Shem Rock
Active Provisional · age 32 · Southpaw ·
5'11" 180 cm ·
155 lb 70 kg · reach
73" 185 cm
At a glance
- Has never been finished — durability signal
- 89% takedown defense in last 3 fights
Elo rating
1452
Global Elo 1478 ±20
Rank
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UFC record
0-2-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 0
Streak
-2
Δ90d +31 · Δ1y -22
Last fight
Mar 21, 2026
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
30m
Avg fight time
15:00
Since last fight
3mo
Honest Elo history
2 fights · tap & dragLast fights
Elo-based expectation · not betting advice| Date | Opponent | Result | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 | Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady | L | -30 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Nurullo Aliev | L | -24 |
Performance
Fighter vs division avg
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Strikes Landed per Minute
- 1Terrance McKinney7.77
- 2Esteban Ribovics7.24
- 3Gauge Young7.00
- 4Max Holloway6.91
- 5Manuel Torres6.69
SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Striking Accuracy
- 1Quillan Salkilld60%
- 2Manuel Torres60%
- 3Kai Kamaka Iii59%
- 4Benoit Saint Denis59%
- 5Marquel Mederos58%
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Lowest Strikes Absorbed
- 1Kaue Fernandes1.42
- 2Fares Ziam1.58
- 3Nurullo Aliev1.73
- 4Arman Tsarukyan1.80
- 5Joe Solecki1.90
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Striking Defense
- 1Fares Ziam64%
- 2Nasrat Haqparast63%
- 3Kaue Fernandes63%
- 4King Green62%
- 5Ilia Topuria62%
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Takedowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Quillan Salkilld6.16
- 2Mateusz Gamrot5.22
- 3Loik Radzhabov4.65
- 4Benoit Saint Denis4.19
- 5Grant Dawson3.62
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Takedown Accuracy
- 1Kaue Fernandes100%
- 2Manuel Torres67%
- 3Rafael Fiziev67%
- 4Esteban Ribovics67%
- 5Rongzhu63%
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Takedown Defense
- 1Nikolas Motta100%
- 2Trey Ogden100%
- 3Ottman Azaitar100%
- 4Anshul Jubli100%
- 5Ilia Topuria95%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Submission Attempts per 15 Min
- 1Terrance McKinney2.55
- 2Charles Oliveira2.50
- 3Chase Hooper1.96
- 4Jim Miller1.78
- 5Benoit Saint Denis1.75
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Top 5 · lightweight
Control Time per 15 Minutes
- 1Grant Dawson9.76
- 2Nurullo Aliev7.60
- 3Benoit Saint Denis7.14
- 4Terrance McKinney6.80
- 5Claudio Puelles6.69
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
Top 5 · lightweight
Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
- 1Manuel Torres3.93
- 2Mauricio Ruffy2.06
- 3Nikolas Motta1.98
- 4Quillan Salkilld1.85
- 5Kaue Fernandes1.57
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.0%
0 / 0
Finish rate
KO
0
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SUB
0
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DEC
0
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Striking profile
Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 91 landed total · career
Targets head · body · leg
38% Head
- Head 38%
- Body 37%
- Leg 24%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
91% Distance
- Distance 91%
- Clinch 8%
- Ground 1%
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.
1513
UFC 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.
0
of 0 UFC wins
Toughest win
The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
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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.
0.9
−0.9 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career
· 2 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1560 1467
Top lightweight
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