Early career 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.
Ultimate Fighting Championship 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 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. For his next fight, Sherman was tapped as a short notice replacement for Christian Colombo and faced
Damian Grabowski on July 22, 2017, at
UFC on Fox 25. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Sherman faced
Shamil Abdurakhimov on November 25, 2017, at
UFC Fight Night 122. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Sherman faced
Justin Willis on April 21, 2018, at
UFC Fight Night 128. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. In what marked the last fight of his contract, Sherman faced
Augusto Sakai at
UFC Fight Night 137 on September 22, 2018. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round.
Post-UFC career Sherman made his comeback to Island Fights 51 on December 21, 2018, against Frank Tate. He won by TKO in the first round. Sherman next faced Jeremy May on February 7, 2019, at Island Fights 52. He won the fight by TKO in the very first round. Sherman faced Rashaun Jackson on May 9, 2019, at Island Fights 56. He won the fight by TKO in the first round. Sherman was then set to fight former M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion Kenny Garner on April 11, 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship Sherman returned to UFC and faced
Ike Villanueva on May 13, 2020, at
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. Outclassing Villanueva on the feet, Sherman won the fight via technical knockout in round two. Sherman received nine month
USADA suspension for testing positive for
Anastrozole from a in-competition sample collected on May 13, 2020. He became eligible to fight again on February 13, 2021. Sherman was scheduled to face
Parker Porter on April 17, 2021, at
UFC on ESPN 22. However, Porter was removed from the event for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by
Andrei Arlovski. Sherman lost the fight via unanimous decision. Sherman faced
Parker Porter on August 21, 2021, at
UFC on ESPN 29. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. As the last bout of his prevailing contract, Sherman faced
Jake Collier on January 15, 2022, at
UFC on ESPN 32. After the loss, it was announced that Sherman's contract was not renewed. Sherman was re-signed by the UFC four days after he was released the second time, as he replaced
Tanner Boser against
Alexander Romanov at
UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade. However, the fight was cancelled when Sherman was deemed unable to compete due to a "minor heath issue" on the day of the event Sherman lost the fight via keylock submission in the first round. Sherman faced
Jared Vanderaa on July 9, 2022, at
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev. He won the fight via TKO in round three. This win earned him the
Performance of the Night award. Sherman was scheduled to face
Josh Parisian on November 5, 2022, at
UFC Fight Night 214. However, Parisian pulled out of the fight hours before it was to take place due to medical issues. Sherman faced Waldo Cortes-Acosta on November 19, 2022, at
UFC Fight Night 215. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Sherman was scheduled to face
Chris Barnett on April 8, 2023, at
UFC 287. However, Barnett pulled out due to undisclosed reasons in early April and was replaced by Karl Williams. In turn, Sherman withdrew the day of the event due to a medical issue and the bout was scrapped. Sherman was rescheduled against Karl William on May 13, 2023, at
UFC on ABC 4, losing the bout via unanimous decision. After the loss, it was reported on May 16 that Sherman was no longer on the UFC roster.
Gamebred FC Sherman faced
Carl Seumanutafa at
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 6 on October 28, 2023. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. Sherman faced
Alex Nicholson at
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 7 on March 2, 2024. Sherman won the fight by a left-hook knockout in the first round. Sherman was scheduled to face
Greg Hardy on November 15, 2024 at
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 8. However, Hardy withdrew for unknown reasons and was replaced by
Maurice Greene. He lost the bout by a standing guillotine-choke submission. Sherman faced
Anthony Smith on April 10, 2026 in the main event of
Gamebred promotions event in the
Dominican Republic. He lost the bout via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
Karate Combat Sherman competed in the 8-man heavyweight tournament July 18, 2025 at
Karate Combat 55 and lost to
Timothy Johnson by technical knockout in the first round. ==Bare-knuckle boxing==