Royce Gracie vs Ken Shamrock

Apr 7, 1995 · ESPN+

DateApr 7, 1995

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueIndependence Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Friday, April 7, 1995 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Fri 5:00 PM
US West (PT): Fri 2:00 PM
United Kingdom: Fri 10:00 PM
Central Europe: Fri 11:00 PM
Australia (Sydney): Sat 7:00 AM
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Royce Gracie15-2-3Royce Gracie vs Ken ShamrockKen ShamrockThe World's Most Dangerous Man |28-17-2

Royce Gracie15-2-3

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time00:05:00

15-2-3Record28-17-2

59Age62

6'0"Height6'1"

--Reach72"

176 lbsWeight212 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Ken ShamrockThe World's Most Dangerous Man28-17-2

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Royce Gracie owns a 109-point Elo edge (good). Ken Shamrock shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Royce GracieKen Shamrock

Recent form

Royce GracieW W L D W · +15 Elo last 5

WWLDW

Ken ShamrockL L L L L · -78 Elo last 5

LLLLL

Elo edge

Royce Gracie1725+15 last move

Ken Shamrock1616-11 last move

Why they are ranked here

Royce GracieNot on the active ladder · 1725 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Kazushi Sakuraba (rated 1704 at the time): +16.
Costliest loss: Lost to Kazushi Sakuraba (rated 1664 at the time): -23.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 1 loss, +15 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1635, not 1725: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Ken ShamrockNot on the active ladder · 1616 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Rich Franklin (rated 1656 at the time): +13.
Costliest loss: Lost to Mike Bourke (rated 1396 at the time): -24.
Last 5 fights: 0 wins, 5 losses, -78 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1526, not 1616: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

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What's at stake

Royce GracieNow 1725

Wins by decision+11→ 1736

Loses by decision-21→ 1704

Ken ShamrockNow 1616

Wins by decision+16→ 1632

Loses by decision-8→ 1608

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Stat advantages

Royce GracievsKen Shamrock

Takedown accuracy

0%vs60%

Takedown average

0vs0.94

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

1.13vs4.30

Submission average

0.76vs2.52

Finishing profile

Royce Graciesubmission leads 73% of wins

Ken Shamrocksubmission leads 79% of wins

Common opponents

Dan SevernRoyce Gracie: win · Submission (Triangle Choke) · Dec 16, 1994Ken Shamrock: cancelled · Cancelled Bout · Mar 20, 2016

Kazushi SakurabaRoyce Gracie: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Jun 2, 2007Ken Shamrock: loss · TKO (Punches) · Oct 23, 2005

Kimo LeopoldoRoyce Gracie: win · Submission (Armlock) · Sep 9, 1994Ken Shamrock: win · KO (Knee) · Jun 19, 2004

Tale of the tape

Royce GracieKen Shamrock

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

0.88Sig. strikes landed per min1.47

UFC middleweight average : 3.94

41Sig. strike accuracy47

UFC middleweight average : 48%

1.13Sig. strikes absorbed per min4.30

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

38Sig. strike defense40

UFC middleweight average : 52%

0Takedown average0.94

UFC middleweight average : 1.62

0Takedown accuracy60

UFC middleweight average : 30%

67Takedown defense44

UFC middleweight average : 59%

0.76Submission average2.52

UFC middleweight average : 0.68

2Wins by knockout3

11Wins by submission22

2Wins by decision3

2Losses by knockout11

0Losses by submission4

0Losses by decision2

Royce Gracie vs Ken Shamrock is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC 5 : Dan Severn VS Dave Beneteau. Royce Gracie enters with a 15-2-3 record and Ken Shamrock enters with a 28-17-2 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.