Sean Gannon “The Cannon”

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Team Wai Kru/Tapout Training Center
Gender Male
Height 6' 3"

Sean Gannon is a decorated Boston Police Officer currently assigned to BRIC (Boston Regional Intelligence Center), an elite unit that deals with Gang and Narco Intel, as well as Homeland Security issues.<br><br> He has over 20 years experience training and coaching in Boxing, Wrestling and Martial Arts, and is currently a coach at the TapOut Training Center and Wai Kru.<br><br> His titles include 6 consecutive Golden Gloves Championship in Boxing (1997-2002), the New England Championship, and the Northeast Regional Championship (1998), Mass State Judo Championship (Heavyweight Blackbelt Division - 1996), The NAGA World Championship (Intermediate No Gi Division- 2000), NAGA World Championship (Advanced Gi Division -2000), the Reality Fighting and Mass Destruction titles in MMA, and he is also a UFC Veteran (UFC 55).<br><br> In 2004, Sean Gannon became the top Underground bareknuckle fighter in the US by becoming the only man to ever defeat Kimbo Slice in a bareknuckle bout (vid available on Youtube).<br><br> Sean was also a playable character in the videogame UFC Undisputed 2009 (Listed as Shawn Gannen due to contractual issues), and was (erroneously) listed in the 2009 Guinness Book of World Records as tied with Brock Lesnar for largest UFC fighter. <br><br>

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 2-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 5 months, 20 days
Rounds Fought 2.0
Avg. Fights/Year 2.1
Longest Layoff 1 year, 1 month, 9 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 months, 11 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 2 0 0
Losses 1 0 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 100.0%
Loss by KO Rate 100.0%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 59
Fastest KO 59
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.6
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 02:59
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 0.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 04:14
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 10/07/2005 L
(2-0-0)
Branden Hinkle
(16-11-0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 55: Fury
1 04:14
NRB 08/28/2004 W
(1-0-0)
Mike Dexter
(5-7-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage after Round 1)
Mass Destruction 17
1 00:00
SB 04/17/2004 W
(0-0-0)
Jack Austin
(2-4-0)
KO
COMBAT ZONE 5: Bad Boys
1 00:59

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

AM Record 3-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 9 months, 20 days
Rounds Fought 5.1
Avg. Fights/Year 5.3
Longest Layoff 3 months, 27 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 9 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 3 0 0
Losses 0 1 0
Finish Rate 100.0%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 100.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 100.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 02:02
Fastest KO 02:02
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 03:08
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 06
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 03/27/2004 W
(2-1-0)
Marcelo Virla
(1-1-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Hardcore Fighting Championship 3
2 01:45
NRB 12/13/2003 L
(2-0-0)
Mike Dexter
(2-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Mass Destruction 14
2 00:00
NRB 08/16/2003 W
(1-0-0)
Josh Diekmann
(0-1-0)
TKO/RSC
Mass Destruction 12
1 02:37
NRB 06/07/2003 W
(0-0-0)
Carlos Cline
(2-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Bleeding)
Mass Destruction 11
1 02:02

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class