USA
Sean Strickland
MIDDLEWEIGHTCMiddleweight#7P4P
MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION
31
WINS
7
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
W2
STREAK
Career
ESPN AGGREGATESHOW THEY WINSHARE OF WINS
KO/TKO39%SUB13%DECISION48%
STRIKING ACC.44%
TAKEDOWN ACC.62%
5.98
SIG. STRIKES
PER MIN
PER MIN
0.66
TAKEDOWNS
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
0.15
SUB ATT.
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
Title reigns
3 REIGNSMiddleweight TitleCURRENT
May 10, 2026 – present0 DEF
Middleweight Title
Sep 10, 2023 – Jan 21, 20240 DEF
Middleweight TitleKOTC
Apr 26, 20124 DEF
Fight history
38 FIGHTSWWLWLWWWLL
WSPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00Sean Strickland vs Khamzat Chimaev, · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 10, 2026
W
SPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00Sean Strickland vs Khamzat Chimaev, · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 10, 2026
StricklandFight StatsChimaev
123/312 · 39%Sig. Strikes98/240 · 41%
160/355Total Strikes137/283
0/1 · 0%Takedowns9/13 · 69%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
3:01Control7:16
WKO/TKOR3 2:23· UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · Feb 22, 2026
W
KO/TKOR3 2:23· UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · Feb 22, 2026
StricklandFight StatsHernandez
110/241 · 46%Sig. Strikes55/122 · 45%
111/242Total Strikes57/124
0/0Takedowns0/1 · 0%
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:18Control0:32
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · Feb 9, 2025
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · Feb 9, 2025
StricklandFight StatsPlessis
128/263 · 49%Sig. Strikes147/314 · 47%
128/263Total Strikes149/316
0/0Takedowns1/2 · 50%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:05
WSPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 2, 2024
W
SPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 2, 2024
StricklandFight StatsCosta
182/402 · 45%Sig. Strikes158/266 · 59%
182/402Total Strikes158/266
0/0Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:01Control0:00
LSPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · Jan 21, 2024
L
SPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · Jan 21, 2024
StricklandFight StatsPlessis
173/408 · 42%Sig. Strikes137/354 · 39%
183/419Total Strikes140/358
0/0Takedowns6/11 · 55%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control2:08
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · Sep 10, 2023
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · Sep 10, 2023
StricklandFight StatsAdesanya
137/259 · 53%Sig. Strikes94/271 · 35%
137/259Total Strikes94/271
0/0Takedowns0/0
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:14Control0:00
WKO/TKOR2 4:20· UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · Jul 1, 2023
W
KO/TKOR2 4:20· UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · Jul 1, 2023
StricklandFight StatsMagomedov
81/188 · 43%Sig. Strikes47/101 · 47%
81/188Total Strikes47/101
0/0Takedowns1/2 · 50%
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:10Control0:23
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov · Jan 15, 2023
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov · Jan 15, 2023
StricklandFight StatsImavov
182/405 · 45%Sig. Strikes123/269 · 46%
194/420Total Strikes131/277
1/1 · 100%Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
4:12Control0:12
LSPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · Dec 18, 2022
L
SPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · Dec 18, 2022
StricklandFight StatsCannonier
152/400 · 38%Sig. Strikes141/310 · 45%
157/410Total Strikes141/310
1/1 · 100%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:48Control0:00
LKO/TKOR1 2:36· UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · Jul 3, 2022
L
KO/TKOR1 2:36· UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · Jul 3, 2022
StricklandFight StatsPereira
15/29 · 52%Sig. Strikes25/40 · 63%
15/29Total Strikes25/40
0/0Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:03
WSPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · Feb 6, 2022
W
SPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · Feb 6, 2022
StricklandFight StatsHermansson
153/330 · 46%Sig. Strikes137/353 · 39%
161/338Total Strikes137/353
0/0Takedowns0/8 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:31
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland · Aug 1, 2021
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland · Aug 1, 2021
StricklandFight StatsHall
186/428 · 43%Sig. Strikes107/258 · 41%
221/472Total Strikes122/273
4/6 · 67%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
7:02Control0:00
WvsKrzysztof JotkoUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka · May 2, 2021
W
vsKrzysztof Jotko
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka · May 2, 2021
StricklandFight StatsJotko
84/182 · 46%Sig. Strikes37/196 · 19%
84/182Total Strikes37/196
0/0Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WKO/TKOR2 1:32· UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos · Nov 15, 2020
W
