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UFC 56: Full Force
VS
Sean Sherk
Sean Sherk
31-1-1 · USA
November 19, 2005 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
169.0lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Georges St-Pierre def. Sean Sherk by KO/TKO (Elbows), R2 2:53
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
St-Pierre32/622/302:09
Sherk15/290/200:00
R2 · 2:53
St-Pierre26/491/100:56
Sherk5/260/100:00
Total
St-Pierre58/1113/403:05
Sherk20/550/300:00

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
St-PierreWin probabilitySherk
92.9%7.1%
KO / TKO
30%
Submission
13%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.8 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
St-Pierre93%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO28%30%
Submission12%13%
Decision53%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (3479)act 58
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.3)act 3
Sherk7%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%28%
Submission1%17%
Decision4%55%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 20
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Combined totals~79 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R28%
R318%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
St-Pierre
90.0%-974
Sherk
+9749.2%
Most takedownstie 22.2%
St-Pierre
66.0%-563
Sherk
+56311.7%
Significant strikes — over/under
St-Pierre
Expected: 60.4
60.5
Over 60.5
42.4%
+136
Under 60.5
57.6%
-136
076151
Sherk
Expected: 18.9
19
Over 19
40.5%
+138
Exactly 19
3.4%
push
Under 19
56.1%
-138
02448
Takedowns — over/under
St-Pierre
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
48.3%
+107
Under 1.5
51.7%
-107
035
Sherk
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
33.3%
+200
Under 0.5
66.7%
-200
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 11.8 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
St-Pierre92.9%71.8%+21.1-300
Sherk7.1%28.2%−21.1+240

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
87.2Striking72.1
St-Pierre +15.1
97.3Grappling55.7
St-Pierre +41.5
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
St-PierreSherk
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1566
Pound-for-pound
1562
1566
Divisional
1562
1504
Striking offense
1478
1533
Striking defense
1518
1528
Grappling offense
1537
1507
Grappling defense
1527
Physical
24 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'6"
76"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.04
Strikes landed / min
1.07
64%
Strike accuracy
62%
0.66
Strikes absorbed / min
1.04
64%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.78
Takedowns / 15 min
4.16
81%
Takedown accuracy
52%
84%
Takedown defense
29%
2.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.3
Form & résumé
80%
UFC win rate
75%
+2
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
75%
50%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
939
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Georges St-Pierre
  • WFrank TriggSUB R1
    Close -1753mo before
  • WJason MillerU-DEC R3
    Close -1357mo before
  • LMatt HughesSUB R1
    Close +2251y 1mo before
  • WJay HieronKO/TKO R1
    Close -2751y 5mo before
  • WKaro ParisyanU-DEC R3
    Close +2001y 10mo before
Sean Sherk
  • LMatt HughesU-DEC R5
    Close +4002y 7mo before
  • WBenji RadachKO/TKO R1
    3y 2mo before
  • WJutaro NakaoU-DEC R3
    3y 8mo before
  • WTiki GhosnSUB R2
    4y 9mo before
St-Pierre — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (25%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (50%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Sherk — win / loss by method
Record: 31-1-1

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, 0 losses
W
29% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
39% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 1 loss
W
32% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
28win0loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (29%)KO/TKO() 0
11 (39%)Submission() 0
9 (32%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
St-Pierre
Sherk
5
UFC fights
4
40.8 min · 8.2 avg
Octagon time
54.0 min · 13.5 avg
24y 6m
Career length
27y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

St-Pierre
Sherk
72W–12L · 85.7%
Overall
59W–11L · 84.3%
36W–8L · 81.8%
Wins
26W–8L · 76.5%
36W–4L · 90.0%
Losses
33W–3L · 91.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
St-Pierre
Sherk
56W–21L · 72.7%
Overall
99W–63L · 61.1%
56W–21L · 72.7%
Wins
99W–63L · 61.1%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
St-Pierre
Sherk
4.40
Landed / min
0.75
53.2%
Accuracy
20.8%
69.4%
Defense
75.8%
0.73
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
23.4%
Time at distance
12.3%
Grappling & control
St-Pierre
Sherk
4.78
Takedowns / 15 min
4.16
81.3%
Takedown accuracy
51.7%
84.2%
Takedown defense
28.6%
2.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.28
85.6%
Control share
66.7%
Strike target map
St-Pierre
  • Head73%(121)div 70%
  • Body21%(34)div 20%
  • Legs6%(10)div 10%
Sherk
  • Head90%(52)div 70%
  • Body2%(1)div 20%
  • Legs9%(5)div 10%

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

Georges St-Pierre
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Sean Sherk
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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