Record & Stats
Record36-4-1 (21 finishes)Born
Aug 5, 1973
Age
53Y, 1M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
21 (51%)
KO/TKO
10 (24%)
Submissions
11 (27%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins1Record2-2UFCLightweight
Sean Sherk MMA record
Sean "The Muscle Shark" Sherk retired with a professional MMA record of 36-4-1 (21 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 41 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Sherk's most recent fight was a win over Evan Dunham on Sep 25, 2010.
Sherk won the UFC lightweight championship. He went 2-2 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Sep 25, 2010 | 37 | Evan Dunham | W | SD | 3 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 40 | May 23, 2009 | 35 | Frankie Edgar | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 39 | Oct 25, 2008 | 35 | Tyson Griffin | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 38 | May 24, 2008 | 34 | B.J. Penn | L | TKO | 3 | Knee and punches | ~ UFC Championship | Lightweight | UFC |
| 37 | Jul 7, 2007 | 33 | Hermes FranΓ§a | W | UD | 5 | β | ! UFC Championship | Lightweight | UFC |
| 36 | Oct 14, 2006 | 33 | Kenny Florian | W | UD | 5 | β | + UFC Championship | Lightweight | UFC |
| 35 | Apr 15, 2006 | 32 | Nick Diaz | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 34 | Nov 19, 2005 | 32 | Georges St-Pierre | L | TKO | 2 | Punches and elbows | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 33 | Sep 17, 2005 | 32 | Joel Blanton | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | Welterweight | β |
| 32 | Nov 12, 2004 | 31 | Lee King | W | SUB | 1 | Arm-triangle choke | β | Welterweight | Extreme Challenge |
| 31 | Sep 23, 2004 | 31 | Brodie Farber | W | SUB | 1 | Guillotine choke | β | Welterweight | Shark Fights |
| 30 | Sep 4, 2004 | 31 | Darin Brudigan | W | SUB | 1 | Arm-triangle choke | β | Welterweight | Cage Fighting Championships |
| 29 | Jun 11, 2004 | 30 | Gerald Strebendt | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Lightweight | Extreme Challenge |
| 28 | Jun 3, 2004 | 30 | Eric Heinz | W | SUB | 1 | Neck crank | β | Welterweight | PRIDE |
| 27 | Apr 30, 2004 | 30 | Jake Short | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | Welterweight | β |
| 26 | Apr 17, 2004 | 30 | Kaleo Padilla | W | SUB | 2 | Neck crank | β | Welterweight | β |
| 25 | Feb 15, 2004 | 30 | Ryuki Ueyama | W | UD | 2 | β | β | Middleweight | PRIDE |
| 24 | Dec 28, 2003 | 30 | Charles Diaz | W | SUB | 2 | Keylock | β | Welterweight | β |
| 23 | Dec 12, 2003 | 30 | Mark Long | W | TKO | 1 | Submission to punches | β | Welterweight | β |
| 22 | Aug 2, 2003 | 29 | John Alexander | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | Welterweight | β |
| 21 | Apr 25, 2003 | 29 | Matt Hughes | L | UD | 5 | β | ~ UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 20 | Dec 7, 2002 | 29 | John Alexander | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | β | β |
| 19 | Sep 27, 2002 | 29 | Benji Radach | W | TKO | 1 | Cut | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 18 | Mar 22, 2002 | 28 | Jutaro Nakao | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 17 | Oct 19, 2001 | 28 | Claudionor Fontinelle | W | SUB | 2 | Rear-naked choke | β | β | UCC |
| 16 | Jul 29, 2001 | 27 | Kiuma Kunioku | D | UD | 3 | β | β | Middleweight | Pancrase |
| 15 | Jul 15, 2001 | 27 | Curtis Brigham | W | TKO | 3 | Corner stoppage | β | β | UW |
| 14 | Jun 2, 2001 | 27 | Jason Purcell | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | UW |
| 13 | Apr 29, 2001 | 27 | Marty Armendarez | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | β | β | KOTC |
| 12 | Mar 30, 2001 | 27 | Manny Gamburyan | W | UD | 1 | β | β | β | Reality Submission Fighting |
| 11 | Feb 23, 2001 | 27 | Tiki Ghosn | W | TKO | 2 | Shoulder injury | β | β | UFC |
| 10 | Jan 5, 2001 | 27 | Karo Parisyan | W | TKO | 1 | Corner stoppage | β | β | Reality Submission Fighting |
| 9 | Nov 3, 2000 | 27 | Ken Parham | W | UD | 2 | β | β | β | β |
| 8 | Oct 10, 2000 | 27 | Karo Parisyan | W | UD | 1 | β | β | β | Reality Submission Fighting |
| 7 | Oct 9, 1999 | 26 | Steve Gomm | W | SD | 1 | β | β | β | Extreme Challenge |
| 6 | Oct 9, 1999 | 26 | Scott Bills | W | UD | 1 | β | β | β | Extreme Challenge |
| 5 | Oct 4, 1999 | 26 | Kurtis Jensen | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | β | β | Extreme Challenge |
| 4 | Aug 13, 1999 | 26 | Johnnie Holland | W | SUB | 2 | Keylock | β | β | β |
| 3 | Jul 11, 1999 | 25 | Joe Paun | W | UD | 1 | β | β | β | β |
| 2 | Jul 11, 1999 | 25 | Dean Kugler | W | UD | 1 | β | β | β | β |
| 1 | Jun 19, 1999 | 25 | Roscoe Ostyn | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | Dangerzone |