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Sean Sherk

Sean Sherk

1063 ELO #352

"The Muscle Shark"

MMA 36-4-1 · UFC 8-4-0 · Lightweight · Last fought 15 years and 261 days ago

Sean Sherk "The Muscle Shark" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Sean Sherk has 8 wins in the UFC. Sean Sherk lands an average of 2.17 significant strikes per minute and averages 4.09 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Lightweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1063), and have not fought Sean Sherk before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Clay Guida 18-19-0 44 1014 8.0 49

Fight Results Breakdown

12
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Hermes Franca in 2007
Opponent ELO: 1096

Biggest Upset Loss

Frankie Edgar in 2009
Your ELO: 1080 · Opponent ELO: 1056 · Favored by 24

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 6'
Weight
Lightweight
Reach
67'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Aug 05 1973
Age
52
Peak ELO
1080
ELO Rank
352 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
264-119-9
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1069.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1031.6

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.17
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
35%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.71
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
55%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
4.09
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
46%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.4
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Sean Sherk Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2010-09-25 UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop Evan Dunham S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2009-05-23 UFC 98: Evans vs Machida Frankie Edgar U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2008-10-25 UFC 90: Silva vs Cote Tyson Griffin U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2008-05-24 UFC 84: Ill Will BJ Penn KO/TKO Flying Knee 3 5:00 Loss -
2007-07-07 UFC 73: Stacked Hermes Franca U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2006-10-14 UFC 64: Unstoppable Kenny Florian U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2006-04-15 UFC 59: Reality Check Nick Diaz U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2005-11-19 UFC 56: Full Force Georges St-Pierre KO/TKO Elbows 2 2:53 Loss -
2003-04-25 UFC 42: Sudden Impact Matt Hughes U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2002-09-27 UFC 39: The Warriors Return Benji Radach KO/TKO 1 4:16 Win -
2002-03-22 UFC 36: Worlds Collide Jutaro Nakao U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2001-02-23 UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk Tiki Ghosn SUB Injury 2 4:47 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Sean Sherk ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
12 2010-09-25 Evan Dunham 1043 Win 0 1063
11 2009-05-23 Frankie Edgar 1056 Loss -17 1063
10 2008-10-25 Tyson Griffin 1054 Win +15 1080
9 2008-05-24 BJ Penn 1140 Loss -13 1065
8 2007-07-07 Hermes Franca 1096 Win +18 1078
7 2006-10-14 Kenny Florian 1048 Win +16 1060
6 2006-04-15 Nick Diaz 1044 Win +17 1044
5 2005-11-19 Georges St-Pierre 1060 Loss -15 1027
4 2003-04-25 Matt Hughes 1096 Loss -14 1042
3 2002-09-27 Benji Radach 1016 Win +20 1056
2 2002-03-22 Jutaro Nakao 1023 Win +16 1036
1 2001-02-23 Tiki Ghosn 984 Win +20 1020

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