KO/TKOR2 1:32· UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos · Nov 15, 2020
StricklandFight StatsAllen
94/161 · 58%Sig. Strikes51/90 · 57%
106/176Total Strikes53/92
1/1 · 100%Takedowns0/0
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
1:34Control0:00
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva · Oct 31, 2020
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva · Oct 31, 2020
StricklandFight StatsMarshman
106/227 · 47%Sig. Strikes48/252 · 19%
106/227Total Strikes48/252
0/0Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WKO/TKOR2 3:10· UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith · Oct 28, 2018
W
KO/TKOR2 3:10· UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith · Oct 28, 2018
StricklandFight StatsTaleb
65/177 · 37%Sig. Strikes48/95 · 51%
68/180Total Strikes49/96
0/0Takedowns0/0
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
LKO/TKOR1 3:40· UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 13, 2018
L
KO/TKOR1 3:40· UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 13, 2018
StricklandFight StatsSantos
14/36 · 39%Sig. Strikes15/58 · 26%
14/36Total Strikes18/63
0/0Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Nov 12, 2017
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Nov 12, 2017
StricklandFight StatsMcGee
78/254 · 31%Sig. Strikes62/260 · 24%
109/288Total Strikes104/309
3/3 · 100%Takedowns0/11 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · Apr 9, 2017
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · Apr 9, 2017
StricklandFight StatsUsman
27/103 · 26%Sig. Strikes90/171 · 53%
30/108Total Strikes117/200
0/0Takedowns2/8 · 25%
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WvsTom BreeseSPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 4, 2016
W
vsTom Breese
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 4, 2016
StricklandFight StatsBreese
73/207 · 35%Sig. Strikes62/153 · 41%
77/211Total Strikes62/153
0/2 · 0%Takedowns0/3 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WvsAlex GarciaKO/TKOR3 4:25· UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Oliveira · Feb 22, 2016
W
vsAlex Garcia
KO/TKOR3 4:25· UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Oliveira · Feb 22, 2016
StricklandFight StatsGarcia
84/173 · 49%Sig. Strikes23/67 · 34%
113/206Total Strikes41/94
1/2 · 50%Takedowns3/7 · 43%
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WvsIgor AraujoUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee · Jul 15, 2015
W
vsIgor Araujo
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee · Jul 15, 2015
StricklandFight StatsAraujo
71/169 · 42%Sig. Strikes39/82 · 48%
87/188Total Strikes48/92
3/3 · 100%Takedowns0/3 · 0%
1Knockdowns0
2Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir · Feb 22, 2015
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir · Feb 22, 2015
StricklandFight StatsPonzinibbio
44/167 · 26%Sig. Strikes50/162 · 31%
46/169Total Strikes54/166
2/4 · 50%Takedowns1/3 · 33%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WvsLuke BarnattSPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi · May 31, 2014
W
vsLuke Barnatt
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs. Mousasi · May 31, 2014
StricklandFight StatsBarnatt
48/161 · 30%Sig. Strikes44/187 · 24%
49/166Total Strikes44/187
1/3 · 33%Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
WvsBubba McDanielSUBMISSIONR1 4:33· UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler · Mar 15, 2014
W
vsBubba McDaniel
SUBMISSIONR1 4:33· UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler · Mar 15, 2014
StricklandFight StatsMcDaniel
20/35 · 57%Sig. Strikes4/10 · 40%
24/39Total Strikes4/10
1/2 · 50%Takedowns1/1 · 100%
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
2:34Control0:26
W
vsMatt LaglerTITLENon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 4:59· KOTC: Split Decision · Aug 29, 2013
W
vsYusuke SakashitaTITLENon-UFC
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· KOTC: Worldwide · Jul 5, 2013
W
vsBill AlbrechtTITLENon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 2:41· KOTC: Restitution · Feb 7, 2013
W
vsJosh BryantTITLENon-UFC
SPLIT DECISIONR3 5:00· KOTC: Unification · Dec 8, 2012
W
vsBrandon HuntTITLENon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 3:24· KOTC: Hardcore · Apr 26, 2012
W
vsBrandon HuntNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 3:48· KOTC: Steel Curtain · Dec 17, 2011
W
vsBrett SbardellaNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 1:03· KOTC: Demolition · Aug 6, 2011
W
vsDonavin HawkeyNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 1:21· KOTC: Platinum · Nov 25, 2010
W
vsAdriel MontesNon-UFC
KO/TKOR2 1:05· KOTC: Underground 63 · Oct 2, 2010
W
vsGeorge InterianoNon-UFC
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 3:00· LBFN 7: Long Beach Fight Night 7 · Jan 1, 2010
W
vsWilliam WheelerNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 1:55· KOTC: Jolted · Oct 3, 2009
W
vsBrandon EllsworthNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 1:28· KOTC: Last Resort · Mar 14, 2009
W
vsTyler PottettNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR2 1:53· KOTC: Protege · Mar 22, 2008