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Sean Strickland
United StatesMiddleweightActiveage 35
31-7
82% win rate
W2 streak
Peak Vertex
2026-05-09 → 2026-05-0976held 3 boutscurrently at peak
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · S-Dec · 2026-05-09
Still at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
18 wins7 losseslast 5: W W L W Ldrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(25) | R2(22) | R3(19) | R4(9) | R5(9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 23.7 | 33.2 | 31.7 | 36.7 | 40.7 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 20.6 | 22.5 | 21.8 | 26.3 | 30.3 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.28 | 0.14 | 0.37 | 0.11 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.36 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.44 | 0.67 |
| Control time | 0:28 | 0:29 | 0:23 | 0:10 | 0:25 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland2026-05-09W·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- W·KO·R3 · 2:23
- UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 22025-02-08L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier2024-06-01W·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis2024-01-20L·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland2023-09-09W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- W·KO·R2 · 4:20
- UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov2023-01-14W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- L·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier2022-07-02L·KO·R1 · 2:36
- W·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland2021-07-31W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka2021-05-01W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos2020-11-14W·KO·R2 · 1:32
- UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva2020-10-31W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith2018-10-27W·KO·R2 · 3:10
- UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington2018-05-12L·KO·R1 · 3:40
- UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis2017-11-11W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 22017-04-08L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 22016-06-04W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy2016-02-21W·KO·R3 · 4:25
- UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee2015-07-15W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir2015-02-22L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi2014-05-31W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler2014-03-15W·Sub·R1 · 4:33
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has offered a stark warning to aspiring fighters about the harsh financial realities of competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
- MMA Fighting
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has renewed his criticism of the promotion's fighter compensation and workplace practices, calling the organization's pay structure "predatory" during an…
- Sherdog
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