Sean Strickland

Middleweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record18-7 · current 2-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record134-46 (74.4%) across 25 opponents
Last 5 opponents38-5 (88.4%) across 5 opponents
Age35
Height6' 1"
Reach76"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute5.98
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.53
Striking accuracy43%
Striking defense61%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.66
Takedowns landed / attempted62%
Takedown defense69%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.15
Average fight time16.3 min

UFC wins: 5 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 12 decision. UFC losses: 2 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 5 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-05-09Khamzat Chimaev9-0GrapplerWDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
2026-02-21Anthony Hernandez9-2GrapplerWKO/TKO R3 2:23UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
2025-02-08Dricus Du Plessis8-0WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
2024-06-01Paulo Costa6-3StrikerWDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
2024-01-20Dricus Du Plessis6-0GrapplerLDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis
2023-09-09Israel Adesanya13-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
2023-07-01Abus Magomedov1-0—WKO/TKO R2 4:20UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
2023-01-14Nassourdine Imavov4-1Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
2022-12-17Jared Cannonier8-6StrikerLDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
2022-07-02Alex Pereira2-0StrikerLKO/TKO R1 2:36UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2022-02-05Jack Hermansson9-4WrestlerWDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
2021-07-31Uriah Hall10-7BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
2021-05-01Krzysztof Jotko9-4BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
2020-11-14Brendan Allen3-0Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R2 1:32UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos
2020-10-31Jack Marshman3-4BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
2018-10-27Nordine Taleb6-3WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 3:10UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
2018-05-12Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos4-1StrikerLKO/TKO R1 3:40UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
2017-11-11Court McGee7-5WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
2017-04-08Kamaru Usman4-0WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
2016-06-04Tom Breese3-0BalancedWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
2016-02-21Alex Garcia3-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 4:25UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
2015-07-15Igor Araujo2-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee
2015-02-22Santiago Ponzinibbio1-1BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
2014-05-31Luke Barnatt3-0Submission grapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi
2014-03-15Robert McDaniel1-1Submission grapplerWSubmission R1 4:33UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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