Sean Sherk "The Muscle Shark"

Pro Record:	34-4-1 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Team:	Minnesota Martial Arts Academy
Age:	39
Sex:	Male
Height:	5 Feet. 6 Inch(es).
Weight:	168 lbs.
Out of:	Oak Grove, MN
Born:	St. Francis, MN

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Sean Sherk is an American mixed martial artist, who has fought in both the UFC and PRIDE FC. Sherk won the UFC Lightweight Champion in October 2006 against Kenny Florian via unanimous decision. Sherk has a background in wrestling, and, after joining the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, he began to practice boxing, shoot wrestling, and Muay Thai.

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Sean Sherk's Professional Record

	Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
	09/25/2010	Win	Evan Dunham	UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop	Decision Split Decision	5
	05/23/2009	Loss	Frankie Edgar	UFC 98: Evans vs Machida	Decision Unanimous Decision	3
	10/25/2008	Win	Tyson Griffin	UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote	Decision Unanimous Decision	3
	05/24/2008	Loss	BJ Penn	UFC 84: Ill Will	TKO/RSC Didn't Answer the Bell for Round	3	5:00
NSF	07/07/2007	Win	Hermes Franca	UFC 73	Decision Unanimous Decision	5
	10/14/2006	Win	Kenny Florian	UFC 64: Unstoppable	Decision Unanimous Decision	5
	04/15/2006	Win	Nick Diaz	UFC 59: Reality Check	Decision Unanimous Decision	5
	11/19/2005	Loss	Georges St-Pierre	UFC 56: Full Force	TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes	2	2:53
NSF	09/16/2005	Win	Joel Blanton	Guilty Boxing: Pride and Glory	Submission Rear Naked Choke	1
NSF	11/12/2004	Win	Lee King	Extreme Challenge 60	Submission Arm Triangle Choke	1	2:20
	09/23/2004	Win	Brodie Farber	Sport Fight 6: Battleground in Reno	Submission Choke	1
NSF	09/04/2004	Win	Darin Brudigan	Cage Fighting Xtreme 2	Submission Arm Triangle Choke
NSF	06/11/2004	Win	Gerald Strebendt	Extreme Challenge 58	TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes	1	3:52
NSF	06/04/2004	Win	Eric Heinz	Professional Fighting Association: Pride & Fury 1	Submission Neck Crank	1
NSF	04/30/2004	Win	Jake Short	International Cage Combat: Trials 2	Submission Choke	1
NSF	04/17/2004	Win	Kaleo Padilla	So You Think You Tough 4	Submission Neck Crank	2	1:17
NSF	02/15/2004	Win	Ryuki Ueyama	Pride: Bushido 2	Decision Unanimous Decision	2
NSF	12/28/2003	Win	Charles Diaz	XXXtreme Impact 1	Submission Keylock	2
NSF	12/12/2003	Win	Mark Long	Extreme Combat Minnesota	TKO/RSC Punches	1
NSF	08/02/2003	Win	John Alexander	Extreme Combat Minnesota: Best of the Best 2 - Night Event	TKO/RSC	1
NSF	04/25/2003	Loss	Matt Hughes	UFC 42: Sudden Impact	Decision Unanimous Decision	5
NSF	12/07/2002	Win	John Alexander	Extreme Combat Minnesota: Fight Fest Minnesota 2002 Day 2	Submission Rear Naked Choke	1	2:28
NSF	09/27/2002	Win	Benji Radach	UFC 39: The Warriors Return	TKO/RSC Doctor Stoppage from a Cut	1	4:16
	03/22/2002	Win	Jutaro Nakao	UFC 36: Worlds Collide	Decision Unanimous Decision	3
NSF	10/19/2001	Win	Claudionor Fontinelle	Universal Combat Challenge 6: Redemption	Submission Rear Naked Choke	2	1:04
NSF	07/29/2001	Draw	Kiuma Kunioku	Pancrase: Night Event - Neo Blood Tournament		3
NSF	07/15/2001	Win	Curtis Brigham	Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota: St.Paul	TKO/RSC Corner Throws in the Towel	3	1:15
NSF	06/02/2001	Win	Jason Purcell	Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota: Ultimate Fight Minnesota	TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage	1	1:42
NSF	04/29/2001	Win	Martin Armendarez	King of the Cage 8: Bombs Away	TKO/RSC Referee stoppage from Strikes	3	2:07
NSF	03/30/2001	Win	Manny Gamburyan	Reality Submission Fighting	Decision	3
	02/23/2001	Win	Tiki Ghosen	UFC 30: Battle on the Boardwalk	Submission Dislocated Shoulder	2	4:47
NSF	01/05/2001	Win	Karo Parisyan	Reality Submission Fighting	TKO/RSC Corner Stops the Fight	3
NSF	11/03/2000	Win	Ken Parham	Submission Fighting Championships: Tribute To Bryan Madden	Decision
NSF	10/06/2000	Win	Karo Parisyan	Reality Submission Fighting	Decision	3
NSF	10/09/1999	Win	Scott Bills	Extreme Challenge 28	Decision Unanimous Decision	2
NSF	10/09/1999	Win	Steve Gomm	Extreme Challenge 28	Decision Split Decision	2
NSF	10/04/1999	Win	Kurtis Jensen	Extreme Challenge Trials: October 1999	TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Punches	1	0:37
NSF	08/13/1999	Win	Johnnie Holland	Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota: Ultimate Wrestling Minnesota 3	Submission Key Lock	2	2:10
NSF	06/19/1999	Win	Roscoe Ostyn	Danger Zone 2: Mahnomen	Decision

Sean Sherk's Amateur Record

	Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
NSF	07/11/1999	Win	Dean Kugler	Midwest MMA Championships	Decision	1
NSF	07/11/1999	Win	Joe Paun	Midwest MMA Championships	Decision	1

:	Bout results verified by an official State, Tribal, Provincial, or Municipal Commission.
NSF:	Non Sanctioned Fight
* :	For a variety of reasons, including weight disparity and the demands of entertainment, Exhibition Bouts are held, in which the contest is unscripted and hard fought, but the results do not count on a fighter's Official Record.
NC:	Fight Declared No Contest

Titles Held by Sean Sherk:

Ultimate Fighting Championship - Lightweight (146-155) Champion

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Fighter Bio

Career

"The Muscle Shark" Sean Keith Sherk (born August 5, 1973) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. As of October 14, 2006, he holds a professional mixed martial arts record of 33-2-1. He has fought in both the UFC and PRIDE, drawing comparisons in style and body-type to American wrestler and former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, whom Sherk had once fought and lost a close decision to after a five-round championship bout.

Sherk became the UFC Lightweight Champion on October 14, 2006 at UFC 64. He is only the second UFC Lightweight Champion to date, and is the only champion since the division's reinstatement in 2006.