Chase Sherman
“The Vanilla Gorilla”
4-11-0
Career record (W-L-D)
Physical stats
Height6' 4" (193 cm)
Weight250 lbs. (113 kg)
Reach78" (198 cm)
StanceOrthodox
BornNov 16, 1989
Age36
DivisionHeavyweight
BirthplaceD'Iberville, Mississippi, U.S.
TeamAlan Belcher MMA Club (formerly) Jackson-Wink MMA (formerly) Sanford MMA (2021–present)
Striking & grappling
SLpM6.04
Str. Acc45%
SApM6.65
Str. Def52%
TD Avg0.09
TD Acc50%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.0
Recent form
L L W L L
Last 5 fights, most recent first
Career timeline
15 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.
Career breakdown
Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
3 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 1 decision wins
Losses by method
3 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 6 decision losses
Finish rate75%
Times finished46%
StreakL2
Best streak2
Avg fight10:41
Octagon time2h 40m
Opp win%71%
ActiveAug. 06, 2016 – May. 13, 2023 (8y)
Strength of schedule
Ranked opponents faced1
Ranked wins0
Best ranked win-
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.
Bonus awards
Performance of the Night1
Fight of the Night1
Total bonuses2
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.
Career story
Chase Sherman "The Vanilla Gorilla" is a 16-12-0 knockout artist. 75% finish rate.
Chase debuted Aug. 06, 2016 vs Justin Ledet (loss). On a 2-fight losing skid. 8 years active (Aug. 06, 2016–May. 13, 2023).
Best wins: Damian Grabowski (U-DEC R3, Jul. 22, 2017); Rashad Coulter (KO/TKO Elbow R2, May. 13, 2017); Ike Villanueva (KO/TKO Elbow R2, May. 13, 2020).
Chase Sherman (born November 16, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and former bare-knuckle boxer. A professional MMA competitor since 2014, he has competed for the UFC and Titan FC.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|
| May. 13, 2023 | UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida | L Karl Williams | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 54 70 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 19, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba | L Waldo Cortes Acosta | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 66 147 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 09, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | W Jared Vanderaa | KO/TKO Punches | 3 | 3:10 | 1 0 | 137 109 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 30, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera | L Alexandr Romanov | SUB Keylock | 1 | 2:11 | 0 0 | 0 8 | 0 3 | 0 1 |
| Jan. 15, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze | L Jake Collier | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:26 | 0 0 | 10 20 | 0 1 | 0 1 |
| Aug. 21, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | L Parker Porter | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 117 149 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 17, 2021 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum | L Andrei Arlovski | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 88 105 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 13, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira | W Ike Villanueva | KO/TKO Elbow | 2 | 0:49 | 1 0 | 51 16 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 22, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders | L Augusto Sakai | KO/TKO Punches | 3 | 4:03 | 0 0 | 79 111 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 21, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | L Justin Willis | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 69 76 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 25, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum | L Shamil Abdurakhimov | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 1:24 | 0 1 | 5 6 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 22, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum | W Damian Grabowski | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 111 68 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 13, 2017 | UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos | W Rashad Coulter | KO/TKO Elbow | 2 | 3:36 | 1 0 | 103 36 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 15, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn | L Walt Harris | KO/TKO Knee | 2 | 2:41 | 0 1 | 20 32 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 06, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres | L Justin Ledet | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 59 113 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.