Fighter Profile
USCountry
Sean Strickland
“Tarzan”
Middleweight champion#7 Pound-for-Pound
31-7-0Record
35Age
6′1″Height
76″Reach
OrthodoxStance
Millennia MMATeam
USCountryMiddleweightDivision
Finish rate
KO/TKO
12 (39%)
Submission
4 (13%)
Decision
15 (48%)
31 wins — 7 losses, 0 draws.
Fight History
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Khamzat Chimaev | Split DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC 328 - Chimaev vs. Strickland | Sat, May 9, 2026 |
| W | Anthony Hernandez | KO/TKOR3 · 2:23 | UFC Fight Night 267 - Strickland vs. Hernandez | Sat, February 21, 2026 |
| L | Dricus du Plessis | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC 312 - Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | Sat, February 8, 2025 |
| W | Paulo Costa | Split DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier | Sat, June 1, 2024 |
| L | Dricus du Plessis | Split DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC 297 - Strickland vs. Du Plessis | Sat, January 20, 2024 |
| W | Israel Adesanya | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland | Sat, September 9, 2023 |
| W | Abusupiyan Magomedov | KO/TKOR2 · 4:20 | UFC on ESPN 48 - Strickland vs. Magomedov | Sat, July 1, 2023 |
| W | Nassourdine Imavov | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 217 - Strickland vs. Imavov | Sat, January 14, 2023 |
| L | Jared Cannonier | Split DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 216 - Cannonier vs. Strickland | Sat, December 17, 2022 |
| L | Alex Pereira | KO/TKOR1 · 2:36 | UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier | Sat, July 2, 2022 |
| W | Jack Hermansson | Split DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 200 - Hermansson vs. Strickland | Sat, February 5, 2022 |
| W | Uriah Hall | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC on ESPN 28 - Hall vs. Strickland | Sat, July 31, 2021 |
| W | Krzysztof Jotko | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC on ESPN 23 - Reyes vs. Prochazka | Sat, May 1, 2021 |
| W | Brendan Allen | KO/TKOR2 · 1:32 | UFC Fight Night 182 - Felder vs. dos Anjos | Sat, November 14, 2020 |
| W | Jack Marshman | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 181 - Hall vs. Silva | Sat, October 31, 2020 |
| W | Nordine Taleb | KO/TKOR2 · 3:10 | UFC Fight Night 138 - Oezdemir vs. Smith | Sat, October 27, 2018 |
| L | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | KO/TKOR1 · 3:40 | UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington | Sat, May 12, 2018 |
| W | Court McGee | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 120 - Poirier vs. Pettis | Sat, November 11, 2017 |
| L | Kamaru Usman | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 210 - Cormier vs. Johnson 2 | Sat, April 8, 2017 |
| W | Tom Breese | Split DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 199 | Sat, June 4, 2016 |
| W | Alex Garcia | KO/TKOR3 · 4:25 | UFC Fight Night 83 - Cowboy vs. Cowboy | Sun, February 21, 2016 |
| W | Igor Araujo | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 71 - Mir vs. Duffee | Wed, July 15, 2015 |
| L | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 61 - Bigfoot vs. Mir | Sun, February 22, 2015 |
| W | Luke Barnatt | Split DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 41 - Munoz vs. Mousasi | Sat, May 31, 2014 |
| W | Bubba McDaniel | SubmissionR1 · 4:33 | UFC 171 - Hendricks vs. Lawler | Sat, March 15, 2014 |
| W | Matt Lagler | KO/TKOR1 · 4:59 | KOTC: Split Decision | Thu, August 29, 2013 |
| W | Yusuke Sakashita | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | KOTC: Worldwide | Fri, July 5, 2013 |
| W | Bill Albrecht | KO/TKOR1 · 2:41 | KOTC: Restitution | Thu, February 7, 2013 |
| W | Josh Bryant | Split DecisionR3 · 5:00 | KOTC: Unification | Sat, December 8, 2012 |
| W | Brandon Hunt | KO/TKOR1 · 3:24 | KOTC: Hardcore | Thu, April 26, 2012 |
| W | Brandon Hunt | KO/TKOR1 · 3:48 | KOTC: Steel Curtain | Sat, December 17, 2011 |
| W | Brett Sbardella | KO/TKOR1 · 1:03 | KOTC: Demolition | Sat, August 6, 2011 |
| W | Donavin Hawkey | SubmissionR1 · 1:21 | KOTC: Platinum | Thu, November 25, 2010 |
| W | Adriel Montes | KO/TKOR2 · 1:05 | KOTC: Underground 63 | Sat, October 2, 2010 |
| W | George Interiano | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | Long Beach Fight Night 7 | Sun, January 3, 2010 |
| W | William Wheeler | SubmissionR1 · 1:55 | KOTC - Jolted | Sat, October 3, 2009 |
| W | Brandon Ellsworth | KO/TKOR1 · 1:28 | KOTC: Last Resort | Sat, March 14, 2009 |
| W | Tyler Pottett | SubmissionR2 · 1:53 | KOTC: Protege | Sat, March 22, 2008 |
