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UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop
Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk
35-4-1 · USA
VS
Evan Dunham
Evan Dunham
11-0 · USA
September 25, 2010 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
156.0lb
Sean Sherk def. Evan Dunham by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sherk6/92/303:26
Dunham3/90/000:23
R2
Sherk15/422/802:31
Dunham28/630/000:05
R3
Sherk17/641/702:13
Dunham44/920/000:05
Total
Sherk38/1155/1808:10
Dunham75/1640/000:33

Scorecards

Sherk vs Dunham

RdCecil PeoplesGlenn TrowbridgeKelvin CaldwellCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-99-109.2-9.8
R39-109-109-109-10
Total29-2829-2828-2928.2-28.8

Media (7 cards) · avg 2928 · 7 Sherk · 0 Dunham

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sherk-Dunham.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SherkWin probabilityDunham
28.6%71.4%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
17%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Sherk, blue toward Dunham. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sherk29%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%31%
Submission4%15%
Decision16%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes36 (2047)act 38
Takedowns1.2 (0.03.4)act 5
Dunham71%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO23%33%
Submission13%17%
Decision35%50%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes45 (2559)act 75
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~81 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R120%
R222%
R37%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Sherk
39.1%+152
Dunham
-15259.5%
Most takedownstie 36.1%
Sherk
51.2%-406
Dunham
+40612.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sherk
Expected: 36.1
36
Over 36
41.8%
+135
Exactly 36
1.8%
push
Under 36
56.4%
-135
04691
Dunham
Expected: 45.1
45
Over 45
41.9%
+135
Exactly 45
1.5%
push
Under 45
56.6%
-135
057113
Takedowns — over/under
Sherk
Expected: 1.2
1
Over 1
39.1%
+107
Exactly 1
18.8%
push
Under 1
42.0%
-107
035
Dunham
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.1%
+352
Under 0.5
77.9%
-352
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Sherk28.6%36.9%−8.3+167
Dunham71.4%63.1%+8.3-178

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
57.8Striking67.0
Dunham +9.2
61.2Grappling71.5
Dunham +10.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SherkDunham
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1575
Pound-for-pound
1588
1552
Divisional
1588
1467
Striking offense
1504
1503
Striking defense
1502
1508
Grappling offense
1514
1523
Grappling defense
1501
Physical
37 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'10"
67"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.19
Strikes landed / min
2.74
35%
Strike accuracy
35%
2.73
Strikes absorbed / min
1.99
55%
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.93
Takedowns / 15 min
2.38
47%
Takedown accuracy
64%
57%
Takedown defense
79%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
100%
-1
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
100%
29%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
490
Days since last fight
105
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean Sherk
  • LFrankie EdgarU-DEC R3
    Close -3051y 4mo before
  • WTyson GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close -2481y 11mo before
  • LBJ PennKO/TKO R3
    Close +2082y 4mo before
  • WHermes FrancaU-DEC R5
    Close -2533y 3mo before
  • WKenny FlorianU-DEC R5
    Close -3653y 11mo before
Evan Dunham
  • WTyson GriffinS-DEC R3
    Close +1683mo before
  • WEfrain EscuderoSUB R3
    Close +2098mo before
  • WMarcus AurelioS-DEC R3
    Close +1401y 1mo before
  • WPer EklundKO/TKO R1
    Close +1261y 7mo before
Sherk — win / loss by method
Record: 35-4-1

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
9 wins, 2 losses
W
26% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
34% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
14 wins, 2 losses
W
40% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
7win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
1 (14%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (71%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
28win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (29%)KO/TKO() 0
11 (39%)Submission() 0
9 (32%)Decision() 0
Dunham — win / loss by method
Record: 11-0-0

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
Decision
3 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (25%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (71%)Submission() 0
1 (14%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Sherk
Dunham
11
UFC fights
4
171.9 min · 15.6 avg
Octagon time
44.2 min · 11.1 avg
27y 1m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Sherk
Dunham
137W–30L · 82.0%
Overall
58W–12L · 82.9%
72W–21L · 77.4%
Wins
58W–12L · 82.9%
65W–9L · 87.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sherk
Dunham
99W–63L · 61.1%
Overall
26W–14L · 65.0%
99W–63L · 61.1%
Wins
26W–14L · 65.0%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Sherk
Dunham
3.01
Landed / min
4.44
24.7%
Accuracy
32.4%
59.3%
Defense
65.8%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.68
36.6%
Time at distance
46.9%
Grappling & control
Sherk
Dunham
3.93
Takedowns / 15 min
2.38
47.4%
Takedown accuracy
63.6%
56.5%
Takedown defense
78.9%
0.35
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.02
78.5%
Control share
63.8%
Strike target map
Sherk
  • Head74%(280)div 66%
  • Body11%(40)div 18%
  • Legs15%(57)div 16%
Dunham
  • Head83%(101)div 66%
  • Body12%(14)div 18%
  • Legs5%(6)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Sean Sherk
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Evan Dunham
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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