Fighter profile

Sean Strickland

Middleweight · UFC record 18-7 · 25 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 9 May 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)84

Power75

Striking defense77

Takedown defense77

WrestlingProvisional measure73

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (25 detailed fights; as of Sat 9 May 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED87.7

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED81.2

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Reach: 193 cm (6'4")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 35

Last 3: W L W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

25 detailed UFC fights · 84 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 9 May 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed28.9significant, per round

Strikes absorbed21.9per round

Striking differential+7.0per round

Takedown attempts0.35per round

Takedown defense68.8%of attempts stopped

Finish rate33.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 28.9
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 21.9
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +7.0
Striking accuracy: 42.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 60.7%
Knockdowns per round: 0.08
Target: head / body / leg: 80.8% / 14.1% / 5.1%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 92.1% / 3.2% / 4.7%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.35
Takedowns landed per round: 0.21
Takedown accuracy: 62.1%
Takedown defense: 68.8%
Control time per round: 0:24
Submission attempts per round: 0.05
Reversals per round: 0.00

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 18-7-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 33.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 1 · 12
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 5
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 7 / 3
Average fight time: 16:45 (over 24 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Sean Strickland — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 9 May 2026	Khamzat Chimaev	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Sat 21 Feb 2026	Anthony Hernandez	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:23	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
Sat 8 Feb 2025	Dricus Du Plessis	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Sat 1 Jun 2024	Paulo Costa	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Sat 20 Jan 2024	Dricus Du Plessis	L	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis

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Sean Strickland — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 9 Sep 2023	Israel Adesanya	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Sat 1 Jul 2023	Abus Magomedov	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:20	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
Sat 14 Jan 2023	Nassourdine Imavov	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
Sat 17 Dec 2022	Jared Cannonier	L	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
Sat 2 Jul 2022	Alex Pereira	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:36	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Sat 5 Feb 2022	Jack Hermansson	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
Sat 31 Jul 2021	Uriah Hall	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
Sat 1 May 2021	Krzysztof Jotko	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
Sat 14 Nov 2020	Brendan Allen	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 1:32	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos
Sat 31 Oct 2020	Jack Marshman	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
Sat 27 Oct 2018	Nordine Taleb	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:10	UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
Sat 12 May 2018	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	L	KO/TKO Kick	R1 3:40	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
Sat 11 Nov 2017	Court McGee	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
Sat 8 Apr 2017	Kamaru Usman	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
Sat 4 Jun 2016	Tom Breese	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
Sun 21 Feb 2016	Alex Garcia	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:25	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
Wed 15 Jul 2015	Igor Araujo	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee
Sun 22 Feb 2015	Santiago Ponzinibbio	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
Sat 31 May 2014	Luke Barnatt	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi
Sat 15 Mar 2014	Robert McDaniel	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 4:33	UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler

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