Former UFC Middle Weight
Champion
Height: 5.10
Weight: 185 lbs
Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez III on
December 8, 1972 in Santa Monica, California) is an American mixed
martial arts fighter. Shamrock was the first Middleweight champion
in the UFC and retired as the 5-time undefeated champion. He has not
been defeated since January 1997. Shamrock was also crowned a king
of Pancrase, and was awarded the title The Fighter of The Decade for
the 1990's. He is the adoptive younger brother of retired legendary
MMA fighter and former professional wrestler
Ken Shamrock.
Childhood
From the age of 12, Frank Juarez was placed in various
foster homes, group homes, and crisis centers. He eventually went to
live with Bob Shamrock, who had taken in hundreds of troubled boys
(including Frank's older adopted brother Ken). Juarez went to live with
Shamrock at his home in Susanville, California, and was officially
adopted by Shamrock at the age of 21. As his brother Ken did previously,
Frank would later change his legal name to Frank Shamrock.
Mixed Martial Arts
In 1994, Ken began to train Frank in submission
fighting. Frank accompanied his brother to bouts in the Ultimate
Fighting Championship (UFC) and grew
to love the sport. He became a member of Ken's training school, the
"Lion's Den", and made his debut in the Pancrase organization in
December of 1994.
Shamrock found success in Pancrase, but after Ken
departed the company, Frank's relationship with the organization soured.
He lost to Bas Rutten in May 1996, and later that year lost to John
Lober in Hawaii's Superbrawl. After his loss to Lober, Shamrock shifted
the focus of his career exclusively to mixed martial arts.
Within the "Lion's Den", Frank trained up-and-coming
stars such as Jerry Bohlander, Pete Williams, and Guy Mezger. He also
developed a close relationship with Maurice Smith, who trained him in
kickboxing. Shamrock went on to compete in the RINGS promotion, as well
as in Vale Tudo Japan '97 and UFC Japan.
In 1997, he had a falling-out with Ken and Bob and
they did not communicate again until much later after Bob had become
gravely ill.
Shortly afterwards, Shamrock fought the undefeated
Kevin Jackson for the UFC middleweight title. Shamrock forced Jackson
submit to an armbar in 22 seconds to take the middleweight title (which
the UFC later renamed the light-heavyweight title). He went on to defend
the belt successfully against Igor Zinoviev, and Jeremy Horn. In October
1998, Shamrock avenged his earlier loss to John Lober by beating him in
7 minutes at UFC Brazil; Lober had made the return match personal by
sending insulting and crude e-mails to Shamrock.
In September 1999, Frank Shamrock defended his
middleweight title against Tito Ortiz
at UFC 22. It was a titanic
back-and-forth battle, with Shamrock winning after an elbow and punches
to Ortiz's head and after tiring out Ortiz for over 19 minutes.
Shamrock then relinquished his title and retired from
the UFC.
Acting
After his retirement, Shamrock landed a guest role on
Walker, Texas Ranger and the main role in a Burger King commercial.
Return to fighting
After a brief retirement, Shamrock returned to mixed
martial arts as a career. He signed a deal to fight jiu-jitsu standout
Elvis Sinosic at K-1, the premiere kickboxing event in the world.
Shamrock beat Sinosic via unanimous decision after five three-minute
rounds. Later, when Sinosic faced Ortiz for the UFC light heavyweight
title (formerly the middleweight title) at
UFC 32, Shamrock served as
guest commentator. On August 11, 2001, he took on his former student and
protege, Shannon Ritch in a kickboxing match for K-1. Just 56 seconds
into the first round, Shamrock broke Ritch's arm with a roundhouse kick
and thereby won the match.
Shamrock trained UFC welterweight
B.J. Penn at the American Kickboxing
Academy and produced Bushido and ShootBox. His first MMA match since
1999 was winning the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship in under two
minutes from Bryan Pardoe in March of 2003.
On March 10, 2006, in Strikeforce: Shamrock vs.
Gracie, the first MMA event sanctioned by the state of California, he
knocked out Cesar Gracie in 21 seconds.
Fight organizer and coach
In December of 2005, Shamrock opened his first school,
Shamrock Martial Arts Academy in San Jose, CA. Shamrock trains his
students in kickboxing and submission wrestling. He also manages Team
Shamrock, his own fight team.
In June 2006, Shamrock was chosen as a coach for the
International Fight League (IFL). Shamrock's team, the San Jose
Razorclaws had their debut fight against Carlos Newton's Dragons on
September 23, 2006 at the Mark in Moline, Illinois.
On September 14th 2006, it was announced that Shamrock
had signed a multi-million dollar contract with startup MMA organization
"The World Fighter" and was said to be scheduled to fight in January
2007.
Frank Shamrock will fight
Cung Le next on March 2008.
MMA Record: 22-9-1
Results |
Opponent |
Method |
Event Title |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Loss |
Cung Le |
TKO (Corner stoppage - Kick caused an
ulnar fracture) |
EliteXC / Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Le |
3/29/08 |
3 |
5:00 |
Win |
Phil Baroni |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |
Elite XC / Strike Force - Shamrock vs.
