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Ken Shamrock

“The World's Most Dangerous Man”
United States Lion's Den debut 1993
Elo 982 peak 1,627 · 10 Mar 1995 645 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1194708
28-17-3pro record
3L current streak
1,482best win, Elo
1,237average opponent
-- born 11 Feb 1964
73.0" / 72.4" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO700 Sub1,158 Dec1,045

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Masakatsu Funaki Submission R1 · 17 Dec 1994 · Pancrase 1,482
  2. Kimo Leopoldo KO/TKO R1 · 19 Jun 2004 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,399
  3. Manabu Yamada Decision R1 · 17 Dec 1994 · Pancrase 1,389
  4. Dan Severn Submission R1 · 14 Jul 1995 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,386
  5. Bas Rutten Submission R1 · 10 Mar 1995 · Pancrase 1,354

Losses

The latest 5 of 17
  1. Royce Gracie KO/TKO R1 · 19 Feb 2016 · Bellator MMA 1,330
  2. Kimbo Slice KO/TKO R1 · 19 Jun 2015 · Bellator MMA 1,192
  3. Mike Bourke KO/TKO R1 · 25 Nov 2010 · King of the Cage 876
  4. Pedro Rizzo KO/TKO R1 · 17 Jul 2010 · Impact FC 1,679
  5. Robert Berry KO/TKO R1 · 8 Mar 2008 · Cage Rage 1,151

