Fighter profile

Sean Woodson

“The Sniper”

Featherweight · UFC record 8-2-1 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 29 Aug 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)85

Power80

Striking defense76

Takedown defense91

WrestlingProvisional measure69

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 29 Aug 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED81.4

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING65.1

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: 188 cm (6'2")
Reach: 198 cm (6'6")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 34

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 29 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 29 Aug 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed26.9significant, per round

Strikes absorbed20.0per round

Striking differential+6.9per round

Takedown attempts0.38per round

Takedown defense87.9%of attempts stopped

Finish rate25.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 26.9
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 20.0
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +6.9
Striking accuracy: 46.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 58.7%
Knockdowns per round: 0.10
Target: head / body / leg: 70.0% / 15.3% / 14.8%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 93.1% / 6.0% / 0.9%

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

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.38
Takedowns landed per round: 0.17
Takedown accuracy: 45.5%
Takedown defense: 87.9%
Control time per round: 0:22
Submission attempts per round: 0.10
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): 8-2-1
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 25.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 0 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 1 · 0
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 3 / 2
Average fight time: 12:03 (over 9 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 Woodson — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 29 Aug 2026	Jack Jenkins	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song
Sat 12 Apr 2025	Dan Ige	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 1:12	UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
Sat 14 Dec 2024	Fernando Padilla	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:58	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley
Sat 11 May 2024	Alex Caceres	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
Sat 20 Jan 2024	Charles Jourdain	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis

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Sean Woodson — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 5 Aug 2023	Dennis Buzukja	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Font
Sat 20 Aug 2022	Luis Saldana	D	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards
Sat 13 Nov 2021	Collin Anglin	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:30	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Rodriguez
Sat 5 Jun 2021	Youssef Zalal	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai
Sat 27 Jun 2020	Julian Erosa	L	SUB D'Arce Choke	R3 2:44	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
Fri 18 Oct 2019	Kyle Bochniak	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman

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