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Sean Strickland
United States
UFC Champion · MiddleweightOfficial UFC rankings
31-7-0W-L-D
- Age
- 35
- Height
- 6'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 76"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- MiddleweightMiddleweight: 171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Xtreme Couture
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1843
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
Bounced back: won 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Strickland lives on the scorecards, with 15 decision wins, but he also puts people to sleep with 12 KO/TKO wins and made 5 opponents tap. His finish rate sits at 53%.
- Recent Form
- Chimaev (15-1-0), a win by split decision in round 5. Hernandez (15-4-0), a win by KO/TKO in round 3. Du Plessis (24-3-0), a loss by unanimous decision in round 5.
- Style
- Orthodox with a 76" reach, he's a volume striker, landing 5.98 significant strikes a minute at 43% accuracy while absorbing 4.53. He defends 61% of strikes and 69% of takedowns, and he rarely shoots for takedowns himself (0.66 per 15 minutes).
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 12 KO/TKO (37%)
- 5 Submission (16%)
- 15 Decision (47%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 53%
- Streak
- 2-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 6 months ago
32 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 94-15
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1906
- Winvs Khamzat Chimaev15-1-0 · Power Index 1981Decision - Split · R5 · 5:00May 9, 2026 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland
- Winvs Anthony Hernandez15-4-0 · Power Index 1871KO/TKO · R3 · 2:23Feb 21, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez
- Lossvs Dricus Du Plessis24-3-0 · Power Index 1954Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Feb 9, 2025 · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2
- Winvs Paulo Costa16-4-0 · Power Index 1768Decision - Split · R5 · 5:00Jun 2, 2024 · UFC 302: Makhachev vs Poirier
- Lossvs Dricus Du Plessis24-3-0 · Power Index 1954Decision - Split · R5 · 5:00Jan 21, 2024 · UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis
Career Stats
Based on 25 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.98
- Striking accuracy
- 43%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.53
- Striking defense
- 61%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.66
- Takedown accuracy
- 62%
- Takedown defense
- 69%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.10