Baroni |
6/22/07 |
2 |
4:00 |
Loss |
Renzo Gracie |
DQ (Knees to the head of a grounded
opponent) |
Elite XC Destiny |
2/10/07 |
2 |
2:00 |
Win |
Cesar Gracie |
KO (Punch) |
Strike Force-Shamrock vs. Gracie |
3/10/2006 |
1 |
0:21
|
Win |
Bryan Pardoe |
Submission (Armbar) |
WEC 6-Return of a Legend |
3/27/2003 |
1 |
1:46 |
Win |
Elvis Sinosic |
Decision |
K-1-Grand Prix 2000 Final |
12/10/2000 |
5 |
3:00
|
Win |
Tito Ortiz |
Submission (Strikes) |
UFC 22-There
Can Be Only One Champion |
9/24/1999 |
4 |
4:42 |
Win |
John Lober |
Submission (Strikes) |
UFC Brazil-Ultimate Brazil |
10/16/1998 |
1 |
7:40 |
Win |
Jeremy Horn |
Submission (Kneebar) |
UFC
17-Redemption |
5/15/1998 |
1 |
16:28 |
Win |
Igor Zinoviev |
KO (Slam) |
UFC
16-Battle in the Bayou |
3/13/1998 |
1 |
0:22 |
Win |
Kevin Jackson |
Submission (Armbar) |
UFC Japan-Ultimate Japan 1 |
12/21/1997 |
1 |
0:16 |
Win |
Enson Inoue |
DQ (Egan Inoue Ran Into the Ring) |
VTJ 1997-Vale Tudo Japan 1997 |
11/29/1997 |
2 |
7:17
|
Win |
Wes Gassaway |
DQ (Rope Escapes) |
WPC-World Pankration
Championships 1 |
10/26/1997 |
1 |
|
Loss |
John Lober |
Decision (Split) |
SB 3-SuperBrawl 3 |
1/17/1997 |
1 |
30:00
|
Loss |
Kiuma Kunioku |
Decision (Unanimous) |
Pancrase-Truth 10 |
12/15/1996 |
1 |
20:00 |
Loss |
Yuki Kondo |
KO (Kick) |
Pancrase-1996 Anniversary Show |
9/7/1996 |
1 |
12:43
|
Win |
Manabu Yamada |
Submission |
Pancrase-1996 Neo-Blood
Tournament, Round 1 |
7/22/1996 |
1 |
12:44 |
Loss |
Bas Rutten |
TKO (Cut) |
Pancrase-Truth 5 |
5/16/1996 |
1 |
11:11
|
Win |
Osami Shibuya |
Decision (Lost Points) |
Pancrase-Truth 4 |
4/8/1996 |
1 |
15:00 |
Win |
Ryushi Yanagisawa |
Decision (Lost Points) |
Pancrase-Truth 2 |
3/2/1996 |
1 |
20:00
|
Win |
Minoru Suzuki |
Submission (Kneebar) |
Pancrase-Truth 1 |
1/28/1996 |
1 |
22:53 |
Win |
Vernon White |
Submission (Achilles Hold) |
Pancrase-Eyes Of Beast 7 |
12/14/1995 |
1 |
5:23
|
Win |
Masakatsu Funaki |
Submission (Toehold) |
Pancrase-Eyes Of Beast 6 |
11/4/1995 |
1 |
10:31 |
Win |
Takafumi Ito |
Submission |
Pancrase-1995 Anniversary Show |
9/1/1995 |
1 |
7:23
|
Loss |
Bas Rutten |
Decision (Split) |
Pancrase-1995 Neo-Blood
Tournament, Round 2 |
7/23/1995 |
1 |
15:00 |
Win |
Takaku Fuke |
Submission |
Pancrase-Eyes Of Beast 5 |
6/13/1995 |
1 |
8:16
|
Draw |
Allan Goes |
Draw |
Pancrase-Eyes Of Beast 4 |
5/13/1995 |
1 |
10:00 |
Win |
Minoru Suzuki |
Submission |
Pancrase-Eyes Of Beast 3 |
4/8/1995 |
1 |
3:23
|
Loss |
Masakatsu Funaki |
Submission |
Pancrase-Eyes Of Beast 2 |
3/10/1995 |
1 |
5:11 |
Win |
Katsuomi Inagaki |
Submission |
Pancrase-Eyes Of Beast 1 |
1/26/1995 |
1 |
6:14
|
Loss |
Manabu Yamada |
Submission |
Pancrase-King of Pancrase
Tournament, Round 1 |
12/16/1994 |
1 |
8:38 |
Win |
Bas Rutten |
Decision (Majority) |
Pancrase-King of Pancrase
Tournament, Round 1 |
12/16/1994 |
1 |
10:00 |
- From
Wikipedia.org
Official Frank Shamrock Website