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Ken Shamrock

Fighter profile

Ken Shamrock

LHW28-17-2
Form
 
 
 
 
 
78
Overall
SoS 86
Skill ratings
Striking
48
Boxing
38
Kicking
31
Clinch
52
Striking def.
85
Wrestling off.
49
Wrestling def.
86
Ground game
67
Submissions
80
Grappling def.
94
Profile
Age62
Height6'1"
Reach72"
StanceOrthodox
StyleGrappler
CountryUSA
Pro debut1993
UFC record6-5-2
Last fight2016-02-19
Octagon time143.6 min
Avg fight11.1 min
Career length32y 10m
Elo trajectory
Shadedsurgeryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LHW division (205 fighters).

Fought across 3 divisions:8 OW · 4 LHW (now) · 1 HW

Striking offense1444
1st
LHW avg 1501
Striking defense1548
98th
LHW avg 1499
Grappling offense1503
74th
LHW avg 1497
Grappling defense1545
94th
LHW avg 1504
Momentum10
41st
LHW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 27-16-2

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
3 wins, 11 losses
W
11% of wins
L
69% of losses
Submission
21 wins, 3 losses
W
78% of wins
L
19% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
11% of wins
L
13% of losses
UFC
6win5loss2draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(80%) 4
4 (67%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(20%) 1
Non-UFC
21win11loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (5%)KO/TKO(64%) 7
17 (81%)Submission(27%) 3
3 (14%)Decision(9%) 1
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes117
Sig. accuracy41%
Sig. attempted285
Total strikes517
Total attempted722
Knockdowns1
Head79
Body30
Leg8
Distance23
Clinch27
Ground67

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed164
Sig. defense50%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.134
Body abs.17
Leg abs.13
Distance abs.49
Clinch abs.38
Ground abs.77

Grappling · offense

Takedowns7
TD accuracy64%
TD attempted11
Sub att.9
Reversals0
Control time0:39

Grappling · defense

TD defense67%
TDs absorbed5
TD att. faced15
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time14:00

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 13 UFC fights · 143:38 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Ken has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
81W–20Lwin 80.2%div #56/150pct 63rd
WinsSoft
19W–7Lwin 73.1%div #103/135pct 24th
LossesStrong
62W–13Lwin 82.7%div #45/147pct 70th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1554 elodiv #39/150pct 75th
WinsSoft
1509 elodiv #113/137pct 18th
LossesElite
1608 elodiv #12/147pct 93rd

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall221W–158L58.3%
Wins107W–106L50.2%
Losses114W–52L68.7%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Ken, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−3.26u−65.2% ROI

over 5 close-line bets

Average odds
+186

35% implied

As favorite
1W–0L

ROI +74.1%

Avg -135

As underdog
0W–4L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +240

Based on 5 of 11 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.