Sean Sherk stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Sean Sherk, with every tracked fight below.
Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 12
- Strikes landed / min
- 2.22
- Strike accuracy
- 35%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 2.92
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 4.01
- Control time
- 47%
- Average fight time
- 15:35
Rates are computed over the 12 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Sean Sherk sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #1 Longest average fight time, Lightweight18:20
- #1 Most control time in a fight22:18
- #1 Most control time in a fight, Lightweight22:18
- #3 Most control time in a fight, Lightweight19:49
- #3 Longest fights, Lightweight25:00
- #3 Most takedowns in a fight, Lightweight16
- #4 Most takedowns in a round, Lightweight8
- #6 Best takedown accuracy, Lightweight53.2%
UFC
- #1 Longest average fight time, Lightweight18:20
- #1 Most control time in a fight22:18
- #1 Most control time in a fight, Lightweight22:18
- #2 Most takedowns in a fight, Lightweight16
- #2 Most takedowns in a round, Lightweight8
- #3 Most control time in a fight, Lightweight19:49
- #3 Longest fights, Lightweight25:00
- #3 Best takedown accuracy, Lightweight53.2%
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2010 | UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop | Evan Dunham | WIN · SD · R3 5:00 | 38 of 115 | 75 of 164 | 81 of 165 | 5 of 18 | 0 | 0 | 8:10 |
| May 23, 2009 | UFC 98: EVANS vs MACHIDA | Frankie Edgar | LOSS · UD · R3 5:00 | 27 of 204 | 74 of 191 | 30 of 207 | 1 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 0:24 |
| Oct 24, 2008 | UFC 90: Silva vs Cote | Tyson Griffin | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 92 of 253 | 74 of 240 | 103 of 264 | 3 of 7 | 0 | 0 | 2:30 |
| May 24, 2008 | UFC 84: ILL WILL | BJ Penn | LOSS · TKO · R3 5:00 | 46 of 162 | 122 of 175 | 52 of 169 | 0 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Jul 7, 2007 | UFC 73: STACKED | Hermes Franca | WIN · UD · R5 5:00 | 35 of 55 | 6 of 23 | 215 of 249 | 16 of 19 | 0 | 2 | 22:18 |
| Oct 14, 2006 | UFC 64: UNSTOPPABLE | Kenny Florian | WIN · UD · R5 5:00 | 60 of 104 | 23 of 40 | 161 of 217 | 8 of 13 | 0 | 1 | 19:49 |
| Apr 15, 2006 | UFC 59: Reality Check | Nick Diaz | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 39 of 155 | 57 of 136 | 80 of 198 | 2 of 19 | 0 | 0 | 3:46 |
| Nov 19, 2005 | UFC 56: Full Force | Georges St-Pierre | LOSS · TKO · R2 2:53 | 20 of 55 | 58 of 111 | 32 of 67 | 0 of 3 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| Apr 25, 2003 | UFC 42: Sudden Impact | Matt Hughes | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 19 of 39 | 44 of 88 | 144 of 167 | 3 of 5 | 0 | 1 | 5:46 |
| Sep 27, 2002 | UFC 39: The Warriors Return | Benji Radach | WIN · TKO · R1 4:16 | 6 of 8 | 7 of 18 | 15 of 17 | 1 of 5 | 0 | 0 | 3:08 |
| Mar 22, 2002 | UFC 36: Worlds Collide | Jutaro Nakao | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 21 of 30 | 4 of 20 | 227 of 241 | 7 of 14 | 0 | 0 | 12:11 |
| Feb 23, 2001 | UFC 30: The Battle On The Boardwalk | Tiki Ghosn | WIN · SUB · R2 4:47 | 12 of 16 | 1 of 7 | 134 of 146 | 4 of 5 | 0 | 0 | 9:15 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head311 of 1084
- Body43 of 46
- Leg61 of 66
Totals across 12 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance220 of 873
- Clinch65 of 135
- Ground130 of 188
Totals across 12 tracked fights.
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 8-4-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 2.17per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 35%
- SApM
- 2.71per min
- Str. Def.
- 55%
- Takedowns
- 4.09per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 46%
- TD Def.
- 56%
- Submission attempts
- 0.4per 15 min
Top 27% in the UFC
Top 5% in the UFC
Top 30% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1498 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.