Ken Shamrock

**Ken Shamrock** (born **Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick;** February 11, 1964) is an American mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in the UFC, where he was the first UFC Superfight Champion and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003. In professional wrestling, he is famous for working with the World Wrestling Federation (where he is a former Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion) and TNA/Impact Wrestling (where he is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and also a Hall of Famer).

### Mixed martial arts

- **George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame**
    - George Tragos Award (2020)
- **Ultimate Fighting Championship**
    - UFC Hall of Fame (Pioneer wing, class of 2003)
    - UFC Superfight Championship (one time, first)
        - Two successful title defenses
    - UFC 3 Tournament Finalist
    - UFC 1 Tournament Semifinalist
    - Ultimate Ultimate 1996 Semifinalist
    - Longest fight in UFC history (36 minutes) - with Royce Gracie at UFC 5
    - UFC Viewer's Choice Award
- **Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling**
    - King of Pancrase Tournament winner (1994)
        - First ever champion of Pancrase
    - King of Pancrase
        - One successful title defense
- **Pride Fighting Championships**
    - Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals Superfight Winner
- **World Mixed Martial Arts Association**
    - WMMAA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- ***Black Belt Magazine***
    - 2000 Full-Contact Fighter of the Year
- ***Wrestling Observer Newsletter***
    - 2002 Feud of the Year <small>vs. Tito Ortiz</small>
    - 2006 Feud of the Year <small>vs. Tito Ortiz</small>
- **World MMA Awards**
    - 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award

### Professional wrestling

- **Battle Championship Wrestling**
    - BCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Carlo Cannon
- **NWA: Total Nonstop Action/Impact Wrestling**
    - NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    - Gauntlet for the Gold (2002 – Heavyweight)
    - Impact Hall of Fame (2020)
- ***Pro Wrestling Illustrated***
    - Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1997)
    - Ranked No. 8 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the _PWI 500_ in 1998
    - Ranked No. 226 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
- **South Atlantic Pro Wrestling**
    - SAPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
    - SAPW Heavyweight Title Tournament (1991)
- **World Wrestling Federation**
    - WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
    - WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Big Boss Man
    - King of the Ring (1998)
    - WWF Intercontinental Championship Tournament (1998)

## Infobox (professional wrestler)

- **child**: yes
- **names**: **Ken Shamrock**
Shamrock
Vince Torelli
Wayne Shamrock
- **height**: 6 ft 1 in
- **weight**: 243 lb
- **billed**: Sacramento, California
San Diego, California
- **trainer**: Nelson Royal
Bob Sawyer
Buzz Sawyer
Bret Hart
Leo Burke
Gene Anderson (wrestler), Gene Anderson
- **debut**: 1989
- **retired**: 2022


## Infobox (martial artist)

- **name**: Ken Shamrock
- **other names**: The World's Most Dangerous Man
- **image**: Kenshamrock.png
- **birth name**: Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick
- **birth place**: Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S.
- **residence**: Reno, Nevada, U.S.
- **height**: 6 ft 1 in
- **weight**: 212 lb
- **weight class**: Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight (MMA), Light Heavyweight
- **reach**: 73 in (185 cm)
- **style**: Shootfighting
- **fighting out of**: Reno, Nevada, United States
- **team**: Lion's Den (mixed martial arts), Lion's Den
- **teacher**: Masakatsu Funaki
- **years active**: 1993–1996; 2000-2002, 2004-2006, 2008-2010; 2015–2016 (Mixed martial arts, MMA)
1994 (Kickboxing)
 1997–1999; 2009; 1989–present
(Professional wrestling)
- **kickboxingwins**: 0
- **kickboxinglosses**: 1
- **kickboxingkolosses**: 1
- **kickboxingdraws**: 0
- **mma win**: 28
- **mma subwin**: 22
- **mma kowin**: 3
- **mma decwin**: 3
- **mma loss**: 17
- **mma koloss**: 11
- **mma subloss**: 4
- **mma decloss**: 2
- **mma draw**: 2
- **relatives**: Frank Shamrock (adopted brother)
- **children**: 7, including 3 step-children
- **sherdog**: 4