Frank Shamrock

American mixed martial artist

フランク・シャムロック

Born

8 December 1972, Santa Monica

Citizenship

United States

Sport

mixed martial arts

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter, kickboxer

Height

178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

84 kg (185 lb)

Team / club

Lion's Den

Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez III; December 8, 1972) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. Shamrock was the first to hold the UFC Middleweight Championship (later renamed the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship). During his reign, he was considered the No. 1 ranked pound for pound UFC fighter in the world. Shamrock has won numerous titles in other martial arts organizations, including the interim King of Pancrase title, the WEC Light Heavyweight Championship and the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship. Shamrock is regarded as one of the first complete mixed martial artists, having adapted his game from a ground-focused style of fighting to a more well-rounded and versatile style. He is a seventh degree black belt in submission fighting.

He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Wrestling Observer, "Best Full Contact Fighter" by Black Belt magazine (1998), and three time "Fighter of the Year" by Full Contact Fighter Magazine.

Teachers

• Ken Shamrock

External links

• Wikipedia
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q2554576 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.