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Sean Strickland

Sean Strickland

1153 ELO #38

MMA 31-7-0 · UFC 18-7-0 · UFC Middleweight Champion · United States · Millennia MMA, Rancho, CA · Last fought 31 days ago

Sean Strickland - UFC Fighter Profile

Sean Strickland is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Middleweight division as the current champion. Born in United States, Sean Strickland has compiled an MMA record of 31-7-0 with a UFC record of 18-7-0. Known for their MMA fighting style, Sean Strickland trains at Millennia MMA, Rancho, CA in United States. With an ELO rating of 1153, Sean Strickland ranks #38 out of 2693 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Sean Strickland has 18 wins in the UFC. Sean Strickland lands an average of 5.98 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.66 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Middleweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1153), and have not fought Sean Strickland before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Robert Whittaker 17-7-0 35 1172 0.0 19
JunYong Park 9-4-0 35 1055 0.0 98
Reinier de Ridder 4-2-0 35 1045 0.0 108
Andre Petroski 8-5-0 35 1027 0.0 126
Robert Bryczek 1-2-0 35 994 0.0 159
Ryan Loder 1-2-0 35 989 0.0 164

Fight Results Breakdown

25
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Israel Adesanya in 2023
Opponent ELO: 1185

Biggest Upset Loss

Alex Pereira in 2022
Your ELO: 1115 · Opponent ELO: 1039 · Favored by 76

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 1'
Weight
Middleweight
Reach
76'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Feb 27 1991
Age
35
Peak ELO
1153
ELO Rank
38 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
516-163-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1088.3
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1066.7

Performance Statistics

SLpM
5.98
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
42%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.53
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
60%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.66
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
62%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.1
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Sean Strickland Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-05-09 UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Khamzat Chimaev S-DEC 5 5:00 Win +440
2026-02-21 UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez Anthony Hernandez KO/TKO Punches 3 2:23 Win +228
2025-02-08 UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Dricus Du Plessis U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2024-06-01 UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier Paulo Costa S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2024-01-20 UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Dricus Du Plessis S-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2023-09-09 UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Israel Adesanya U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2023-07-01 UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov Abus Magomedov KO/TKO Punches 2 4:20 Win -
2023-01-14 UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov Nassourdine Imavov U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2022-12-17 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland Jared Cannonier S-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2022-07-02 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Alex Pereira KO/TKO Punches 1 2:36 Loss -
2022-02-05 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland Jack Hermansson S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2021-07-31 UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland Uriah Hall U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2021-05-01 UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka Krzysztof Jotko U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2020-11-14 UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos Brendan Allen KO/TKO Punches 2 1:32 Win -
2020-10-31 UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva Jack Marshman U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-10-27 UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith Nordine Taleb KO/TKO Punch 2 3:10 Win -
2018-05-12 UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos KO/TKO Kick 1 3:40 Loss -
2017-11-11 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis Court McGee U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2017-04-08 UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Kamaru Usman U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2016-06-04 UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 Tom Breese S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2016-02-21 UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy Alex Garcia KO/TKO Punches 3 4:25 Win -
2015-07-15 UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee Igor Araujo U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-02-22 UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir Santiago Ponzinibbio U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2014-05-31 UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi Luke Barnatt S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-03-15 UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler Robert McDaniel SUB Rear Naked Choke 1 4:33 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Sean Strickland ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
25 2026-05-09 Khamzat Chimaev 1168 Win 0 1153
24 2026-02-21 Anthony Hernandez 1151 Win +22 1153
23 2025-02-08 Dricus Du Plessis 1153 Loss -16 1131
22 2024-06-01 Paulo Costa 1077 Win 0 1147
21 2024-01-20 Dricus Du Plessis 1130 Loss 0 1147
20 2023-09-09 Israel Adesanya 1185 Win +19 1147
19 2023-07-01 Abus Magomedov 1020 Win +17 1128
18 2023-01-14 Nassourdine Imavov 1074 Win +15 1111
17 2022-12-17 Jared Cannonier 1091 Loss 0 1096
16 2022-07-02 Alex Pereira 1039 Loss -19 1096
15 2022-02-05 Jack Hermansson 1112 Win 0 1115
14 2021-07-31 Uriah Hall 1122 Win +17 1115
13 2021-05-01 Krzysztof Jotko 1070 Win +15 1098
12 2020-11-14 Brendan Allen 1060 Win +21 1083
11 2020-10-31 Jack Marshman 980 Win +13 1062
10 2018-10-27 Nordine Taleb 1043 Win +22 1049
9 2018-05-12 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos 1052 Loss -16 1027
8 2017-11-11 Court McGee 1017 Win +16 1043
7 2017-04-08 Kamaru Usman 1069 Loss -15 1027
6 2016-06-04 Tom Breese 1057 Win 0 1042
5 2016-02-21 Alex Garcia 1026 Win +21 1042
4 2015-07-15 Igor Araujo 1016 Win +17 1021
3 2015-02-22 Santiago Ponzinibbio 1007 Loss -17 1004
2 2014-05-31 Luke Barnatt 1056 Win 0 1021
1 2014-03-15 Robert McDaniel 1006 Win +21 1021

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