Sean Sherk

No background on record

Camp · Minnesota Martial Arts Academy

Hermes Franca

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

75%

Head

67%

10%

Body

10%

15%

Leg

23%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Sean Sherklast 12 fights

53%16%31%

Hermes Francalast 11 fights

72%17%11%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Sean Sherk Hermes Franca

Strikes landed / min

2.171.78

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fightersHermes Franca · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.712.85

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersHermes Franca · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

4.091.53

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fightersHermes Franca · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

46%36%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Good · better than 70% of UFC fightersHermes Franca · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

56%37%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersHermes Franca · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.402.40

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Sean Sherk · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersHermes Franca · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.17

Strikes landed / min

1.78

2.71

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.85

4.09 / 8.9

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.53 / 4.3

46%

Takedown accuracy

36%

56%

Takedown defence

37%

7:16

Control time / fight

1:40

0.40

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.40

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

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

Hermes Franca11 UFC fights · 238 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

51%122/435

6%15/20

11%26/36

Clinch

13%31/64

5%12/13

0%1/1

Ground

13%30/71

0%0/0

0%1/1

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

Hermes Franca33 of 46 ended early · 72%13 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

14 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

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