Middleweight

Sean Strickland

Last fought: May 2026

RECORD

Pro

31-7-0

UFC

18-7-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	16:15
Fight Completion Rate	83.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.25
% Fights Inside the Distance	32.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	134-46 (74.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	101-38 (72.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	33-8 (80.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	85.2%
% Time in Control	8.3%
% Time Controlled	6.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	56.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.46
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.02
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.45
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.3%
Distance Strike Defense	61.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.32
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.22
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.42
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.11
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.77
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.27

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Sean Strickland League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Sean Strickland
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.5
Strike Differential	1.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	62.1%
Takedown Defense	68.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:14
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	27.8%
Submission % of Wins	5.6%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	16:15
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.3
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	40.7%
Control Time/Fight	0:40

Fight History

WIN

vs. Khamzat Chimaev

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland • May 2026MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland123/31239%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:01

Khamzat Chimaev98/24041%TD 9/13Ctrl 7:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	0/3	0%	2/2	4:47	—

R2	Sean Strickland	15/38	39%	0/0	3:01	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	10/19	53%	0/2	0:04	—

R3	Sean Strickland	43/100	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	29/89	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	34/86	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	37/72	51%	1/2	0:54	—

R5	Sean Strickland	31/88	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	22/57	39%	6/7	1:31	—

WIN

vs. Anthony Hernandez

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez • Feb 2026Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:23

Sean Strickland110/24146%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:18KD 1

Anthony Hernandez55/12245%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	32/90	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Hernandez	23/48	48%	0/1	0:20	—

R2	Sean Strickland	37/79	47%	0/0	0:08	—
	Anthony Hernandez	23/47	49%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Sean Strickland	41/72	57%	0/0	0:10	1
	Anthony Hernandez	9/27	33%	0/0	0:08	—

LOSS

vs. Dricus Du Plessis

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 • Feb 2025MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland128/26349%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dricus Du Plessis147/31447%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	16/49	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	20/45	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	29/54	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	31/60	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	39/79	49%	1/1	0:05	—

R4	Sean Strickland	28/51	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	21/66	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Strickland	31/62	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	36/64	56%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Paulo Costa

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier • Jun 2024Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland182/40245%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Paulo Costa158/26659%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	24/56	43%	0/0	0:01	—
	Paulo Costa	31/43	72%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	25/70	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	32/49	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	45/83	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	34/54	63%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	39/88	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	29/53	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Strickland	49/105	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	32/67	48%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dricus Du Plessis

UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis • Jan 2024MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland173/40842%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Dricus Du Plessis137/35439%TD 6/11Ctrl 2:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	34/75	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	18/51	35%	2/3	0:28	—

R2	Sean Strickland	22/62	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	26/60	43%	1/1	0:22	—

R3	Sean Strickland	31/87	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	29/84	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	33/85	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	29/73	40%	3/5	1:18	—

R5	Sean Strickland	53/99	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	35/86	41%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Israel Adesanya

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland • Sep 2023MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland137/25953%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14KD 1

Israel Adesanya94/27135%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	27/52	52%	0/0	0:14	1
	Israel Adesanya	12/39	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	20/64	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	20/41	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	21/57	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	38/63	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	20/51	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Strickland	36/71	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	21/60	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Abus Magomedov

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov • Jul 2023Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:20

Sean Strickland81/18843%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 1

Abus Magomedov47/10147%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	11/48	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Abus Magomedov	32/60	53%	1/2	0:23	—

R2	Sean Strickland	70/140	50%	0/0	0:10	1
	Abus Magomedov	15/41	37%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nassourdine Imavov

UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov • Jan 2023Light Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland182/40545%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:12

Nassourdine Imavov123/26946%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	24/74	32%	0/0	0:14	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	19/50	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	22/72	31%	1/1	1:49	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	22/58	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	47/78	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	24/45	53%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	57/100	57%	0/0	0:50	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	23/51	45%	0/0	0:08	—

R5	Sean Strickland	32/81	40%	0/0	1:19	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	35/65	54%	0/0	0:04	—

LOSS

vs. Jared Cannonier

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland • Dec 2022Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland152/40038%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:48

Jared Cannonier141/31045%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	13/48	27%	1/1	0:43	—
	Jared Cannonier	16/43	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	28/73	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	25/58	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	35/81	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	33/69	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	33/87	38%	0/0	0:05	—
	Jared Cannonier	27/61	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Strickland	43/111	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	40/79	51%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alex Pereira

UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier • Jul 2022Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:36

Sean Strickland15/2952%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alex Pereira25/4062%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	15/29	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Pereira	25/40	62%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Jack Hermansson

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland • Feb 2022Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland153/33046%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jack Hermansson137/35339%TD 0/8Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	22/51	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	26/47	55%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	32/77	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	32/70	46%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	27/59	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	26/75	35%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	34/67	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	27/78	35%	0/1	0:18	—

R5	Sean Strickland	38/76	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Hermansson	26/83	31%	0/2	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Uriah Hall

UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland • Jul 2021Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Sean Strickland186/42843%TD 4/6Ctrl 7:02

Uriah Hall107/25841%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	38/129	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Uriah Hall	23/55	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	43/81	53%	0/1	1:01	—
	Uriah Hall	22/52	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	18/40	45%	3/3	3:03	—
	Uriah Hall	12/27	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Sean Strickland	34/83	41%	1/1	0:35	—
	Uriah Hall	24/62	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Sean Strickland	53/95	56%	0/1	2:23	—
	Uriah Hall	26/62	42%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Krzysztof Jotko

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka • May 2021Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland84/18246%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Krzysztof Jotko37/19619%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	26/54	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	14/65	22%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	23/50	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	11/66	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	35/78	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Krzysztof Jotko	12/65	18%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brendan Allen

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos • Nov 2020Catch Weight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:32

Sean Strickland94/16158%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:34KD 1

Brendan Allen51/9057%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	56/97	58%	1/1	1:34	—
	Brendan Allen	31/59	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	38/64	59%	0/0	0:00	1
	Brendan Allen	20/31	65%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jack Marshman

UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva • Oct 2020Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland106/22747%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jack Marshman48/25219%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	39/84	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Marshman	20/81	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	27/60	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Marshman	10/69	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	40/83	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jack Marshman	18/102	18%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nordine Taleb

UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith • Oct 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:10

Sean Strickland65/17737%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:37KD 1

Nordine Taleb48/9551%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	23/93	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nordine Taleb	35/62	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	42/84	50%	0/0	0:37	1
	Nordine Taleb	13/33	39%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington • May 2018Welterweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 3:40

Sean Strickland14/3639%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos15/5826%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	14/36	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	15/58	26%	0/1	0:07	1

WIN

vs. Court McGee

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis • Nov 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland78/25431%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:42

Court McGee62/26024%TD 0/11Ctrl 1:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	25/109	23%	1/1	0:25	—
	Court McGee	24/107	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	31/85	36%	0/0	0:03	—
	Court McGee	22/107	21%	0/6	0:38	—

R3	Sean Strickland	22/60	37%	2/2	2:14	—
	Court McGee	16/46	35%	0/5	1:03	—

LOSS

vs. Kamaru Usman

UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 • Apr 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland27/10326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Kamaru Usman90/17153%TD 2/8Ctrl 8:08KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	24/37	65%	1/5	4:18	—

R2	Sean Strickland	5/34	15%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	29/65	45%	0/2	2:25	1

R3	Sean Strickland	17/54	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	37/69	54%	1/1	1:25	—

WIN

vs. Tom Breese

UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 • Jun 2016Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland73/20735%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:18

Tom Breese62/15341%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	15/50	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tom Breese	21/57	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	29/81	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tom Breese	23/50	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	29/76	38%	0/2	0:18	—
	Tom Breese	18/46	39%	0/3	0:12	—

WIN

vs. Alex Garcia

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy • Feb 2016Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:25

Sean Strickland84/17349%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:48KD 1

Alex Garcia23/6734%TD 3/7Ctrl 3:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	19/34	56%	1/2	2:48	—
	Alex Garcia	7/14	50%	1/2	1:52	—

R2	Sean Strickland	31/62	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Garcia	10/30	33%	1/1	0:56	—

R3	Sean Strickland	34/77	44%	0/0	0:00	1
	Alex Garcia	6/23	26%	1/4	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Igor Araujo

UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee • Jul 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland71/16942%TD 3/3Ctrl 5:29KD 1

Igor Araujo39/8248%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	40/81	49%	1/1	2:30	1
	Igor Araujo	14/29	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	13/30	43%	1/1	2:27	—
	Igor Araujo	9/15	60%	0/2	0:18	—

R3	Sean Strickland	18/58	31%	1/1	0:32	—
	Igor Araujo	16/38	42%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir • Feb 2015Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland44/16726%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:23

Santiago Ponzinibbio50/16231%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	14/56	25%	1/2	0:18	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	20/58	34%	1/1	0:24	—

R2	Sean Strickland	17/59	29%	0/1	0:22	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	15/47	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sean Strickland	13/52	25%	1/1	0:43	—
	Santiago Ponzinibbio	15/57	26%	0/2	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Luke Barnatt

UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi • May 2014Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sean Strickland48/16130%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:41

Luke Barnatt44/18724%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	19/60	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luke Barnatt	13/64	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sean Strickland	15/46	33%	1/2	0:36	—
	Luke Barnatt	21/65	32%	0/0	0:05	—

R3	Sean Strickland	14/55	25%	0/1	0:05	—
	Luke Barnatt	10/58	17%	0/1	0:23	—

WIN

vs. Robert McDaniel

UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler • Mar 2014Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 4:33

Sean Strickland20/3557%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:34

Robert McDaniel4/1040%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sean Strickland	20/35	57%	1/2	2:34	—
	Robert McDaniel	4/10	40%	1/1	0:26	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com