Fight history

48 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
48 19 Feb 201652.0 yrs L28-17-3 Royce Gracie 14-2-3 · 49.2 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOKnee & Punches R12:22 0.00 1,006→982 -23 1,330 -180→-115 Bellator 149: Shamrock vs. Gracie 3 Bellator MMA
47 19 Jun 201551.4 yrs L28-16-3 Kimbo Slice 5-3 · 41.4 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOPunches R12:22 0.00 1,062→1,006 -56 1,192 +248→+248 Bellator 138: Unfinished Business Bellator MMA
46 25 Nov 201046.8 yrs L28-15-3 Mike Bourke 9-16-1 (1) · 42.0 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOLeg Injury R12:00 0.00 1,230→1,075 -155 876 – KOTC: Platinum King of the Cage
45 16 Oct 201046.7 yrs W28-14-3 Johnathan Ivey 34-43 · 34.7 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,206→1,230 +24 1,055 – USA MMA - Return of the Champions USA-MMA
44 17 Jul 201046.4 yrs L27-14-3 Pedro Rizzo 18-9 · 36.2 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOLeg Kicks & Punches R13:33 0.00 1,218→1,206 -11 1,679 – Impact FC 2 - The Uprising: Sydney Impact FC
43 13 Feb 200945.0 yrs W27-13-3 Ross Clifton 6-8 · 32.1 yrs – SubArmbar R11:00 1.00 1,167→1,222 +55 1,033 – Wargods/Ken Shamrock Productions - The Valentine's Eve Massacre California Regional
42 8 Mar 200844.1 yrs L26-13-3 Robert Berry 11-7 – KO/TKOPunches R13:26 0.00 1,287→1,167 -120 1,151 – Cage Rage 25: Bring It On Cage Rage
41 10 Oct 200642.7 yrs L26-12-3 Tito Ortiz 14-4 · 31.7 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R12:23 0.00 1,313→1,293 -20 1,667 – UFC Fight Night 6.5: Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3 Ultimate Fighting Championship
40 8 Jul 200642.4 yrs L26-11-3 Tito Ortiz 13-4 · 31.5 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOElbows R11:18 0.00 1,339→1,313 -26 1,641 – UFC 61: Bitter Rivals Ultimate Fighting Championship
39 23 Oct 200541.7 yrs L26-10-3 Kazushi Sakuraba 17-9-1 · 36.3 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOPunch R12:27 0.00 1,413→1,339 -74 1,469 – Pride 30: Fully Loaded Pride FC
38 9 Apr 200541.2 yrs L26-9-3 Rich Franklin 18-1 (1) · 30.5 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R12:42 0.00 1,447→1,413 -34 1,692 – UFC: The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale Ultimate Fighting Championship
37 19 Jun 200440.4 yrs W26-8-3 Kimo Leopoldo 9-3-1 · 36.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOKnee R11:26 1.00 1,347→1,447 +100 1,399 – UFC 48: Payback Ultimate Fighting Championship
36 6 Mar 200440.1 yrs D25-8-3 Shinsuke Nakamura 2-1 (1) · 24.0 yrs Heavyweight DecisionEnds in a Draw R15:00 0.50 1,387→1,347 -40 1,214 – NJPW: Toukon 2 NJPW
35 22 Nov 200238.8 yrs L25-8-2 Tito Ortiz 9-2 · 27.8 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R315:00 0.00 1,414→1,393 -21 1,763 – UFC 40: Vendetta Ultimate Fighting Championship
34 24 Feb 200238.0 yrs L25-7-2 Don Frye 13-1 · 36.3 yrs Heavyweight DecisionSplit R320:00 0.44 1,424→1,414 -10 1,425 – Pride 19: Bad Blood Pride FC
33 10 Aug 200137.5 yrs W25-6-2 Sam Adkins 5-11 · 36.3 yrs Heavyweight SubKimura R11:26 1.00 1,407→1,424 +18 1,028 – Mega Fight: Enter The Lion's Den Ken Shamrock
32 27 Aug 200036.5 yrs L24-6-2 Kazuyuki Fujita 4-1 · 29.9 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R16:46 0.00 1,515→1,407 -109 1,429 – Pride 10: Return of the Warriors Pride FC
31 1 May 200036.2 yrs W24-5-2 Alexander Otsuka 3-4 · 28.8 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R19:43 1.00 1,486→1,515 +29 1,207 – Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals Pride FC
30 7 Dec 199632.8 yrs W23-5-2 Brian Johnston 2-2 · 28.4 yrs Heavyweight SubForearm Choke R15:48 1.00 1,527→1,552 +25 1,216 – UFC: Ultimate Ultimate 1996 Ultimate Fighting Championship
29 17 May 199632.3 yrs L22-5-2 Dan Severn 8-2 · 37.9 yrs Heavyweighttitle DecisionSplit R130:00 0.55* 1,521→1,527 +7 1,510 – UFC 9: Motor City Madness Ultimate Fighting Championship
28 16 Feb 199632.0 yrs W22-4-2 Kimo Leopoldo 3-1 · 28.1 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubKneebar R14:24 1.00 1,481→1,521 +39 1,266 – UFC 8: David vs. Goliath Ultimate Fighting Championship
27 28 Jan 199632.0 yrs W21-4-2 Kazuo Takahashi 6-3 · 26.9 yrs Heavyweight DecisionPoints R120:00 0.80 1,490→1,481 -8 1,193 – Pancrase 25 Pancrase
