Fighter Profile›Heavyweight

“The Vanilla Gorilla”

Chase Sherman

16-1215 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 2L

Inactive

High Variance

High Wear

6'4"ht·78"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLKarl Williams·U-DEC·R3·2yr ago

Fighter Context

4–11UFC·

3KO

0Sub

1Dec

10.7min/fight

160UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

0–6(6 fights)

-2.3str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.61

Deficit

24%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.015

Passive

24%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Average

45%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

39%

Passive

16%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Sherman

Blitzer

Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min6.04

Str. Accuracy45%

969UFC landed/2,131attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+3.0 vs avg6.65

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / fight0.20

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.20

CQ KO Power

Below Avg11%ile0.31

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

55%

Body

21%

Leg

25%

By Position

Distance91%

Clinch7%

Ground2%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 115 rounds	Round 212 rounds	Round 39 rounds
Avg. Landed	24	28	31
Avg. Absorbed	22	32	40
Avg. Net	+2	-4	-9

Grappling

Sherman

Non-Factor

·25s ctrlPassive Control

Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.09

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.19

TD Accuracy50%

1UFC landed/2attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense74%

23UFC defended/31opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Liability

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

Strong Finisher

div avg 68%

How They Lose

11UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision1 / 4

KD → Finish

3/3Lethal

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 11

Submission2 / 11

Decision6 / 11

Loss Pattern

Mixed

4 early · 1 late · 6 dec across 11 losses

KO artist. 3 stoppages, finishing threat doesn't fade with the rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

13%

1 of 8 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

2.1pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 65 vs 64 first half

15 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=12

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

5.4

6.4

6.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.9

7.4

8.5

Diff

+0.5

-0.9

-1.9

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+39%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Sherman — 15 UFC Fights

Result

Method

15 fights

Karl Williams

U-DEC R3May '23

-16

·54 SS (34%)·70 abs·1 td taken·12s ctrl

Waldo Cortes Acosta

U-DEC R3Nov '22

-81

·66 SS (37%)·147 abs·1/2 td·94s ctrl

Jared Vanderaa

KO/TKO R3 · 3:10Jul '22

+28

·137 SS (58%)·109 abs·1 kd landed

Alexandr Romanov

SUB R1 · 2:11Apr '22

-8

·8 abs·3 td taken

Jake Collier

SUB R1 · 2:26Jan '22

-10

·10 SS (59%)·20 abs·1 td taken

Parker Porter

U-DEC R3Aug '21

-32

·117 SS (47%)·149 abs·1 td taken

Andrei ArlovskiElite

U-DEC R3Apr '21

-17

·88 SS (46%)·105 abs

Ike Villanueva

KO/TKO R2 · 0:49May '20

+35

·51 SS (59%)·16 abs·1 kd landed

↵ 20mo layoff

Augusto Sakai

KO/TKO R3 · 4:03Sep '18

-32

·79 SS (44%)·111 abs·1 td taken·71s ctrl

Justin Willis

U-DEC R3Apr '18

-7

·69 SS (50%)·76 abs·1 td taken·121s ctrl·1 kd taken

All Fighters

Heavyweight

“The Vanilla Gorilla”

Chase Sherman

16-1215 UFC

Form

6'4"ht·78"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLKarl Williams·U-DEC·2yr ago

Fighter Context

4–11UFC·

3KO

0Sub

1Dec

10.7min/fight

160UFC min

vs. Winning Record0–6

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.61

24%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.015

24%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

45%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

39%

16%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Sherman

Heavyweight avg

Blitzer

Sig. Strikes / Min6.04

Str. Accuracy45%

969UFC landed/2,131attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+3.0 vs avg6.65

Str. Defense52%

KD Rate / Fight0.20

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.20

CQ KO Power

Below Avg11%ile0.31

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

55%

Body

21%

Leg

25%

By Position

Dist91%

Clinch7%

Ground2%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=15	R2 n=12	R3 n=9
Landed	24	28	31
Absorbed	22	32	40
Net	+2	-4	-9

Grappling

Sherman

Heavyweight avg

Non-Factor

25s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.09

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.19

TD Accuracy50%

1UFC landed/2attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense74%

23UFC defended/31opp. attempts

Sub Defense2 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

2Sub

6Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

13%1 of 8 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

2.1pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=12

R3n=9

Outputsig strikes / min

5.4

6.4

6.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

4.9

7.4

8.5

Diff

+0.5

-0.9

-1.9

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Sherman — UFC Fight Log

Karl Williams

U-DEC·R3·May '23

54 SS (34%)·70 abs·1 td taken·12s ctrl

Waldo Cortes Acosta

U-DEC·R3·Nov '22

66 SS (37%)·147 abs·1/2 td·94s ctrl

Jared Vanderaa

KO/TKO·R3·Jul '22

137 SS (58%)·109 abs·1 kd

Alexandr Romanov

SUB·R1·Apr '22

8 abs·3 td taken

Jake Collier

SUB·R1·Jan '22

10 SS (59%)·20 abs·1 td taken

Parker Porter

U-DEC·R3·Aug '21

117 SS (47%)·149 abs·1 td taken

Andrei ArlovskiElite

U-DEC·R3·Apr '21

88 SS (46%)·105 abs

Ike Villanueva

KO/TKO·R2·May '20

51 SS (59%)·16 abs·1 kd

Round 115 rounds

Round 212 rounds

Round 39 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-4

-9

n=15

n=12

n=9

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-4

-9