Chase Sherman “The Vanilla Gorilla”
Heavyweight · ORCA rating 29/100 · peak 43 · Power striker · 4–11 in 15 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Chase Sherman finished with an ORCA rating of 29 (career peak 43); without a recent bout, Chase Sherman sits off the current Heavyweight board. The profile peaks in striking offence: 65 (significant strikes landed per minute 94). The weak side is striking defence, which grades 16, with significant strikes absorbed per minute grading 1. 3 of 4 UFC wins came inside the distance (all by KO/TKO).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Heavyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 65 | — | Significant strikes landed per minute 94 |
| Striking defence | 16 | — | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 1 |
| Grappling offence | 17 | — | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 1 |
| Grappling defence | 53 | — | Control time conceded, seconds per minute 77 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 94. Weakest: Significant strikes absorbed per minute 1.
Profile
- Division
- Heavyweight
- ORCA rating
- 29 (peak 43)
- UFC record
- 4–11
- Pro record
- 16–12
- Graded UFC bouts
- 15
- Style
- Power striker
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm)
- Reach
- 78″ (198 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- Sanford MMA
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 6.04
- Significant strike accuracy: 46%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 6.65
- Significant strike defence: 52%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.09
- Takedown accuracy: 50%
- Takedown defence: 71%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0
Fight history
- 2023-05-13 · L vs Karl Williams · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
- 2022-11-19 · L vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
- 2022-07-09 · W vs Jared Vanderaa · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
- 2022-04-30 · L vs Alexandr Romanov · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
- 2022-01-15 · L vs Jake Collier · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze
- 2021-08-21 · L vs Parker Porter · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
- 2021-04-17 · L vs Andrei Arlovski · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
- 2020-05-13 · W vs Ike Villanueva · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira
- 2018-09-22 · L vs Augusto Sakai · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders
- 2018-04-21 · L vs Justin Willis · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
- 2017-11-25 · L vs Shamil Abdurakhimov · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
- 2017-07-22 · W vs Damian Grabowski · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
- 2017-05-13 · W vs Rashad Coulter · KO/TKO · UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos
- 2017-01-15 · L vs Walt Harris · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn
- 2016-08-06 · L vs Justin Ledet · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
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