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Frankie Edgar vs Sean Sherk

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Frankie Edgar and Sean Sherk met once (2009). Frankie Edgar won in 2009 by decision.

SOURCE·Frankie Edgar and Sean Sherk — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Frankie EdgarSean Sherk
68″ (172.7 cm)Reach67″ (170.2 cm)
66″ (167.6 cm)Height66″ (167.6 cm)
+3.04%Reach advantage+1.55%
24–11Record36–4
46%Finish rate58%
10Longest unbeaten run22
35Recorded bouts41
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 3. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentFrankie EdgarSean Sherk
Tyson Griffin W W
B.J. Penn W L
Hermes França W W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Frankie Edgar

200020102020win v Jerome Isip, 2005, submissionwin v Mark Getto, 2005, kowin v Eric Uresk, 2005, kowin v Jim Miller, 2006, decisionwin v Deividas Taurosevičius, 2006, decisionwin v Steve McCabe, 2006, submissionwin v Spencer Fisher, 2007, decisionwin v Mark Bocek, 2007, kowin v Tyson Griffin, 2007, decisionwin v Hermes França, 2008, decisionloss v Gray Maynard, 2008, decisionwin v Matt Veach, 2009, submissionwin v Sean Sherk, 2009, decisionwin v B.J. Penn, 2010, decisionwin v Gray Maynard, 2011, koloss v Benson Henderson, 2012, decisionwin v Charles Oliveira, 2013, decisionloss v José Aldo, 2013, decisionwin v Cub Swanson, 2014, submissionwin v B.J. Penn, 2014, kowin v Chad Mendes, 2015, kowin v Urijah Faber, 2015, decisionwin v Jeremy Stephens, 2016, decisionloss v José Aldo, 2016, decisionwin v Yair Rodríguez, 2017, kowin v Cub Swanson, 2018, decisionloss v Brian Ortega, 2018, koloss v Jung Chan-sung, 2019, koloss v Max Holloway, 2019, decisionwin v Pedro Munhoz, 2020, decisionloss v Marlon Vera, 2021, koloss v Cory Sandhagen, 2021, koloss v Chris Gutiérrez, 2022, kowin v Clay Guida, 2026loss v Merab Dvalishvili, 2026
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2005–2026
2010 2020 win vs Jerome Isip (2005)win vs Mark Getto (2005)win vs Eric Uresk (2005)win vs Jim Miller (2006)win vs Deividas Taurosevičius (2006)win vs Steve McCabe (2006)win vs Spencer Fisher (2007)win vs Mark Bocek (2007)win vs Tyson Griffin (2007)win vs Hermes França (2008)loss vs Gray Maynard (2008)win vs Matt Veach (2009)win vs Sean Sherk (2009)win vs B.J. Penn (2010)win vs Gray Maynard (2011)loss vs Benson Henderson (2012)win vs Charles Oliveira (2013)loss vs José Aldo (2013)win vs Cub Swanson (2014)win vs B.J. Penn (2014)win vs Chad Mendes (2015)win vs Urijah Faber (2015)win vs Jeremy Stephens (2016)loss vs José Aldo (2016)win vs Yair Rodríguez (2017)win vs Cub Swanson (2018)loss vs Brian Ortega (2018)loss vs Jung Chan-sung (2019)loss vs Max Holloway (2019)win vs Pedro Munhoz (2020)loss vs Marlon Vera (2021)loss vs Cory Sandhagen (2021)loss vs Chris Gutiérrez (2022)win vs Clay Guida (2026)loss vs Merab Dvalishvili (2026)
winlossdraw / NC2005–2026

Sean Sherk

199020002010win v Steve Gomm, 1999, decisionwin v Scott Bills, 1999, decisionwin v Kurtis Jensen, 1999, kowin v Johnnie Holland, 1999, submissionwin v Joe Paun, 1999, decisionwin v Dean Kugler, 1999, decisionwin v Roscoe Ostyn, 1999, decisionwin v Ken Parham, 2000, decisionwin v Karo Parisyan, 2000, decisionwin v Claudionor Fontinelle, 2001, submissiondraw v Kiuma Kunioku, 2001, drawwin v Curtis Brigham, 2001, kowin v Jason Purcell, 2001, kowin v Marty Armendarez, 2001, kowin v Manny Gamburyan, 2001, decisionwin v Tiki Ghosn, 2001, kowin v Karo Parisyan, 2001, kowin v John Alexander, 2002, submissionwin v Benji Radach, 2002, kowin v Jutaro Nakao, 2002, decisionwin v Charles Diaz, 2003, submissionwin v Mark Long, 2003, submissionwin v John Alexander, 2003, koloss v Matt Hughes, 2003, decisionwin v Lee King, 2004, submissionwin v Brodie Farber, 2004, submissionwin v Darin Brudigan, 2004, submissionwin v Gerald Strebendt, 2004, kowin v Eric Heinz, 2004, submissionwin v Jake Short, 2004, submissionwin v Kaleo Padilla, 2004, submissionwin v Ryuki Ueyama, 2004, decisionloss v Georges St-Pierre, 2005, kowin v Joel Blanton, 2005, submissionwin v Kenny Florian, 2006, decisionwin v Nick Diaz, 2006, decisionwin v Hermes França, 2007, decisionwin v Tyson Griffin, 2008, decisionloss v B.J. Penn, 2008, koloss v Frankie Edgar, 2009, decisionwin v Evan Dunham, 2010, decision
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1999–2010
2000 2010 win vs Steve Gomm (1999)win vs Scott Bills (1999)win vs Kurtis Jensen (1999)win vs Johnnie Holland (1999)win vs Joe Paun (1999)win vs Dean Kugler (1999)win vs Roscoe Ostyn (1999)win vs Ken Parham (2000)win vs Karo Parisyan (2000)win vs Claudionor Fontinelle (2001)draw vs Kiuma Kunioku (2001)win vs Curtis Brigham (2001)win vs Jason Purcell (2001)win vs Marty Armendarez (2001)win vs Manny Gamburyan (2001)win vs Tiki Ghosn (2001)win vs Karo Parisyan (2001)win vs John Alexander (2002)win vs Benji Radach (2002)win vs Jutaro Nakao (2002)win vs Charles Diaz (2003)win vs Mark Long (2003)win vs John Alexander (2003)loss vs Matt Hughes (2003)win vs Lee King (2004)win vs Brodie Farber (2004)win vs Darin Brudigan (2004)win vs Gerald Strebendt (2004)win vs Eric Heinz (2004)win vs Jake Short (2004)win vs Kaleo Padilla (2004)win vs Ryuki Ueyama (2004)loss vs Georges St-Pierre (2005)win vs Joel Blanton (2005)win vs Kenny Florian (2006)win vs Nick Diaz (2006)win vs Hermes França (2007)win vs Tyson Griffin (2008)loss vs B.J. Penn (2008)loss vs Frankie Edgar (2009)win vs Evan Dunham (2010)
winlossdraw / NC1999–2010

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