Lightweight

Sean Sherk

Last fought: Sep 2010

RECORD

Pro

36-4-1

UFC

8-4-0

Age

Height

5'6"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

67"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	15:34
Fight Completion Rate	86.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.12
% Fights Inside the Distance	33.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	45-14 (76.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	23-8 (74.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	22-6 (78.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	41.4%
% Time in Control	46.7%
% Time Controlled	11.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.84
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.49
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-2.65
Distance Strike Accuracy	25.2%
Distance Strike Defense	58.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.44
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	7.30
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.49
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.69
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.66

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Sean Sherk League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Sean Sherk
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	34.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.9
Strike Differential	-0.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	44.2%
Takedown Defense	56.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	4.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	7:00
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	12.5%
Submission % of Wins	12.5%
Decision % of Wins	75.0%
Avg Fight Time	15:34
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	30.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1
Takedown Accuracy	51.0%
Takedown Defense	90.0%
Control Time/Fight	6:40

Fight History

WIN

vs. Evan Dunham

UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop • Sep 2010Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Sherk38/11533%TD 5/18Ctrl 8:10

Evan Dunham75/16446%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	6/9	67%	2/3	3:26	—
	Evan Dunham	3/9	33%	0/0	0:23	—

R2	Sean Sherk	15/42	36%	2/8	2:31	—
	Evan Dunham	28/63	44%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Sean Sherk	17/64	27%	1/7	2:13	—
	Evan Dunham	44/92	48%	0/0	0:05	—

LOSS

vs. Frankie Edgar

UFC 98: Evans vs Machida • May 2009Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Sherk27/20413%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:24

Frankie Edgar74/19139%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	12/61	20%	0/0	0:04	—
	Frankie Edgar	27/61	44%	1/3	0:44	—

R2	Sean Sherk	6/70	9%	0/0	0:00	—
	Frankie Edgar	33/72	46%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Sean Sherk	9/73	12%	1/3	0:20	—
	Frankie Edgar	14/58	24%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tyson Griffin

UFC 90: Silva vs Cote • Oct 2008Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Sherk92/25336%TD 3/7Ctrl 2:30

Tyson Griffin74/24031%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	23/53	43%	2/5	2:12	—
	Tyson Griffin	22/55	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Sean Sherk	33/88	38%	1/2	0:18	—
	Tyson Griffin	26/92	28%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Sean Sherk	36/112	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyson Griffin	26/93	28%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. BJ Penn

UFC 84: Ill Will • May 2008LightweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Sherk46/16228%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

BJ Penn122/17570%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	13/54	24%	0/1	0:00	—
	BJ Penn	43/55	78%	0/0	0:03	—

R2	Sean Sherk	15/54	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	BJ Penn	38/54	70%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Sherk	18/54	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	BJ Penn	41/66	62%	0/1	0:04	1

WIN

vs. Hermes Franca

UFC 73: Stacked • Jul 2007LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Sherk35/5564%TD 16/19Ctrl 22:18

Hermes Franca6/2326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:41KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	7/11	64%	1/1	4:44	—
	Hermes Franca	1/1	100%	0/0	0:05	—

R2	Sean Sherk	2/6	33%	0/0	4:11	—
	Hermes Franca	3/5	60%	0/0	0:36	1

R3	Sean Sherk	9/12	75%	2/2	4:43	—
	Hermes Franca	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Sherk	11/18	61%	5/7	4:16	—
	Hermes Franca	1/12	8%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Sherk	6/8	75%	8/9	4:24	—
	Hermes Franca	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kenny Florian

UFC 64: Unstoppable • Oct 2006LightweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Sherk60/10458%TD 8/13Ctrl 19:49

Kenny Florian23/4057%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	15/31	48%	1/1	4:47	—
	Kenny Florian	2/3	67%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Sean Sherk	4/9	44%	1/4	3:28	—
	Kenny Florian	8/11	73%	0/0	0:25	—

R3	Sean Sherk	20/31	65%	1/1	3:49	—
	Kenny Florian	3/10	30%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Sean Sherk	14/23	61%	1/2	3:49	—
	Kenny Florian	3/6	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Sherk	7/10	70%	4/5	3:56	—
	Kenny Florian	7/10	70%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nick Diaz

UFC 59: Reality Check • Apr 2006Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Sherk39/15525%TD 2/19Ctrl 3:46

Nick Diaz57/13642%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	11/54	20%	0/10	2:03	—
	Nick Diaz	15/34	44%	0/0	0:17	—

R2	Sean Sherk	9/46	20%	1/5	1:06	—
	Nick Diaz	21/53	40%	1/1	0:44	—

R3	Sean Sherk	19/55	35%	1/4	0:37	—
	Nick Diaz	21/49	43%	0/0	0:25	—

LOSS

vs. Georges St-Pierre

UFC 56: Full Force • Nov 2005Welterweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 2:53

Sean Sherk20/5536%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Georges St-Pierre58/11152%TD 3/4Ctrl 3:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	15/29	52%	0/2	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	32/62	52%	2/3	2:09	—

R2	Sean Sherk	5/26	19%	0/1	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	26/49	53%	1/1	0:56	—

LOSS

vs. Matt Hughes

UFC 42: Sudden Impact • Apr 2003WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Sherk19/3949%TD 3/5Ctrl 5:46

Matt Hughes44/8850%TD 5/7Ctrl 14:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	0/1	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	11/18	61%	2/4	4:46	—

R2	Sean Sherk	4/9	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	8/18	44%	2/2	4:05	—

R3	Sean Sherk	12/22	55%	2/3	3:05	—
	Matt Hughes	3/14	21%	0/0	0:09	—

R4	Sean Sherk	0/2	0%	0/1	0:00	—
	Matt Hughes	16/25	64%	1/1	4:31	—

R5	Sean Sherk	3/5	60%	1/1	2:41	—
	Matt Hughes	6/13	46%	0/0	1:28	—

WIN

vs. Benji Radach

UFC 39: The Warriors Return • Sep 2002Welterweight

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 4:16

Sean Sherk6/875%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:08

Benji Radach7/1839%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	6/8	75%	1/5	3:08	—
	Benji Radach	7/18	39%	0/0	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Jutaro Nakao

UFC 36: Worlds Collide • Mar 2002Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Sherk21/3070%TD 7/14Ctrl 12:11

Jutaro Nakao4/2020%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	4/5	80%	2/7	4:02	—
	Jutaro Nakao	2/7	29%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Sean Sherk	7/11	64%	2/3	4:01	—
	Jutaro Nakao	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Sherk	10/14	71%	3/4	4:08	—
	Jutaro Nakao	1/8	12%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tiki Ghosn

UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk • Feb 2001Welterweight

Submission (Injury) • Rd 2, 4:47

Sean Sherk12/1675%TD 4/5Ctrl 9:15

Tiki Ghosn1/714%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	7/8	88%	2/2	4:53	—
	Tiki Ghosn	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Sherk	5/8	62%	2/3	4:22	—
	Tiki Ghosn	0/6	0%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

PRIDE (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Ryuki Ueyama

PRIDE Bushido 2 • Feb 2004

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Sean Sherk23/4353%TD 5/5Ctrl 0:00

Ryuki Ueyama2/1217%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Sherk	15/32	47%	4/4	0:00	—
	Ryuki Ueyama	1/10	10%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Sherk	8/11	73%	1/1	0:00	—
	Ryuki Ueyama	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com