Sean Sherk

WelterweightWrestler
8 - 4

12 UFC Fights | 67% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (25%)

Height
5' 6"
Reach
67"
Weight
155 lbs.
Age
53
Orthodox

Sean Sherk UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Sean Sherk is 8-4 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 1 by submission and 6 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 36-4-1, 28-0 of it outside the UFC. Sherk competes at welterweight as an orthodox wrestler, standing 5'6" with a 67" reach at 53 years old. The last bout was a win over Evan Dunham by decision in Sep 2010.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 99th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (4.2/fight).

Sean Sherk's UFC win rate is 67% (8 of 12 fights), and 25% of those wins came by finish. Sherk averages 4.2 takedowns per fight at 44% accuracy and stops 56% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
36-4-1
UFC Record
8-4
Height
5'6"
Reach
67"
Age
53
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Evan Dunham · Decision · Sep 2010

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Sean Sherk's Last 5 Fights

Sherk is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Evan Dunham · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · Sep 2010
  2. Loss vs Frankie Edgar · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 98: Evans vs Machida · May 2009
  3. Win vs Tyson Griffin · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 90: Silva vs Cote · Oct 2008
  4. Loss vs BJ Penn · KO/TKO · R3 5:00 · UFC 84: Ill Will · May 2008
  5. Win vs Hermes Franca · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 73: Stacked · Jul 2007

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.2
Accuracy
35%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.00

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.9
0.8x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.7
Opp. Accuracy Against
45%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
4.2
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
44%
Takedown Defense
56%
Control Time / Fight
7:16
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.3

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
8% KO
0% Sub
R2
0% KO
8% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Sean Sherk vs Average

Sean Sherk lands 9.9 strikes in R1 but 12.7 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Sean Sherk's UFC Fight History

12 UFC fights on record (8-4), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WEvan DunhamDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop2010-09-25
LFrankie EdgarDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 98: Evans vs Machida2009-05-23
WTyson GriffinDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 90: Silva vs Cote2008-10-25
L★BJ PennKO/TKOR3 · 5:00UFC 84: Ill Will2008-05-24
W★Hermes FrancaDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 73: Stacked2007-07-07
W★Kenny FlorianDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 64: Unstoppable2006-10-14
WNick DiazDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 59: Reality Check2006-04-15
LGeorges St-PierreKO/TKOR2 · 2:53UFC 56: Full Force2005-11-19
L★Matt HughesDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 42: Sudden Impact2003-04-25
WBenji RadachKO/TKOR1 · 4:16UFC 39: The Warriors Return2002-09-27
WJutaro NakaoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 36: Worlds Collide2002-03-22
WTiki GhosnSubmissionR2 · 4:47UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk2001-02-23

How Sherk Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.2 sig. strikes/min
24th percentile
Striking accuracy35%
8th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.9/min
59th percentile
Takedowns4.2/fight
99th percentile
Takedown defense56%
38th percentile
Knockdown power0.00/fight
0th percentile

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