Sean Strickland

🇺🇸 ︎

(1991-02-27)

Statistics

UFC Record: 17-7

By Method:

KO/TKO: 5-2
Submission: 1-0
Decision: 11-5

By Elo:

As Favorite: 12-2
As Underdog: 5-5

By Weight Class:

Welterweight: 5-3
Middleweight: 9-4
Light Heavyweight: 1-0

By Round:

Round 1: 1-2
Round 2: 3-0
Round 3: 8-2
Round 5: 5-3

By Type:

Main Event: 6-3
Title Fight: 1-2
Ranked Opponent: 6-4

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: WLWLW

Elo: 3387 (#25)

Peak Elo: 3387 (2026-02-21) (#55)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2978 (#99)

Bonuses: 5 (1 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 15m 54s

Total Fight Time: 6h 21m 39s (#13)

Avg Time Between Fights: 168 days

Avg Card Slot: 4.7 (#350)

Avg Age: 29.1 years

Avg Opp Age: 31.5 years

Current Rankings:

#3 Middleweight

Peak Rankings:

#7 Men's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Middleweight Champion

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-05-09
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland

Sean Strickland (35)

🇺🇸 ︎

WLWLW • 17-7
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3387 (21%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

🇦🇪 ︎

🇷🇺 ︎

🇸🇪 ︎

Khamzat Chimaev (32)
9-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3617 (79%) • UFC rank: Champ

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2026-02-21
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez

⭐ Sean Strickland (34)

🇺🇸 ︎

LWLWW • 16-7
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3254 (33%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R3
2:23

🇲🇽 ︎

🇺🇸 ︎

Anthony Hernandez (32)
9-2 • WWWWW
Elo: 3375 (67%) • UFC rank: #4

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2025-02-08
UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2

Dricus Du Plessis (31)

🇿🇦 ︎

WWWWW • 8-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3485 (74%)
49

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 ︎

Sean Strickland (33)
16-6 • WLWWW
Elo: 3306 (26%) • UFC rank: #1
46

Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia🇦🇺 ︎

2024-06-01
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

Sean Strickland (33)

🇺🇸 ︎

LWWWL • 15-6
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3332 (79%)
48

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷 ︎

Paulo Costa (33)
6-3 • WLLWL
Elo: 3093 (21%) • UFC rank: #7
47

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2024-01-20
UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis

Dricus Du Plessis (30)

🇿🇦 ︎

WWWWW • 6-0
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3416 (60%)
45

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 ︎

Sean Strickland (32)
15-5 • WWWLL
Elo: 3346 (40%) • UFC rank: Champ
50

Scotiabank Arena
Toronto
Canada🇨🇦 ︎

2023-09-09
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

⭐ Sean Strickland (32)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWLLW • 14-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3188 (20%)
49

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇳🇬 ︎

🇳🇿 ︎

Israel Adesanya (34)
13-2 • WWWLW
Elo: 3420 (80%) • UFC rank: Champ
46

Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia🇦🇺 ︎

2023-07-01
UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov

⭐ Sean Strickland (32)

🇺🇸 ︎

WLLWW • 13-5
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3152 (81%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
4:20

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🇷🇺 ︎

Abus Magomedov (32)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2891 (19%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2023-01-14
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov

Sean Strickland (31)

🇺🇸 ︎

LLWWW • 12-5
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3058 (53%)
49

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇫🇷 ︎

🇷🇺 ︎

Nassourdine Imavov (26)
4-1 • WLWWW
Elo: 3036 (47%) • UFC rank: #12
46

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2022-12-17
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland

Jared Cannonier (38)

🇺🇸 ︎

WLWWL • 8-6
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3267 (80%)
45

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 ︎

Sean Strickland (31)
12-4 • LWWWW
Elo: 3033 (20%) • UFC rank: #7
50

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2022-07-02
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

⭐ Alex Pereira (34)

🇧🇷 ︎

WW • 2-0
Elo: 2751 (7%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:36

🇺🇸 ︎

Sean Strickland (31)
12-3 • WWWWW
Elo: 3221 (93%) • UFC rank: #4

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2022-02-05
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland

