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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Sean Sherk won · S-DEC R3
Elo1490
Sean Sherk
Elo1385
Evan Dunham

Sean SherkvsEvan DunhamUFC Prediction Result

UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · Saturday, September 25, 2010Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Official fight result

Sean Sherk won

S-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupSean Sherk: WrestlervsEvan Dunham: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Sean Sherk wins(62.2%)

Actual result: Sean Sherk wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Sean Sherk at +167 American odds

+$167 profit

$267 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Evan Dunham enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Evan Dunham has 23pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Evan Dunham (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Sean Sherk
Red Corner
VS
Evan Dunham
Blue Corner
+167
(37%)
Vegas Odds
-178
(64%)
1490
Elo
1385
52
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'6"
Height
5'10"
170.18 cm
Reach
177.8 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Sean SherkNo prior UFC fights on record.
Evan DunhamL3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Joe Lauzon · Dec 15
W
vs Rick Glenn · Sep 16
L
KOvs Olivier Aubin-Mercier · Apr 18
L
KOvs Francisco Trinaldo · Sep 18
L
SUBvs Herbert Burns · Jun 20
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Sean SherkMetricEvan Dunham
2.17
Strikes / min
5.33
2.71
Strikes absorbed / min
3.54
55%
Strike defense
61%
4.09
TDs / 15 min
1.82
56%
Takedown defense
79%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.54Δ 2.33 — meaningful gap+1.79

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1519Strikes34.3 vs 30.3Takedowns4.1 vs 1.8Sub Atts0.36 vs 0.75Form0.0 vs 1.0
Sean SherkEvan Dunham

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Sean Sherk(1 fights)Evan Dunham(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +105.2|Blue -105.2
Recent Form
Red -1.0|Blue +1.0
Striker Score
Red +48.0|Blue -48.0
Grappler Score
Red +49.6|Blue -49.6
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Sean SherkTargetEvan Dunham

By target zone

31
29% acc · 82%
Head
65
44% acc · 87%
3
75% acc · 8%
Body
9
64% acc · 12%
4
100% acc · 11%
Leg
1
100% acc · 1%

By position

31
29% acc · 82%
Distance
69
44% acc · 92%
2
67% acc · 5%
Clinch
6
75% acc · 8%
5
100% acc · 13%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Sean Sherk rounds
0
even
2
Evan Dunham rounds
Round 1Sean Sherk edged it
Sig. strikes6
Takedowns2
Control3:26
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:23Control
Round 2Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes15
Takedowns2
Control2:31
28Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:05Control
Round 3Evan Dunham edged it
Sig. strikes17
Takedowns1
Control2:13
44Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:05Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
38 / 115
Sig Strikes
75 / 164
42.3%
Sig Str %
41.3%
81 / 165
Total Strikes
123 / 216
5 / 18
TDs
0 / 0
35%
TD %
0
Sub Att
7
1
Rev
0
8:10
Ctrl Time
0:33

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Evan Dunham3 / 98 / 140 / 02
1Sean Sherk6 / 935 / 402 / 30
2Evan Dunham28 / 6342 / 790 / 04
2Sean Sherk15 / 4223 / 512 / 80
3Evan Dunham44 / 9273 / 1230 / 01
3Sean Sherk17 / 6423 / 741 / 70

Sean Sherk

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights1

Evan Dunham

StanceSouthpaw
Height70.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights17