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Sean Strickland

Sean Strickland

UFC record 18-7 · Rating 1674 · Last fight Saturday, May 9, 2026 · 2-fight win streak

#5 in UFC middleweight (CageIQ rating)

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UFC stats

5.88
Sig. strikes landed / min
4.49
Sig. strikes absorbed / min
43%
Striking accuracy
61%
Striking defence
0.69
Takedowns / 15 min
68%
Takedown defence
0.16
Submission attempts / 15 min
24%
Finish rate

From 25 UFC fights. Rates with few fights are blended toward league averages. Finished 2 times by KO/TKO and 0 by submission.

Age 36Height 6'1"Reach 76"

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Recent UFC fights

OpponentMethodDate
W Khamzat Chimaev
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Decision - Split · R5 2026-05-09
W Anthony Hernandez
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
KO/TKO · R3 2026-02-21
L Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Decision - Unanimous · R5 2025-02-08
W Paulo Costa
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
Decision - Split · R5 2024-06-01
L Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis
Decision - Split · R5 2024-01-20
W Israel Adesanya
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Decision - Unanimous · R5 2023-09-09
W Abus Magomedov
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
KO/TKO · R2 2023-07-01
W Nassourdine Imavov
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
Decision - Unanimous · R5 2023-01-14
L Jared Cannonier
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
Decision - Split · R5 2022-12-17
L Alex Pereira
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
KO/TKO · R1 2022-07-02