Chase Sherman
| Chase Sherman | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 16, 1989 D'Iberville, Mississippi, United States |
| Other names | The Vanilla Gorilla |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 250.8 lb (113.8 kg; 17.91 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78 in (200 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 Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 14 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By decision | 1 |
| 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. A professional competitor since 2014, he has also formerly competed for Titan FC.
Born and raised in D'Iberville, Mississippi, Sherman played football at D'Iberville High School and was talented. 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. Sherman also earned a bachelor's degree in sports management and exercise science from Delta State.
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.
Sherman made his promotional debut on August 6, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 92 against Justin Ledet. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Sherman next faced Walt Harris on January 15, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 103. He lost the fight by knockout in the second round.
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 fellow newcomer Rashad Coulter. Sherman won the fight by knockout in the second round. The back-and-forth action earned both participants Fight of the Night honors.
Prior to his fourth fight in UFC, Sherman revealed he had signed a new, four-fight contract with UFC.
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