Sean Strickland
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| Age | 35 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Reach | 193 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
37
fights
30
✅ wins
7
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
5
bonuses
1
Fight of the night
4
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
March 15, 2014
UFC debuts
February 21, 2026
UFC last fight
6h21:39
time in the cage
15:54
avg time by combat
70.8%
win rate
35.3%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1651
as of February 21, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1658
on September 09, 2023
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
85
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Head strikes landed | 98 | 24.17 / round |
| 2. | Distance strikes landed | 97 | 27.77 / round |
| 3. | Significant strikes landed | 96 | 30.22 / round |
| 4. | Total strikes attempted | 95 | 73.60 / round |
| 5. | Total strikes defense | 94 | 59% |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Total strikes accuracy | 16 | 44% |
| 2. | Clinch strikes landed | 22 | 1.01 / round |
| 3. | Control time | 22 | 24s / round |
| 4. | Ground strikes accuracy | 27 | 61% |
| 5. | Leg strikes landed | 31 | 1.62 / round |
91
Boxing Score
50
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+7.38
/ round
💫 Strike differential
27.8 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
21.5 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
41.5%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
61.6%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
32
Wrestling Score
51
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.4 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
64.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
76.6%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
24s / round
⏱ Control Time
15s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
1.4 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
61.1%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
1
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
25.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Sean Strickland's UFC Fight History
February 21, 2026 - UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (2:23).
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February 08, 2025 - UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Middleweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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June 01, 2024 - UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Middleweight bout
Win by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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January 20, 2024 - UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis
Middleweight title fight
Loss by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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September 09, 2023 - UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Middleweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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July 01, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (4:20).
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January 14, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
Light Heavyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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December 17, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
Middleweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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July 02, 2022 - UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (2:36).
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February 05, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
Middleweight bout
Win by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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July 31, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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May 01, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 14, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos
Catch Weight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (1:32).
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October 31, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 27, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (3:10).
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May 12, 2018 - UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
Welterweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Kick) at round 1 (3:40).
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November 11, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 08, 2017 - UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 04, 2016 - UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
Welterweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 21, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (4:25).
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July 15, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 22, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 31, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi
Middleweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 15, 2014 - UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
Middleweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (4:33).
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Fighter's fights