Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 9: Motor City Madness
SuperfightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Dan Severn
Dan Severn
“The Beast”
101-19-1
RESULT

Dan Severn def. Ken Shamrock (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 3:00
Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock
“The World's Most Dangerous Man”
28-17-2
Friday, May 17, 1996
Cobo Arena

Dan Severn defeated Ken Shamrock by Split Decision in round 3 (3:00) in the Superfight title main event of UFC 9: Motor City Madness, held Friday, May 17, 1996 at Cobo Arena.

Fight stats

Dan Severn
Ken Shamrock
0
Knockdowns
0
16 of 75
Significant strikes
18 of 81
21%
Sig. strike accuracy
22%
32 of 94
Total strikes
59 of 122
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
—
Control time
—
Significant strikes by target
13 of 70
Head
9 of 71
0 of 0
Body
9 of 10
3 of 5
Leg
0 of 0
9 of 62
Distance
8 of 71
1 of 4
Clinch
1 of 1
6 of 9
Ground
9 of 9

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
13 of 55
Sig. str.
14 of 64
29 of 74
Total str.
55 of 105
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
—
Ctrl
—
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
0 of 4
Sig. str.
0 of 2
0 of 4
Total str.
0 of 2
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
—
Ctrl
—
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
3 of 16
Sig. str.
4 of 15
3 of 16
Total str.
4 of 15
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
—
Ctrl
—

Judges' Scorecards

Luther Campbell
#SevernShamrock
11–
Total10
Robert Ferguson
#SevernShamrock
1–1
Total01
Steve Neklia
#SevernShamrock
11–
Total10

Fan Scorecards

38%
Severn
8%
Draw
54%
Shamrock
26 fan scorecards submitted
●10–9 Shamrock50%●10–9 Severn38.5%●10–10 Draw7.7%●10–8 Shamrock3.8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
50%
Shamrock

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
1 Rnd + 2OT (24-3-3)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

101-19-1
Record
28-17-2
0
Win Streak
0
68
Age
62
6'2"
188 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
—
Reach
72"
183 cm
—
Stance
—
Superfight
Weight Class
Superfight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

0.00
SLpM
1.47
0%
Str. Acc.
46%
0.00
SApM
4.30
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.00
TD Avg.
0.94
0%
TD Acc.
60%
0%
TD Def.
44%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Dan Severn · 3-2
  • L
    Pedro Rizzo
    UFC 27: Ultimate Bad BoyzFri, Sep 22, 2000
    TKO · R1 · 1:33 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Mark Coleman
    UFC 12: Judgement DayFri, Feb 7, 1997
    Submission · R1 · 2:57 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Ken Shamrock
    UFC 9: Motor City MadnessFri, May 17, 1996
    Split Decision · R3 · 3:00 · Superfight
  • W
    David Abbott
    UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95Sat, Dec 16, 1995
    Unanimous Decision · R1 · 18:00 · Open Weight
  • W
    Oleg Taktarov
    UFC - Ultimate Ultimate '95Sat, Dec 16, 1995
    Unanimous Decision · R2 · 3:00 · Ultimate Ultimate '95
Ken Shamrock · 1-4
  • L
    Tito Ortiz
    Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final ChapterTue, Oct 10, 2006
    TKO · R1 · 2:23 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Tito Ortiz
    UFC 61: Bitter RivalsSat, Jul 8, 2006
    TKO · R1 · 1:18 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Rich Franklin
    The Ultimate Fighter: Team Couture vs. Team Liddell FinaleSat, Apr 9, 2005
    TKO · R1 · 2:42 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Kimo Leopoldo
    UFC 48: PaybackSat, Jun 19, 2004
    TKO · R1 · 1:26 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Tito Ortiz
    UFC 40: VendettaFri, Nov 22, 2002
    TKO · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 15 fights
9.1
Avg sig. strikes
7.9
0.69
Avg takedowns
0.53
0:00
Avg control time
0:08
57
Career high strikes
29
2
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Dan Severn
Strike target
Ken Shamrock
73%
Head
68%
18%
Body
25%
9%
Leg
7%
Dan Severn
Strike position
Ken Shamrock
16%
Distance
19%
7%
Clinch
23%
77%
Ground
58%