Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight

“The World's Most Dangerous Man”

Ken Shamrock

28-17-215 UFC

Submission Specialist

Form

· 3L

Inactive

5× Title

High Variance

Early Chaos

High Wear

6'1"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·62age

Last fightLTito Ortiz·KO/TKO·R1·19yr ago

Fighter Context

7–6–2UFC·

2KO

5Sub

0Dec

5.2min/fight

76UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

1–5(8 fights)

100%finish rate

-3.1str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

0–4(5 fights)

-3.9str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-2.83

High Risk

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

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.165

Passive

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

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

55%

Average

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

Striking

Shamrock

Ground & Pound

Body Attacker

Light Heavyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min1.47

Str. Accuracy46%

118UFC landed/286attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.3 vs avg4.30

Str. Defense39%

KD Rate / fight0.07

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

61%

Body

30%

Leg

By Position

Distance26%

Clinch39%

Ground36%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 115 rounds	Round 24 rounds	Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed	6	4	5
Avg. Absorbed	7	6	19
Avg. Net	-1	-2	-14

Grappling

Shamrock

Sub Hunter

·3s ctrlPassive Control

Light Heavyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.94

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.68

TD Accuracy60%

8UFC landed/14attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.50

5UFC wins/11attempted

Defense

TD Defense44%

11UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

div avg 64%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 7

Submission5 / 7

Decision0 / 7

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO4 / 6

Submission1 / 6

Decision1 / 6

Loss Pattern

4 of 6 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 7 of 7 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

—

No eligible sequences on record.

Decision Margin

—

More decisions needed.

Decision Types

0UD

1SD

0MD

100%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 8 vs 8 first half

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=4

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

1.8

0.8

1.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.1

1.3

4.6

Diff

-0.3

-0.5

-3.5

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

▼Str. Acc-100%L3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Shamrock — 15 UFC Fights

Result

Method

15 fights

Tito OrtizVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 2:23Oct '06

-18

·18 abs·1 td taken

Tito OrtizVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 1:18Jul '06

-11

·11 abs·1 td taken

↵ 15mo layoff

Rich Franklin

KO/TKO R1 · 2:42Apr '05

-23

·23 abs·1/1 td·26s ctrl·2 sub att

Kimo Leopoldo

KO/TKO R1 · 1:26Jun '04

·12 SS (80%)·4 abs·8s ctrl·1 kd landed

↵ 19mo layoff

Tito OrtizVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 5:00Nov '02

-62

·12 SS (27%)·74 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken

↵ 71mo layoff

Brian Johnston

SUB R1 · 5:48Dec '96

+21

·22 SS (56%)·1 abs·1/1 td·1 sub att

Dan SevernVeteran

S-DEC R3 · 3:00May '96

·18 SS (22%)·16 abs·0/1 td

Kimo Leopoldo

SUB R1 · 4:24Feb '96

-4

·4 abs·1/1 td·2 sub att

Oleg Taktarov

Other R2 · 3:00Sep '95

+25

·29 SS (50%)·4 abs·1/1 td·1 sub att

Dan Severn

SUB R1 · 2:14Jul '95

·2 SS (40%)·2 abs·0/1 td·2 sub att

Shamrock — Prior Tracked Fights (4)

LKazushi SakurabaPrideKO/TKOR1—

WAlexander OtsukaPrideKO/TKOR1—

LKazuyuki FujitaPrideKO/TKOR1—

LDon FryePrideS-DECR3—

All Fighters

Light Heavyweight

“The World's Most Dangerous Man”

Ken Shamrock

28-17-215 UFC

Form

6'1"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·62age

Last fightLTito Ortiz·KO/TKO·19yr ago

Fighter Context

7–6–2UFC·

2KO

5Sub

0Dec

5.2min/fight

76UFC min

vs. Winning Record1–5

vs. Veterans (8+ W)0–4

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-2.83

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.165

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

Durability

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

55%

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

Striking

Shamrock

Light Heavyweight avg

Ground & PoundBody Attacker

Sig. Strikes / Min1.47

Str. Accuracy46%

118UFC landed/286attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.3 vs avg4.30

Str. Defense39%

KD Rate / Fight0.07

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

61%

Body

30%

Leg

By Position

Dist26%

Clinch39%

Ground36%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=15	R2 n=4	R3 n=2
Landed	6	4	5
Absorbed	7	6	19
Net	-1	-2	-14

Grappling

Shamrock

Light Heavyweight avg

Sub Hunter

3s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.94

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.68

TD Accuracy60%

8UFC landed/14attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.50

5UFC wins/11attempted

Defense

TD Defense44%

11UFC defended/16opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

100%

Elite Finisher

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

5Sub

0Dec

Loss Methods

4KO/TKO

1Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

—No eligible sequences.

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—More decisions needed.

Decision Types

0UD

1SD

0MD

100%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=15

R2n=4

R3n=2

Outputsig strikes / min

1.8

0.8

1.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.1

1.3

4.6

Diff

-0.3

-0.5

-3.5

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

Shamrock — UFC Fight Log

Tito OrtizVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Oct '06

18 abs·1 td taken

Tito OrtizVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '06

11 abs·1 td taken

Rich Franklin

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '05

23 abs·1/1 td·26s ctrl·2 sub

Kimo Leopoldo

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '04

12 SS (80%)·4 abs·8s ctrl·1 kd

Tito OrtizVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Nov '02

12 SS (27%)·74 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken

Brian Johnston

SUB·R1·Dec '96

22 SS (56%)·1 abs·1/1 td·1 sub

Dan SevernVeteran

S-DEC·R3·May '96

18 SS (22%)·16 abs·0/1 td

Kimo Leopoldo

SUB·R1·Feb '96

4 abs·1/1 td·2 sub

Shamrock — Prior Tracked Fights (4)

LKazushi SakurabaPrideKO/TKOR1

WAlexander OtsukaPrideKO/TKOR1

LKazuyuki FujitaPrideKO/TKOR1

LDon FryePrideS-DECR3

Round 115 rounds

Round 24 rounds

Round 32 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-2

-14

n=15

n=4

n=2

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-2

-14