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Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk
34-3-1 · USA
VS
Tyson Griffin
Tyson Griffin
12-1 · USA
October 25, 2008 · Rosemont, Illinois, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
156.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Sean Sherk def. Tyson Griffin by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sherk23/532/502:12
Griffin22/550/100:00
R2
Sherk33/881/200:18
Griffin26/920/100:00
R3
Sherk36/1120/000:00
Griffin26/930/000:00
Total
Sherk92/2533/702:30
Griffin74/2400/200:00

Scorecards

Sherk vs Griffin

RdAnthony BilusCheryl ClancyRobert HeckoCommunity
R110-9--10-9
R210-9--9.1-9.9
R310-9--9.9-9.1
Total30-2729-2829-2829-28

Media (5 cards) · avg 29.427.6 · 5 Sherk · 0 Griffin

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

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 probabilityGriffin
22.9%77.1%
KO / TKO
17%
Submission
11%
Decision
73%
Expected fight time: 12.8 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 Griffin. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sherk23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%17%
Submission3%15%
Decision16%68%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1944)act 92
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.2)act 3
Griffin77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%17%
Submission7%9%
Decision57%74%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes49 (2864)act 74
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~83 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R210%
R37%
Distance73%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Sherk
32.4%+205
Griffin
-20566.4%
Most takedownstie 26.9%
Sherk
62.7%-602
Griffin
+60210.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sherk
Expected: 33.8
34
Over 34
41.2%
+138
Exactly 34
1.9%
push
Under 34
56.9%
-138
04385
Griffin
Expected: 49.4
49.5
Over 49.5
42.4%
+136
Under 49.5
57.6%
-136
062124
Takedowns — over/under
Sherk
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
50.9%
-103
Under 1.5
49.1%
+103
035
Griffin
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
22.8%
+339
Under 0.5
77.2%
-339
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 12.8 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
Sherk22.9%67.8%−44.9-248
Griffin77.1%32.2%+44.9+195

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
58.2Striking74.2
Griffin +16.0
58.8Grappling70.8
Griffin +12.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SherkGriffin
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1575
Pound-for-pound
1588
1550
Divisional
1588
1467
Striking offense
1499
1505
Striking defense
1529
1510
Grappling offense
1514
1514
Grappling defense
1499
Physical
35 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'6"
67"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
1.82
Strikes landed / min
3.50
41%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.27
Strikes absorbed / min
1.84
48%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.33
Takedowns / 15 min
2.15
48%
Takedown accuracy
55%
36%
Takedown defense
56%
0.4
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.6
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
83%
-1
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
33%
Finish rate
20%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
112
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Sean Sherk
  • LBJ PennKO/TKO R3
    Close +2085mo before
  • WHermes FrancaU-DEC R5
    Close -2531y 4mo before
  • WKenny FlorianU-DEC R5
    Close -3652y before
  • WNick DiazU-DEC R3
    Close -1802y 6mo before
  • LGeorges St-PierreKO/TKO R2
    Close +2402y 11mo before
Tyson Griffin
  • WMarcus AurelioU-DEC R3
    Close -3154mo before
  • WGleison TibauU-DEC R3
    Close -3589mo before
  • WThiago TavaresU-DEC R3
    Close -1331y 1mo before
  • WClay GuidaS-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 4mo before
  • LFrankie EdgarU-DEC R3
    Close -7001y 9mo before
Sherk — win / loss by method
Record: 34-3-1

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
67% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
35% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (67%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
28win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (29%)KO/TKO() 0
11 (39%)Submission() 0
9 (32%)Decision() 0
Griffin — win / loss by method
Record: 12-1-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
5win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (80%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (29%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Sherk
Griffin
9
UFC fights
6
141.9 min · 15.8 avg
Octagon time
76.8 min · 12.8 avg
27y 1m
Career length
21y 8m
UFC schedule strength

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

Sherk
Griffin
115W–28L · 80.4%
Overall
79W–16L · 83.2%
60W–20L · 75.0%
Wins
73W–16L · 82.0%
55W–8L · 87.3%
Losses
6W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sherk
Griffin
99W–63L · 61.1%
Overall
31W–9L · 77.5%
99W–63L · 61.1%
Wins
31W–9L · 77.5%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Sherk
Griffin
2.27
Landed / min
5.87
25.4%
Accuracy
41.0%
52.1%
Defense
78.3%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
26.7%
Time at distance
39.9%
Grappling & control
Sherk
Griffin
4.33
Takedowns / 15 min
2.15
48.2%
Takedown accuracy
55.0%
35.7%
Takedown defense
56.0%
0.42
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.56
78.4%
Control share
50.2%
Strike target map
Sherk
  • Head74%(192)div 68%
  • Body10%(26)div 18%
  • Legs16%(40)div 14%
Griffin
  • Head51%(137)div 68%
  • Body28%(74)div 18%
  • Legs22%(58)div 14%

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.

Tyson Griffin
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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