Chase Sherman

Chase Sherman
Born (1989-11-16) November 16, 1989
D'Iberville, Mississippi, United States
Other names The Vanilla Gorilla
Nationality American
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 252 lb (114 kg; 18.0 st)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 78 in (198 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of D'Iberville, Mississippi, United States
Team Alan Belcher MMA Club/Jackson-Wink MMA
Rank Purple belt in Kickboxing under Duke Roufus[1]
Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1]
Years active 2014–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 17
Wins 11
By knockout 10
By decision 1
Losses 6
By knockout 4
By decision 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Chase Sherman (born November 16, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[2] A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for Titan FC.[3]

Background

Born and raised in D'Iberville, Mississippi, Sherman played football at D'Iberville High School. He continued with the sport on a scholarship to Jones Junior College, before transferring to NCAA Division II Delta State University after two years. At Delta State, Sherman helped the team reach the Division II National Championship in 2010 as an offensive tackle.[4] Sherman also earned a bachelor's degree in sports management and exercise science from Delta State.[5]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After amassing an amateur record of 4-0, Sherman made his professional debut in April 2014. Over the next two years he fought ten times and amassed a record of 9-1; all of his wins came by TKO in the first round.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Sherman made his promotional debut on August 6, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 92 against Justin Ledet.[6] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[7]

Sherman next faced Walt Harris on January 15, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 103.[8] He lost the fight by knockout in the second round.[9]

For his third fight for the promotion, Sherman was scheduled to face Dmitry Poberezhets at UFC 211 on May 13, 2017. However, Poberezhets was removed from the card for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by newcomer Rashad Coulter.[10] Sherman won the fight by knockout in the second round.[11] The back-and-forth action earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.[12]

Prior to his fourth fight in UFC, Sherman revealed he had signed a new, four-fight contract with UFC.[13]

For his next fight, Sherman was tapped as a short notice replacement for Christian Colombo and faced Damian Grabowski on July 22, 2017 at UFC on Fox 25.[14] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[15]

Sherman faced Shamil Abdurakhimov on November 25, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 122.[16] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[17]

Sherman faced Justin Willis on April 21, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 128.[18] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[19]

In what marked the last fight of his contract, Sherman faced Augusto Sakai at UFC Fight Night 137 on September 22, 2018.[20] He lost the fight via TKO in the third round.[21][22]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 11–6 Augusto Sakai TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders September 22, 2018 3 4:03 São Paulo, Brazil
Loss 11–5 Justin Willis Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee April 21, 2018 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 11–4 Shamil Abdurakhimov KO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum November 25, 2017 1 1:24 Shanghai, China
Win 11–3 Damian Grabowski Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum July 22, 2017 3 5:00 Uniondale, New York, United States
Win 10–3 Rashad Coulter KO (elbow) UFC 211 May 13, 2017 2 3:36 Dallas, Texas, United States Fight of the Night.
Loss 9–3 Walt Harris KO (knee and punch) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Penn January 15, 2017 2 2:41 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Loss 9–2 Justin Ledet Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres August 6, 2016 3 5:00 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Win 9–1 Jack May TKO (leg injury) Titan FC 38 April 30, 2016 1 0:56 Miami, Florida, United States
Win 8–1 Sammy Collingwood KO (punches) Island Fights 37 March 11, 2016 1 1:03 Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win 7–1 Russ Johnson KO (punch) FFI: Blood and Sand 17 June 27, 2015 1 1:40 Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Win 6–1 Brad Johnson TKO (punches) FFI: Blood and Sand 16 March 14, 2015 1 1:00 Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Loss 5–1 Alex Nicholson TKO (punches) Island Fights 31 December 5, 2014 1 N/A Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win 5–0 Wes Little TKO (punches) FFI: Blood and Sand 15 November 1, 2014 1 4:00 Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Win 4–0 Alex Rozman TKO (leg kick) Island Fights 30 November 1, 2014 1 N/A Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win 3–0 Justin Thornton TKO (punches) Island Fights 28 May 9, 2014 1 1:01 Pensacola, Florida, United States
Win 2–0 Chris Jensen TKO (punches) Atlas Fights: Battle on Mobile Bay April 12, 2014 1 0:11 Mobile, Alabama, United States
Win 1–0 Braxton Smith TKO (punches) V3 Fights: Johnson vs. Johnson January 18, 2014 1 2:08 Memphis, Tennessee, United States

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Chase Sherman - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Chase Sherman". UFC. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  3. 1 2 Sherdog.com. "Chase". Sherdog. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  4. ↑ Giardina, AJ. "D'Iberville's Chase Sherman ready for his first UFC fight in Salt Lake City next month".
  5. ↑ "Chase Sherman". UFC.
  6. ↑ Staff (2016-07-02). "Newcomers Chase Sherman, Justin Ledet set for UFC Fight Night 92 in Salt Lake City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  7. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-08-06). "UFC Fight Night 92 results: Justin Ledet outworks Chase Sherman in curtain-jerker slugfest". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  8. ↑ Staff (2016-11-28). "Walt Harris vs. Chase Sherman added to UFC Fight Night 103 in Phoenix". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  9. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2017-01-15). "UFC Fight Night 103 results: 'Big Ticket' Walt Harris gives Chase Sherman ticket to lights out". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  10. ↑ Staff (2017-05-02). "UFC 211 gets two late fights added, including replacement, bringing card to 14 total". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  11. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2017-05-13). "UFC 211 results: Chase Sherman finally stops Rashad Coulter in crazy heavyweight slugfest". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-05-13.
  12. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2017-05-14). "UFC 211 bonuses: Miocic, Knight, Sherman, Coulter pocket $50K Awards". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  13. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2017-07-21). "Chase Sherman explains what led to him becoming UFC's gif king". mmafighting.com.
  14. ↑ Monika Bobrycka (2017-06-22). "Chase Sherman is Damian Grabowski's new rival on UFC on Fox 25!". mma.pl. Retrieved 2017-06-22. (in Polish)
  15. ↑ "UFC on FOX 25 results: Aggressive Chase Sherman wins unanimous decision vs. Damian Grabowski". MMAjunkie. 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
  16. ↑ Nolan King (2017-10-02). "Chase Sherman vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov in the works for UFC Shanghai". mma-today.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  17. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 122 results: Shamil Abdurakhimov rebounds with 84-second KO of Chase Sherman". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  18. ↑ Mike Bohn (2018-03-15). "Chase Sherman vs. Justin Willis booked for UFC Fight Night 128 in Atlantic City". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  19. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 128 results: Justin Willis outlasts Chase Sherman in sometime-slugfest". MMAjunkie. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  20. ↑ DNA, MMA (2018-08-30). "Chase Sherman vs. Augusto Sakai toegevoegd aan UFC São Paulo card". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  21. ↑ "UFC Sao Paulo results: Augusto Sakai victorious in UFC debut, pounds out Chase Sherman". MMAjunkie. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  22. ↑ Abbey Subhan (September 21, 2018). "Chase Sherman: 'My back's against the wall' in contract fight at UFC Sao Paulo". mmajunkie.com.
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