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Sean Strickland: record, fights and statistics

Sean Strickland is a middleweight fighter from USA with a published career record of 31-7-0. StatsNext stores 25 UFC bouts for Sean Strickland (18-7). In the 3 fights stored since Feb 8, 2025, Sean Strickland is 2-1.

Fights through May 9, 2026 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

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Height6'1"
Reach76"
StanceOrthodox
Weight classMiddleweight
Born1991
Current UFC rankingMiddleweight champion, Pound-for-Pound #7 (as of Oct 16, 2026)

What are Sean Strickland's fighting stats?

Across 23 stored UFC bouts with statistics (357 minutes) through May 9, 2026, Sean Strickland lands 6.61 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 5.02, with 42.8% striking accuracy and 60.0% striking defense. Grappling: 0.67 takedowns per 15 minutes at 66.7% accuracy, 69.3% takedown defense, 0.13 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 18-7 in 25 stored UFC bouts, 6 of 18 wins inside the distance.

Sean Strickland: striking, grappling and finishes

Sean Strickland: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute6.61
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.02
Significant striking accuracy42.8%
Significant striking defense60.0%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.29
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.67
Takedown accuracy66.7%
Takedown defense69.3%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.13
Control minutes per 15 minutes1.02
Share of fight time in control6.8%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)23 (357.1)

Significant strikes landed: 80.9% head, 14.4% body, 4.7% legs; 92.6% at distance, 3.1% in the clinch, 4.3% on the ground.

Sean Strickland: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO52
Submission10
Decision125

18-7 in the 25 stored UFC bouts since March 15, 2014, averaging 15.1 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

2026 season: Sean Strickland among fighters

Sean Strickland: 2026 season figures and place among fighters
FigureSean StricklandPlace
Wins by KO, TKO or submission50.0198th of 360
Significant strikes landed per minute6.2338th of 243
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.09146th of 243
Significant strike accuracy42.1183rd of 243
Significant strike defense57.754th of 177
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.40105th of 243
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.00146th of 243
Takedown defense35.754th of 55
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.0082nd of 243
Share of fight time in control8.9143rd of 243

The same figures and places as the StatsNext Stats Explorer for the 2026 season, among the fighters with enough fights that season. 1st is the best (the lowest for figures where lower is better).

Wins and losses by method since Feb 8, 2025

  • 2 wins: 1 by decision, 1 by ko/tko
  • 1 loss: 1 by decision

Striking and grappling totals since Feb 8, 2025

Sean Strickland — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since Feb 8, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed361 of 816 (44.2%)
Significant strikes absorbed300 of 676 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns1
Takedowns landed0 of 1
Opponent takedowns10 of 16 (37.5% defended)
Submission attempts0
Control time3:19

Totals over 3 of 3 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Sean Strickland: the 15 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
May 9, 2026Khamzat Chimaev (9-0)WinDecisionR5 5:0025Middleweight (title)123 of 312 (98)0 of 13:01
Feb 21, 2026Anthony Hernandez (9-2)WinKO/TKOR3 2:2312.4Middleweight110 of 241 (55)0 of 00:18
Feb 8, 2025Dricus Du Plessis (8-0)LossDecisionR5 5:0025Middleweight (title)128 of 263 (147)0 of 00:00
Jun 1, 2024Paulo Costa (6-3)WinDecisionR5 5:0015Middleweight182 of 402 (158)0 of 00:01
Jan 20, 2024Dricus Du Plessis (6-0)LossDecisionR5 5:0025Middleweight (title)173 of 408 (137)0 of 00:00
Sep 9, 2023Israel Adesanya (12-2)WinDecisionR5 5:0025Middleweight (title)137 of 259 (94)0 of 00:14
Jul 1, 2023Abus Magomedov (1-0)WinKO/TKOR2 4:209.3Middleweight81 of 188 (47)0 of 00:10
Jan 14, 2023Nassourdine Imavov (4-1)WinDecisionR5 5:0025Light Heavyweight182 of 405 (123)1 of 14:12
Dec 17, 2022Jared Cannonier (6-6)LossDecisionR5 5:0015Middleweight152 of 400 (141)1 of 10:48
Jul 2, 2022Alex Pereira (2-0)LossKO/TKOR1 2:362.6Middleweight15 of 29 (25)0 of 00:00
Feb 5, 2022Jack Hermansson (9-4)WinDecisionR5 5:0025Middleweight153 of 330 (137)0 of 00:00
Jul 31, 2021Uriah Hall (10-6)WinDecisionR5 5:0015Middleweight186 of 428 (107)4 of 67:02
May 1, 2021Krzysztof Jotko (9-4)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Middleweight84 of 182 (37)0 of 00:00
Nov 14, 2020Brendan Allen (3-0)WinKO/TKOR2 1:326.5Catchweight94 of 161 (51)1 of 11:34
Oct 31, 2020Jack Marshman (3-4)WinDecisionR3 5:0015Middleweight106 of 227 (48)0 of 00:00

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

  • The career record is the provider’s current record for the fighter. StatsNext stores UFC bouts from 1993 and other promotions’ cards from 2025, so stored bouts can be fewer than the career.
  • Many regional fights have results but no statistics; figures state the bouts they cover.

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