Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
Williams vs Sherman
May. 13, 2023
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
15
Wins by Knockout
12
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 969
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 2131
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- Takedowns Attempted
- 2
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Not Fighting
Place of Birth
Biloxi, United States
Trains at
Sanford MMA
Fighting style
MMA
Age
33
Height
76.00
Weight
254.00
Octagon Debut
Aug. 7, 2016
Reach
78.00
Leg reach
43.00
- Pro since 2014
- Lost to UFC vet Alex Nicholson in 2014
- Has won five of his last 11
- Most recent pre-UFC win was 56-second TKO of UFC vet Jack May in April 2016
- 12 of 16 wins have ended in the first round
- 15 wins by KO
- Six wins in 63 seconds or less
UFC on ABC (5/13/23) Sherman lost a three round unanimous decision to Karl Williams
UFC Fight Night (11/19/22) Sherman lost a three round unanimous decision to Waldo Cortes Acosta
UFC on ESPN (7/9/22) Sherman stopped Jared Vanderaa via strikes at 3:10 of the third round
UFC on ESPN (4/30/22) Sherman was submitted by Alexandr Romanov via keylock at 2:11 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (1/15/22) Sherman was submitted by Jake Collier via rear naked choke at 2:26 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (8/21/21) Sherman lost a three round unanimous decision to Parker Porter
UFC on ESPN (4/17/21) Sherman lost a three round unanimous decision to Andrei Arlovski
UFC Fight Night (5/13/20) Sherman stopped Isaac Villanueva via strikes at :49 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (9/22/18) Sherman was stopped by Augusto Sakai via strikes at 4:03 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (4/21/18) Sherman lost a three round unanimous decision to Justin Willis
UFC Fight Night (11/25/17) Sherman was knocked out by Shamil Abdurakhimov at 1:24 of the first round
UFC on FOX (7/22/17) Sherman won a three round unanimous decision over Damian Grabowski
UFC 211 (5/13/17) Sherman knocked out Rashad Coulter at 3:36 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (1/15/17) Sherman was knocked out by Walt Harris at 2:41 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (8/6/16) Sherman lost a three round unanimous decision to Justin Ledet
TRAINING: M-W-F: Live training at 9:30, strength and conditioning at 1 and drilling in the evening. T-Th: Live training at 9:30, pad work at 1, and drilling in the evening. Sat: Five-mile elevation run
When and why did you start training for fighting? Eight years ago. I wanted to stay competitive after college football.
What ranks and titles have you held? No. 1 HW in Mississippi, No. 2 in Florida, No. 6 in the southeast. FFI heavyweight champion
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means everything to me to be in the UFC, but it means even more to have a successful career in the UFC.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Bachelor's in sports coaching and exercise science from Delta State University
What was your job before you started fighting? Sports performance coach
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? Former V3 HW champ and FFI champ as an amateur
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Purple belt under Duke Roufus in kickboxing, blue belt in BJJ
Favorite grappling technique: Catch wrestling
Favorite Striking technique: Leg kick