26 14 Dec 199531.8 yrs W20-4-2 Katsuomi Inagaki 8-11 · 26.2 yrs Heavyweight SubArm Triangle Choke R13:19 1.00 1,479→1,490 +10 998 – Pancrase 24 Pancrase
25 8 Sep 199531.6 yrs D19-4-2 Oleg Taktarov 7-1 · 27.2 yrs Heavyweighttitle DecisionTime Limit R133:00 0.50 1,512→1,479 -33 1,375 – UFC 7: The Brawl in Buffalo Ultimate Fighting Championship
24 22 Jul 199531.4 yrs W19-4-1 Larry Papadopoulos 1-3 · 31.1 yrs Heavyweight SubAchilles Lock R12:18 1.00 1,504→1,512 +8 970 – Pancrase 20 Pancrase
23 14 Jul 199531.4 yrs W18-4-1 Dan Severn 5-1 · 37.1 yrs Open Weighttitle SubGuillotine Choke R12:14 1.00 1,427→1,504 +77 1,386 – UFC 6: Clash of the Titans Ultimate Fighting Championship
22 13 May 199531.2 yrs L17-4-1 Minoru Suzuki 13-4 · 26.9 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubKneebar R12:14 0.00 1,588→1,427 -161 1,159 – Pancrase 18 Pancrase
21 7 Apr 199531.2 yrs D17-3-1 Royce Gracie 11-0 · 28.3 yrs Open Weighttitle DecisionTime Limit R136:00 0.50 1,627→1,588 -39 1,461 – UFC 5: The Return of the Beast Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 10 Mar 199531.1 yrs W17-3 Bas Rutten 7-3 · 30.0 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubKneebar R11:01 1.00 1,592→1,627 +36 1,354 – Pancrase 16 Pancrase
19 26 Jan 199531.0 yrs W16-3 Leon Van Dijk 0-1 · 20.4 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R14:45 1.00 1,586→1,592 +5 985 – Pancrase 15 Pancrase
18 17 Dec 199430.8 yrs W15-3 Manabu Yamada 13-5-2 · 25.6 yrs Heavyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R130:00 0.97 1,540→1,586 +46 1,389 – Pancrase 14 Pancrase
17 17 Dec 199430.8 yrs W14-3 Masakatsu Funaki 13-2 · 25.8 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubArm Triangle Choke R15:50 1.00 1,443→1,540 +97 1,482 – Pancrase 14 Pancrase
16 16 Dec 199430.8 yrs W13-3 Alex Cook 0-1 · 21.6 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubHeel Hook R11:31 1.00 1,426→1,443 +17 1,037 – Pancrase 13 Pancrase
15 16 Dec 199430.8 yrs W12-3 Maurice Smith 0-2 · 33.0 yrs Heavyweighttitle SubArm Triangle Choke R14:23 1.00 1,416→1,426 +9 919 – Pancrase 13 Pancrase
14 15 Oct 199430.7 yrs W11-3 Takaku Fuke 7-4 · 25.7 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:13 1.00 1,320→1,416 +96 1,354 – Pancrase 12 Pancrase
13 9 Sep 199430.6 yrs W10-3 Felix Mitchell debut Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:34 1.00 1,286→1,320 +35 1,042 – UFC 3: The American Dream Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 9 Sep 199430.6 yrs W9-3 Cristophe Leninger debut · 32.2 yrs Open Weight KO/TKOStrikes R14:49 1.00 1,245→1,286 +40 1,037 – UFC 3: The American Dream Ultimate Fighting Championship
11 1 Sep 199430.6 yrs L8-3 Masakatsu Funaki 9-2 · 25.5 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R12:30 0.00 1,352→1,245 -107 1,275 – Pancrase 11 Pancrase
10 26 Jul 199430.5 yrs W8-2 Bas Rutten 5-1 · 29.4 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R116:42 1.00 1,243→1,352 +109 1,330 – Pancrase 10 Pancrase
9 6 Jul 199430.4 yrs W7-2 Matt Hume 1-1 · 28.0 yrs Heavyweight SubArmlock R15:50 1.00 1,204→1,243 +38 984 – Pancrase 9 Pancrase
8 21 Apr 199430.2 yrs W6-2 Ryushi Yanagisawa 4-2 · 21.8 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R17:30 1.00 1,101→1,204 +103 1,164 – Pancrase 7: Pancrash! 3 Pancrase
7 19 Jan 199429.9 yrs L5-2 Minoru Suzuki 3-0 · 25.6 yrs Heavyweight SubLeg Lock R17:37 0.00 1,194→1,101 -93 1,173 – Pancrase 5: Pancrash! 1 Pancrase
6 8 Dec 199329.8 yrs W5-1 Andre Van Den Oetelaar 0-1 · 37.4 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R11:04 1.00 1,167→1,194 +27 874 – Pancrase 4 Pancrase
5 12 Nov 199329.8 yrs W4-1 Patrick Smith debut · 30.3 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R11:49 1.00 1,102→1,167 +64 1,008 – UFC 1: The Beginning Ultimate Fighting Championship
4 12 Nov 199329.8 yrs L3-1 Royce Gracie 1-0 · 26.9 yrs Open Weight SubRear Naked Choke R10:57 0.00 1,222→1,102 -120 1,088 – UFC 1: The Beginning Ultimate Fighting Championship
3 8 Nov 199329.7 yrs W3-0 Takaku Fuke 1-1 · 24.8 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R10:44 1.00 1,175→1,222 +47 1,000 – Pancrase 3 Pancrase
2 14 Oct 199329.7 yrs W2-0 Kazuo Takahashi 1-0 · 24.6 yrs Heavyweight SubHeel Hook R112:23 1.00 1,088→1,175 +88 1,088 – Pancrase 2 Pancrase
1 21 Sep 199329.6 yrs W1-0 Masakatsu Funaki debut · 24.5 yrs Heavyweight SubRear Naked Choke R16:15 1.00 1,000→1,088 +88 1,000 – Pancrase 1 Pancrase