Sean Strickland

🏆 Current UFC Middleweight Champion

P4P #7

OctagonStats Rating 1653 P4P #15

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18-7-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 1" (185 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach76" (193 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornFeb 27, 1991

Age35

DivisionMiddleweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM5.98

Str. Acc42%

SApM4.53

Str. Def60%

TD Avg0.66

TD Acc62%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.1

Recent form

W W L W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

25 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

5 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 12 decision wins

Losses by method

2 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 5 decision losses

Finish rate33%

Times finished29%

StreakW2

Best streak6

Avg fight16:16

Octagon time6h 46m

Opp win%76%

ActiveMar. 15, 2014 – May. 09, 2026 (13y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced12

Ranked wins7

Best ranked winKhamzat Chimaev (#1 Middleweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night4

Fight of the Night1

Total bonuses5

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Sean Strickland is a 31-7-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Sean debuted Mar. 15, 2014 vs Robert McDaniel (win). Longest win streak: 6. On a 2-fight win streak. 13 years active (Mar. 15, 2014–May. 09, 2026).

Best wins: Abus Magomedov (KO/TKO Punches R2, Jul. 01, 2023); Brendan Allen (KO/TKO Punches R2, Nov. 14, 2020); Robert McDaniel (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Mar. 15, 2014).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
May. 09, 2026	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland	W Khamzat Chimaev	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	123 98	0 9	0 0
Feb. 21, 2026	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez	W Anthony Hernandez	KO/TKO Punches	3	2:23	1 0	110 55	0 0	0 0
Feb. 08, 2025	UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2	L Dricus Du Plessis	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	128 147	0 1	0 0
Jun. 01, 2024	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier	W Paulo Costa	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	182 158	0 0	0 0
Jan. 20, 2024	UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis	L Dricus Du Plessis	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	173 137	0 6	0 0
Sep. 09, 2023	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland	W Israel Adesanya	U-DEC	5	5:00	1 0	137 94	0 0	0 0
Jul. 01, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov	W Abus Magomedov	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:20	1 0	81 47	0 1	0 0
Jan. 14, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov	W Nassourdine Imavov	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	182 123	1 0	0 0
Dec. 17, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland	L Jared Cannonier	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	152 141	1 0	0 0
Jul. 02, 2022	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier	L Alex Pereira	KO/TKO Punches	1	2:36	0 1	15 25	0 0	0 0
Feb. 05, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland	W Jack Hermansson	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	153 137	0 0	0 0
Jul. 31, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland	W Uriah Hall	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	186 107	4 0	0 0
May. 01, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka	W Krzysztof Jotko	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	84 37	0 0	0 0
Nov. 14, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos	W Brendan Allen	KO/TKO Punches	2	1:32	1 0	94 51	1 0	0 0
Oct. 31, 2020	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva	W Jack Marshman	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	106 48	0 0	0 0
Oct. 27, 2018	UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith	W Nordine Taleb	KO/TKO Punch	2	3:10	1 0	65 48	0 0	0 0
May. 12, 2018	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington	L Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	KO/TKO Kick	1	3:40	0 1	14 15	0 0	0 0
Nov. 11, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis	W Court McGee	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	78 62	3 0	1 0
Apr. 08, 2017	UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2	L Kamaru Usman	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 1	27 90	0 2	0 0
Jun. 04, 2016	UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2	W Tom Breese	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	73 62	0 0	0 0
Feb. 21, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy	W Alex Garcia	KO/TKO Punches	3	4:25	1 0	84 23	1 3	0 0
Jul. 15, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee	W Igor Araujo	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	71 39	3 0	2 0
Feb. 22, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir	L Santiago Ponzinibbio	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	44 50	2 1	0 0
May. 31, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi	W Luke Barnatt	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	48 44	1 0	0 0
Mar. 15, 2014	UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler	W Robert McDaniel	SUB Rear Naked Choke	1	4:33	0 0	20 4	1 1	1 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

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