Sean Strickland UFC Power Rankings
UFC
Sean Strickland
Middleweight · #7
A
Overall Grade
96
18-7
Record
72%
Win %
6
Finishes
12 years, 7 months
Active
Performance
| Rating | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall |
96
A
|
7 |
| Power |
95
A
|
9 |
| Offensive |
98
A+
|
3 |
| Defensive |
86
B
|
26 |
Records
| Overall | 18-7 (72%) |
|---|---|
| Vs Top 10 | 3-3 (50%) |
| Vs >.500 | 15-7 (68.2%) |
| Vs <.500 | 3-0 (100%) |
| Last 5 Fights | 3-2 (60%) |
Superlatives
| Best Win |
Catch Weight #2 Brendan Allen (16-4) 2020-11-14 · Rd 2 KO/TKO Punches |
|---|---|
| Worst Loss |
Welterweight #69 Santiago Ponzinibbio (12-9) 2015-02-22 · Rd 3 U-DEC |
Other Stats
| Finishes | 6 (24%) |
|---|---|
| KOs | 5 (20%) |
| Submissions | 1 (4%) |
| Decisions | 12 (48%) |
| Opp. Record | 219-120 |
| Avg Opp. Rank | 25.4 |
| Long Streak | W 6 (02/05/2022) |
| Current Streak | W 2 |
Fight Stats
| Age | 35 |
|---|---|
| Strikes Landed / Min | 5.98 |
| Strikes Absorbed / Min | 4.53 |
| Striking Differential | +1.45 |
| Takedowns / 15 Min | 0.66 |
| Knockdowns / 15 Min | 0.26 |
| Sub. Attempts / 15 Min | 0.15 |
| UFC Fight Time | 407 min |
Fight Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-09 |
#9 Khamzat Chimaev (9-1)Middleweight UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland |
W |
Rd 5 S-DEC |
| 2026-02-21 |
#15 Anthony Hernandez (9-4)Middleweight UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez |
W |
Rd 3 KO/TKO Punches |
| 2025-02-08 |
#1 Dricus Du Plessis (10-1)Middleweight UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 |
L |
Rd 5 U-DEC |
| 2024-06-01 |
#18 Paulo Costa (8-4)Middleweight UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier |
W |
Rd 5 S-DEC |
| 2024-01-20 |
#1 Dricus Du Plessis (10-1)Middleweight UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis |
L |
Rd 5 S-DEC |
| 2023-09-09 |
#35 Israel Adesanya (13-6)Middleweight UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland |
W |
Rd 5 U-DEC |
| 2023-07-01 |
#16 Abus Magomedov (6-3)Middleweight UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov |
W |
Rd 2 KO/TKO Punches |
| 2023-01-14 |
#3 Nassourdine Imavov (9-2)Light Heavyweight UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov |
W |
Rd 5 U-DEC |
| 2022-12-17 |
#36 Jared Cannonier (11-10)Middleweight UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland |
L |
Rd 5 S-DEC |
| 2022-07-02 |
#5 Alex Pereira (10-3)Middleweight UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier |
L |
Rd 1 KO/TKO Punches |
| 2022-02-05 |
#48 Jack Hermansson (11-8)Middleweight UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland |
W |
Rd 5 S-DEC |
| 2021-07-31 |
Uriah Hall (10-9)Middleweight UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland |
W |
Rd 5 U-DEC |
| 2021-05-01 |
Krzysztof Jotko (11-6)Middleweight UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka |
W |
Rd 3 U-DEC |
| 2020-11-14 |
#2 Brendan Allen (16-4)Catch Weight UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos |
W |
Rd 2 KO/TKO Punches |
| 2020-10-31 |
Jack Marshman (3-5)Middleweight UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva |
W |
Rd 3 U-DEC |
| 2018-10-27 |
Nordine Taleb (7-5)Welterweight UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith |
W |
Rd 2 KO/TKO Punch |
| 2018-05-12 |
#45 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (11-6)Welterweight UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington |
L |
Rd 1 KO/TKO Kick |
| 2017-11-11 |
#73 Court McGee (11-14)Welterweight UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis |
W |
Rd 3 U-DEC |
| 2017-04-08 |
#31 Kamaru Usman (16-4)Welterweight UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 |
L |
Rd 3 U-DEC |
| 2016-06-04 |
Tom Breese (5-3)Welterweight UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 |
W |
Rd 3 S-DEC |
| 2016-02-21 |
Alex Garcia (5-5)Welterweight UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy |
W |
Rd 3 KO/TKO Punches |
| 2015-07-15 |
Igor Araujo (2-2)Welterweight UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee |
W |
Rd 3 U-DEC |
| 2015-02-22 |
#69 Santiago Ponzinibbio (12-9)Welterweight UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir |
L |
Rd 3 U-DEC |
| 2014-05-31 |
Luke Barnatt (3-3)Middleweight UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi |
W |
Rd 3 S-DEC |
| 2014-03-15 |
Bubba McDaniel (1-2)Middleweight UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler |
W |
Rd 1 SUB Rear Naked Choke |
