Lightweight · Men

Sean Sherk

“The Muscle Shark”
United States The Academy MN debut 1999
Elo 1,694 peak 1,849 · 7 Jul 2007 155 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 4854005
35-4-1pro record
1W current streak
1,840best win, Elo
1,322average opponent
-- born 5 Aug 1973
66.0" / 66.9" height / reach

Elo history

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

Record

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Rating by method KO1,190 Sub1,371 Dec1,225

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Evan Dunham Decision R3 · 25 Sep 2010 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,840
  2. Hermes França Decision R5 · 7 Jul 2007 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,840
  3. Tyson Griffin Decision R3 · 25 Oct 2008 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,776
  4. Nick Diaz Decision R3 · 15 Apr 2006 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,649
  5. Kenny Florian Decision R5 · 14 Oct 2006 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,582

Losses

Newest first
  1. Frankie Edgar Decision R3 · 23 May 2009 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,698
  2. BJ Penn KO/TKO R3 · 24 May 2008 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,794
  3. Georges St-Pierre KO/TKO R2 · 19 Nov 2005 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,719
  4. Matt Hughes Decision R5 · 25 Apr 2003 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,790

Fight history

41 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
41 25 Sep 201037.1 yrs W35-4-1 Evan Dunham 11-0 · 28.8 yrs Lightweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.39* 1,674→1,694 +20 1,840 – UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop Ultimate Fighting Championship
40 23 May 200935.8 yrs L34-4-1 Frankie Edgar 10-1 · 27.6 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.00* 1,798→1,686 -112 1,698 – UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida Ultimate Fighting Championship
39 25 Oct 200835.2 yrs W34-3-1 Tyson Griffin 12-1 · 24.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.74* 1,748→1,798 +50 1,776 – UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote Ultimate Fighting Championship
38 24 May 200834.8 yrs L33-3-1 BJ Penn 12-4-1 · 29.4 yrs Lightweighttitle KO/TKOKnee & Punches R315:00 0.00 1,849→1,748 -101 1,794 – UFC 84: Ill Will Ultimate Fighting Championship
37 7 Jul 200733.9 yrs W33-2-1 Hermes França 18-5 · 32.9 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.96* 1,746→1,849 +103 1,840 – UFC 73: Stacked Ultimate Fighting Championship
36 14 Oct 200633.2 yrs W32-2-1 Kenny Florian 6-2 · 30.4 yrs Lightweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.96* 1,692→1,746 +54 1,582 – UFC 64: Unstoppable Ultimate Fighting Championship
35 15 Apr 200632.7 yrs W31-2-1 Nick Diaz 11-5 · 22.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.55* 1,696→1,692 -4 1,649 – UFC 59: Reality Check Ultimate Fighting Championship
34 19 Nov 200532.3 yrs L30-2-1 Georges St-Pierre 10-1 · 24.5 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches & Elbows R27:53 0.00 1,805→1,696 -109 1,719 – UFC 56: Full Force Ultimate Fighting Championship
33 17 Sep 200532.1 yrs W30-1-1 Joel Blanton 6-6 · 34.3 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R13:22 1.00 1,802→1,805 +3 1,067 – BP - Pride and Glory Georgia Regional
32 12 Nov 200431.3 yrs W29-1-1 Lee King 4-6-1 · 28.2 yrs – SubArm-Triangle Choke R12:20 1.00 1,797→1,802 +6 1,208 – Extreme Challenge 60 Extreme Challenge
31 23 Sep 200431.1 yrs W28-1-1 Brodie Farber 5-1 · 24.2 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R10:55 1.00 1,784→1,797 +12 1,338 – SportFight 6: Battleground In Reno SportFight
30 4 Sep 200431.1 yrs W27-1-1 Darin Brudigan 2-0 – SubArm-Triangle Choke R2 1.00 1,779→1,784 +6 1,184 – Cage Fighting Xtreme 2 Cage Fighting Xtreme
29 11 Jun 200430.9 yrs W26-1-1 Gerald Strebendt 8-4 · 25.3 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R13:52 1.00 1,765→1,779 +14 1,335 – Extreme Challenge 58 Extreme Challenge
28 3 Jun 200430.8 yrs W25-1-1 Eric Heinz 2-4 – SubNeck Crank R10:58 1.00 1,763→1,765 +2 994 – PFA - Pride and Fury Idaho Regional
27 30 Apr 200430.7 yrs W24-1-1 Jake Short 6-3 Welterweight SubRear Naked Choke R11:37 1.00 1,742→1,763 +21 1,395 – International Cage Combat 4 International Cage Fighting Alliance
