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Cung Le vs Frank Shamrock

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Cung Le and Frank Shamrock met once (2008). Cung Le won in 2008 by ko.

SOURCE·Cung Le and Frank Shamrock — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Cung LeFrank Shamrock
70″ (177.8 cm)Reach71″ (180.3 cm)
69.7″ (177 cm)Height70″ (177.8 cm)
+0.45%Reach advantage+1.41%
9–3Record23–9
89%Finish rate78%
6Longest unbeaten run8
12Recorded bouts34
SouthpawStance—

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Cung Le

20002010win v Jason Von Flue, 2006, kowin v Brian Warren, 2006, kowin v Mike Altman, 2006, kowin v Sam Morgan, 2007, kowin v Tony Fryklund, 2007, kowin v Frank Shamrock, 2008, koloss v Scott Smith, 2009, kowin v Scott Smith, 2010, koloss v Wanderlei Silva, 2011, kowin v Rich Franklin, 2012, kowin v Patrick Côté, 2012, decisionloss v Michael Bisping, 2014, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2006–2014
2010 win vs Jason Von Flue (2006)win vs Brian Warren (2006)win vs Mike Altman (2006)win vs Sam Morgan (2007)win vs Tony Fryklund (2007)win vs Frank Shamrock (2008)loss vs Scott Smith (2009)win vs Scott Smith (2010)loss vs Wanderlei Silva (2011)win vs Rich Franklin (2012)win vs Patrick Côté (2012)loss vs Michael Bisping (2014)
winlossdraw / NC2006–2014

Frank Shamrock

19902000UNFILEDloss v Manabu Yamada, 1994, submissionwin v Vernon White, 1995, submissionwin v Masakatsu Funaki, 1995, submissionwin v Takafumi Ito, 1995, submissionloss v Bas Rutten, 1995, decisionwin v Takaku Fuke, 1995, submissiondraw v Allan Goes, 1995, drawwin v Minoru Suzuki, 1995, submissionwin v Katsuomi Inagaki, 1995, submissionloss v Kiuma Kunioku, 1996, decisionloss v Yuki Kondo, 1996, kowin v Manabu Yamada, 1996, submissionloss v Bas Rutten, 1996, kowin v Osami Shibuya, 1996, decisionwin v Ryushi Yanagisawa, 1996, decisionwin v Minoru Suzuki, 1996, submissionwin v Kevin Jackson, 1997, submissionwin v Enson Inoue, 1997, dqwin v Wes Gassaway, 1997, dqwin v Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, 1997, decisionloss v John Lober, 1997, decisionwin v John Lober, 1998, submissionwin v Jeremy Horn, 1998, submissionwin v Igor Zinoviev, 1998, kowin v Tito Ortiz, 1999, submissiondraw v Kiyoshi Tamura, 1999, drawwin v Elvis Sinosic, 2000, decisionwin v Bryan Pardoe, 2003, submissionwin v Cesar Gracie, 2006, kowin v Phil Baroni, 2007, submissionloss v Renzo Gracie, 2007, dqloss v Cung Le, 2008, koloss v Nick Diaz, 2009, kowin v Bas Rutten, no date on record
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1994–2009 · 1 UNDATED
2000 loss vs Manabu Yamada (1994)win vs Vernon White (1995)win vs Masakatsu Funaki (1995)win vs Takafumi Ito (1995)loss vs Bas Rutten (1995)win vs Takaku Fuke (1995)draw vs Allan Goes (1995)win vs Minoru Suzuki (1995)win vs Katsuomi Inagaki (1995)loss vs Kiuma Kunioku (1996)loss vs Yuki Kondo (1996)win vs Manabu Yamada (1996)loss vs Bas Rutten (1996)win vs Osami Shibuya (1996)win vs Ryushi Yanagisawa (1996)win vs Minoru Suzuki (1996)win vs Kevin Jackson (1997)win vs Enson Inoue (1997)win vs Wes Gassaway (1997)win vs Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (1997)loss vs John Lober (1997)win vs John Lober (1998)win vs Jeremy Horn (1998)win vs Igor Zinoviev (1998)win vs Tito Ortiz (1999)draw vs Kiyoshi Tamura (1999)win vs Elvis Sinosic (2000)win vs Bryan Pardoe (2003)win vs Cesar Gracie (2006)win vs Phil Baroni (2007)loss vs Renzo Gracie (2007)loss vs Cung Le (2008)loss vs Nick Diaz (2009)
winlossdraw / NC1994–2009

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