Sean Strickland (30)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWWWW • 11-3
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3215 (64%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇳🇴 ︎

🇸🇪 ︎

Jack Hermansson (33)
9-4 • WLWLW
Elo: 3113 (36%) • UFC rank: #6

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2021-07-31
UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland

Sean Strickland (30)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWWWL • 10-3
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3104 (44%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇯🇲 ︎

🇺🇸 ︎

Uriah Hall (37)
10-7 • LWWWW
Elo: 3143 (56%) • UFC rank: #8

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2021-05-01
UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka

Sean Strickland (30)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWWLW • 9-3
UFC rank: #15 • Elo: 3027 (61%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇱 ︎

Krzysztof Jotko (31)
9-4 • LLWWW
Elo: 2948 (39%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2020-11-14
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos

⭐ Sean Strickland (29)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWLWL • 8-3
Elo: 2878 (25%)

CATCHWEIGHT (195 LB)
TKO
R2
1:32

🇺🇸 ︎

Brendan Allen (24)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 3062 (75%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2020-10-31
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva

Sean Strickland (29)

🇺🇸 ︎

WLWLW • 7-3
Elo: 2848 (84%)

CATCHWEIGHT (187.5 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇬🇧 ︎

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ︎

Jack Marshman (30)
3-4 • WLLWL
Elo: 2550 (16%)

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2018-10-27
UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith

Sean Strickland (27)

🇺🇸 ︎

LWLWW • 6-3
Elo: 2769 (60%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:10

🇫🇷 ︎

Nordine Taleb (37)
6-3 • WLWWL
Elo: 2694 (40%)

Avenir Centre
Moncton
Canada🇨🇦 ︎

2018-05-12
UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (31)

🇧🇷 ︎

LWWWW • 4-1
Elo: 2910 (59%)

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:40

🇺🇸 ︎

Sean Strickland (27)
6-2 • WLWWW
Elo: 2853 (41%)

Jeunesse Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷 ︎

2017-11-11
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis

Sean Strickland (26)

🇺🇸 ︎

LWWWL • 5-2
Elo: 2797 (72%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Court McGee (32)
7-5 • LWLWL
Elo: 2630 (28%)

Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Virginia
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2017-04-08
UFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2

Kamaru Usman (29)

🇳🇬 ︎

🇺🇸 ︎

WWWW • 4-0
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 2957 (62%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Sean Strickland (26)
5-1 • WWWLW
Elo: 2874 (38%)

KeyBank Center
Buffalo, New York
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2016-06-04
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2

Sean Strickland (25)

🇺🇸 ︎

WWLWW • 4-1
Elo: 2841 (50%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇬🇧 ︎

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎

Tom Breese (24)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 2838 (50%)

The Forum
Inglewood, California
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2016-02-21
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy

Sean Strickland (24)

🇺🇸 ︎

WLWW • 3-1
Elo: 2744 (51%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R3
4:25

🇩🇴 ︎

Alex Garcia (28)
3-1 • WWLW
Elo: 2733 (49%)

Consol Energy Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2015-07-15
UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee

Sean Strickland (24)

🇺🇸 ︎

LWW • 2-1
Elo: 2668 (62%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎

Igor Araujo (34)
2-1 • WWL
Elo: 2582 (38%)

Valley View Casino Center
San Diego, California
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2015-02-22
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir

Santiago Ponzinibbio (28)

🇦🇷 ︎

LW • 1-1
Elo: 2609 (23%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎

Sean Strickland (23)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 2823 (77%)

Ginásio Gigantinho
Porto Alegre
Brazil🇧🇷 ︎

2014-05-30
UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi

Sean Strickland (23)

🇺🇸 ︎

W • 1-0
Elo: 2778 (44%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇬🇧 ︎

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ︎

Luke Barnatt (26)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 2816 (56%)

O2 World
Berlin
Germany🇩🇪 ︎

2014-03-15
UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler

Sean Strickland (23)

🇺🇸 ︎

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2730 (75%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:33

🇺🇸 ︎

Bubba McDaniel (30)
1-1 • WL
Elo: 2530 (25%)

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States🇺🇸 ︎