Frank Shamrock (23-10-2, 15) was born in San Jose, California, U.S on December 8, 1972. At the age of 22 years on December 16, 1994, he made his professional MMA debut against Bas Rutten, winning the fight via 1-round majority decision.
On December 21, 1997, 25-year old Frank Shamrock made his UFC debut on his 23rd professional MMA fight at UFC Japan against Kevin Jackson, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
He became the UFC light-heavyweight champion on December 21, 1997 at age 25 on his 23rd professional MMA fight at UFC Japan after defeating Kevin Jackson via 1st-round submission.
Shamrock's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Nick Diaz at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz at age 36 on April 11, 2009. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 0 losses in the promotion.
Some of Frank Shamrock's best fights have been against John Lober, Jeremy Horn, Tito Ortiz, Minoru Suzuki, Masakatsu Funaki, Vernon White and Manabu Yamada.
Shamrock has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Apr 11, 2009 36 years, 4 months 23-10-2 (15) | 25 years, 8 months 18-7 (15) | Strikeforce | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
34  | Mar 29, 2008 35 years, 3 months 23-9-2 (15) | 35 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Broken arm Lost Strikeforce middleweight title |
33  | Jun 22, 2007 34 years, 6 months 23-8-2 (15) | 31 years, 2 months 10-7 (8) | Strikeforce | MD | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke Won Strikeforce middleweight title |
32  | Feb 10, 2007 34 years, 2 months 22-8-2 (15) | 39 years, 10 months 12-6-1 (9) | EliteXC | MD | 2 | DQ | LOSS Knees to downed opponent |
31 | Mar 10, 2006 33 years, 3 months 22-7-2 (15) | Cesar Gracie | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
30 | Mar 27, 2003 30 years, 3 months 21-7-2 (14) | Bryan Pardoe | WEC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar Won WEC light-heavyweight title |
29 | Dec 10, 2000 28 years 20-7-2 (13) | Elvis Sinosic | K-1 | LHW | 5 | SD | WIN |
28  | Sep 24, 1999 26 years, 9 months 19-7-2 (13) | 24 years, 8 months 4-1 (4) | UFC | LHW | 4 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
27  | Apr 23, 1999 26 years, 4 months 18-7-2 (12) | 29 years, 4 months 15-3-1 (14) | LHW | 1 | UD | DRAW | |
26  | Oct 16, 1998 25 years, 10 months 18-7-1 (12) | 30 years, 7 months 3-5-2 (2) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
25  | May 15, 1998 25 years, 5 months 17-7-1 (11) | 22 years, 8 months 9-2-3 (8) | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
24 | Mar 13, 1998 25 years, 3 months 16-7-1 (10) | Igor Zinoviev | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Slam Defended UFC light-heavyweight title |
23 | Dec 21, 1997 25 years 15-7-1 (9) | Kevin Jackson | UFC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar Won UFC light-heavyweight title |
22  | Nov 29, 1997 24 years, 11 months 14-7-1 (8) | 30 years, 7 months 8-2 (6) | 2 | DQ | WIN Egan inoue ran into the ring | ||
21 | Oct 26, 1997 24 years, 10 months 13-7-1 (8) | Wes Gassaway | 1 | DQ | WIN Rope escapes | ||
20  | Sep 26, 1997 24 years, 9 months 12-7-1 (8) | 27 years, 6 months 9-3 (7) | 1 | UD | WIN | ||
19 | Jan 17, 1997 24 years, 1 months 11-7-1 (8) | 28 years, 10 months 2-0-1 (2) | 1 | SD | LOSS | ||
18  | Dec 15, 1996 24 years 11-6-1 (8) | 20 years, 1 months 5-3-2 (3) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
17  | Sep 7, 1996 23 years, 8 months 11-5-1 (8) | 21 years, 1 months 6-0-1 (2) | Pancrase | 1 | KO | LOSS Head kick | |
16  | Jul 22, 1996 23 years, 7 months 11-4-1 (8) | 27 years, 2 months 18-11-3 (18) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15  | May 16, 1996 23 years, 5 months 10-4-1 (7) | 31 years, 2 months 16-4 (14) | Pancrase | 1 | TKO | LOSS Cut For Pancrase Openweight Championship | |
14 | Apr 8, 1996 23 years, 4 months 10-3-1 (7) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | 1 | UD | WIN | |
13  | Mar 2, 1996 23 years, 2 months 9-3-1 (7) | 23 years, 8 months 6-7-1 (6) | Pancrase | 1 | UD | WIN | |
12  | Jan 28, 1996 23 years, 1 months 8-3-1 (7) | 27 years, 7 months 18-6 (17) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar Won Pancrase Openweight Championship Interim | |
11  | Dec 14, 1995 23 years 7-3-1 (6) | 25 years 5-13 (5) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Achilles lock | |
10  | Nov 4, 1995 22 years, 10 months 6-3-1 (5) | 26 years, 7 months 18-4 (17) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Toe hold | |
9 | Sep 1, 1995 22 years, 8 months 5-3-1 (4) | Takafumi Ito | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Jul 23, 1995 22 years, 7 months 4-3-1 (3) | 30 years, 4 months 10-4 (9) | Pancrase | 1 | SD | LOSS | |
7 | Jun 13, 1995 22 years, 6 months 4-2-1 (3) | Takaku Fuke | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6  | May 13, 1995 22 years, 5 months 3-2-1 (2) | 24 years | Pancrase | 1 | UD | DRAW | |
5 | Apr 8, 1995 22 years, 4 months 3-2 (2) | 26 years, 9 months 13-4 (12) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Mar 10, 1995 22 years, 3 months 2-2 (1) | 25 years, 11 months 13-3 (12) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | LOSS Toe hold | |
3 | Jan 26, 1995 22 years, 1 months 2-1 (1) | Katsuomi Inagaki | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke | |
2 | Dec 16, 1994 22 years 1-1 (0) | 25 years, 6 months 12-5-2 (12) | Pancrase | 1 | SUB | LOSS Achilles lock | |
1 | Dec 16, 1994 22 years 1-0 (0) | 29 years, 9 months 6-2 (6) | Pancrase | 1 | MD | WIN |
