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Sean Sherk "The Muscle Shark"

Inactive · age 52 · Orthodox · 5'6" 168 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 67" 170 cm
At a glance
  • 1 successful title defense
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 89% takedown defense in last 3 fights
Elo rating
1520
Global Elo 1573 ±41
Rank
—
—
UFC record
8-4-0
KO 0 · Sub 1 · Dec 6
Streak
+1
Δ90d -11 · Δ1y -11
Last fight
Sep 25, 2010
Win by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 7m
Avg fight time
15:35
Title fights
2-2
Bonuses
2
Fights per year
1.3
Ground control
1h 27m
Since last fight
15y 9mo

Honest Elo history

12 fights · tap & drag
Feb 23, 2001 — W vs Tiki Ghosn Δ+30Mar 22, 2002 — W vs Jutaro Nakao Δ+30Sep 27, 2002 — W vs Benji Radach Δ+26Apr 25, 2003 — L vs Matt Hughes Δ-32Nov 19, 2005 — L vs Georges St-Pierre Δ-30Apr 15, 2006 — W vs Nick Diaz Δ+17Oct 14, 2006 — W vs Kenny Florian Δ+21Jul 7, 2007 — W vs Hermes Franca Δ+21May 24, 2008 — L vs BJ Penn Δ-20Oct 25, 2008 — W vs Tyson Griffin Δ+18May 23, 2009 — L vs Frankie Edgar Δ-16Sep 25, 2010 — W vs Evan Dunham Δ+19 14201440146014801500152015401560 2003200520072009 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":305.8,"elo":1466,"date":"2001-02-23","opp":"Tiki Ghosn","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":1,"x":170.6,"y":238.3,"elo":1495,"date":"2002-03-22","opp":"Jutaro Nakao","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":209.5,"y":178.2,"elo":1521,"date":"2002-09-27","opp":"Benji Radach","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":3,"x":252.7,"y":250.9,"elo":1490,"date":"2003-04-25","opp":"Matt Hughes","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":4,"x":445.8,"y":319.7,"elo":1460,"date":"2005-11-19","opp":"Georges St-Pierre","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":5,"x":476,"y":279.9,"elo":1477,"date":"2006-04-15","opp":"Nick Diaz","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":513.4,"y":231.7,"elo":1498,"date":"2006-10-14","opp":"Kenny Florian","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":7,"x":568.1,"y":184.4,"elo":1519,"date":"2007-07-07","opp":"Hermes Franca","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":8,"x":634.4,"y":229.2,"elo":1499,"date":"2008-05-24","opp":"BJ Penn","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":9,"x":666,"y":188.5,"elo":1517,"date":"2008-10-25","opp":"Tyson Griffin","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":10,"x":709.2,"y":224.2,"elo":1501,"date":"2009-05-23","opp":"Frankie Edgar","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":11,"x":810,"y":181.7,"elo":1520,"date":"2010-09-25","opp":"Evan Dunham","result":"W","delta":19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Sep 25, 2010 Evan Dunham W +19
May 23, 2009 Frankie Edgar L -16
Oct 25, 2008 Tyson Griffin W +18
May 24, 2008 BJ Penn L -20
Jul 7, 2007 Hermes Franca W +21

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
13%
1 / 8
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
1
13% of wins
DEC
6
75% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 1 (14%) 1 Dec: 6 (86%) 6
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
1 50%
R2
1 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 415 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
75% Head
  • Head 75%
  • Body 10%
  • Leg 15%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
53% Distance
  • Distance 53%
  • Clinch 16%
  • Ground 31%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
50%
of losses by finish
2 of 4
2 KO/TKO 0 Sub 2 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1605
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
2
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Evan Dunham
Elo 1623 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
5.7
+2.3 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 12 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1467
1623
Notable wins
Evan Dunham 1623 Tyson Griffin 1604

Top lightweight

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#1 · Elo 1686
Charles Oliveira
#2 · Elo 1686
Max Holloway
#3 · Elo 1676
Justin Gaethje C
#4 · Elo 1670
Arman Tsarukyan
#5 · Elo 1661
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Sean Sherk on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.