26 17 Apr 200430.7 yrs W23-1-1 Kaleo Padilla 1-4 Welterweight SubNeck Crank R26:17 1.00 1,739→1,742 +3 1,048 – YTYT - You Think You're Tough Sonny Westbrook
25 15 Feb 200430.5 yrs W22-1-1 Ryuki Ueyama 9-7-5 · 27.8 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.95 1,723→1,739 +16 1,410 – Pride - Bushido 2 Pride FC
24 28 Dec 200330.4 yrs W21-1-1 Charles Diaz 4-4 · 26.0 yrs – SubKeylock R2 1.00 1,717→1,723 +6 1,136 – EP - XXXtreme Impact Mexico Regional
23 12 Dec 200330.4 yrs W20-1-1 Mark Long 10-8-1 · 23.9 yrs – KO/TKOSubmission to Punches R10:32 1.00 1,704→1,717 +13 1,263 – Extreme Combat Minnesota Regional
22 2 Aug 200330.0 yrs W19-1-1 John Alexander 4-1 – KO/TKOPunches R12:31 1.00 1,684→1,704 +21 1,334 – EC - Best of the Best 2: Night Event Extreme Challenge
21 25 Apr 200329.7 yrs L18-1-1 Matt Hughes 33-3 · 29.5 yrs Welterweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.23* 1,712→1,684 -29 1,790 – UFC 42: Sudden Impact Ultimate Fighting Championship
20 7 Dec 200229.3 yrs W18-0-1 John Alexander 4-0 – SubRear-Naked Choke R12:28 1.00 1,690→1,712 +22 1,356 – Extreme Combat 2 Extreme Combat Challenge
19 27 Sep 200229.1 yrs W17-0-1 Benji Radach 6-0 (1) · 23.5 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOCut R14:16 1.00 1,643→1,690 +47 1,470 – UFC 39: The Warriors Return Ultimate Fighting Championship
18 22 Mar 200228.6 yrs W16-0-1 Jutaro Nakao 12-7-2 · 31.3 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,569→1,643 +74 1,516 – UFC 36: Worlds Collide Ultimate Fighting Championship
17 19 Oct 200128.2 yrs W15-0-1 Claudionor Fontenelle 5-7-1 · 27.6 yrs – SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,562→1,569 +7 1,008 – UCC 6: Redemption TKO Major League MMA
16 30 Jul 200128.0 yrs D14-0-1 Kiuma Kunioku 21-14-6 · 24.7 yrs Middleweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.50 1,599→1,562 -38 1,440 – Pancrase 98 Pancrase
15 15 Jul 200127.9 yrs W14-0 Curtis Brigham 4-1 · 19.9 yrs – KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R3 1.00 1,573→1,599 +27 1,276 – UW - St. Paul Minnesota Regional
14 2 Jun 200127.8 yrs W13-0 Jason Purcell 0-2 · 25.3 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R11:42 1.00 1,569→1,573 +4 905 – UW - Ultimate Fight Minnesota Minnesota Regional
13 29 Apr 200127.7 yrs W12-0 Marty Armendarez 4-0 · 33.6 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunches R312:07 1.00 1,519→1,569 +50 1,360 – KOTC 8: Bombs Away King of the Cage
12 30 Mar 200127.6 yrs W11-0 Manny Gamburyan 4-0 · 19.9 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R118:00 0.97 1,490→1,519 +29 1,246 – Reality Submission Fighting 3 Illinois Regional
11 23 Feb 200127.6 yrs W10-0 Tiki Ghosn 3-2 · 24.0 yrs Lightweight SubShoulder Dislocated R29:47 1.00 1,468→1,490 +22 1,129 – UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk Ultimate Fighting Championship
10 5 Jan 200127.4 yrs W9-0 Karo Parisyan 6-1 · 18.4 yrs – KO/TKOCorner Stoppage R116:20 1.00 1,420→1,468 +48 1,250 – Reality Submission Fighting 2 Illinois Regional
9 3 Nov 200027.2 yrs W8-0 Ken Parham 0-2-1 – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.95 1,413→1,420 +7 1,016 – Submission Fighting Championships 12 Illinois Regional
8 6 Oct 200027.2 yrs W7-0 Karo Parisyan 6-0 · 18.1 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R118:00 0.97 1,329→1,413 +83 1,333 – Reality Submission Fighting 1 Illinois Regional
7 9 Oct 199926.2 yrs W6-0 Steve Gomm 3-1 · 20.9 yrs – DecisionSplit R110:00 0.56 1,342→1,329 -13 1,248 – Extreme Challenge 28 Extreme Challenge
6 9 Oct 199926.2 yrs W5-0 Scott Bills 3-2-1 · 26.8 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R110:00 0.97 1,294→1,342 +48 1,151 – Extreme Challenge 28 Extreme Challenge
5 4 Oct 199926.2 yrs W4-0 Kurtis Jensen debut – KO/TKOPunches R10:37 1.00 1,223→1,294 +71 1,155 – Extreme Challenge - Trials Extreme Challenge
4 13 Aug 199926.0 yrs W3-0 Johnnie Holland debut – SubKeylock R2 1.00 1,174→1,223 +49 1,011 – Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota Regional
3 11 Jul 199925.9 yrs W2-0 Dean Kugler debut – DecisionUnanimous R110:00 0.97 1,118→1,174 +55 1,008 – MMAC 1: Midwest MMA Championship 1 Iowa Regional
2 11 Jul 199925.9 yrs W1-0 Joe Paun debut · 19.3 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R115:00 0.97 1,046→1,118 +73 1,007 – MMAC 1: Midwest MMA Championship 1 Iowa Regional
1 19 Jun 199925.9 yrs W1-0 Roscoe Ostyn debut Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R115:00 0.97 1,000→1,046 +46 915 – Dangerzone - Mahnomen Danger Zone am