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Sean Strickland
18W · 7L
Orthodox
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
33% finish rate69% as favorite71% as underdog
1529
ELO Rating
Fighter overview
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1528.8Contender↗
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#19of 80 active
Age
35
Feb 27, 1991
Height
6'1" (185.42 cm)
Reach
193.04 cm
Win Rate
72.0%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
5.98
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.53
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.45
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
60%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.66
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
68%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.10
Sub_Avg
High-volume strikerElusive striker
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career statistics
Career Averages (per fight)
21.1
Sig. Strikes
1.1
Takedowns
0.4
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO5 (28%)
Submission1 (6%)
Decision1 (6%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO2 (29%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
69%
11W – 5L in 16 fights
As Underdog
71%
5W – 2L in 7 fights
ELO analysis
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
def. Khamzat Chimaev
+11.81529
def. Anthony Hernandez
+12.11517
lost to Dricus Du Plessis
-4.81505
def. Paulo Costa
+3.51510
lost to Dricus Du Plessis
-2.31506
def. Israel Adesanya
+2.81509
def. Abus Magomedov
+2.91506
def. Nassourdine Imavov
+1.81503
lost to Jared Cannonier
-1.41501
lost to Alex Pereira
-1.21502
def. Jack Hermansson
+1.21504
def. Uriah Hall
+0.91503
def. Krzysztof Jotko
+0.71502
def. Brendan Allen
+0.41501
def. Jack Marshman
+0.31501
def. Nordine Taleb
+0.11500
lost to Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
-0.11500
def. Court McGee
0.01500
lost to Kamaru Usman
0.01500
def. Tom Breese
0.01500
def. Alex Garcia
0.01500
def. Igor Araujo
0.01500
lost to Santiago Ponzinibbio
0.01500
def. Luke Barnatt
0.01500
def. Bubba McDaniel
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Middleweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Ateba Gautier
1597
Donte Johnson
1564
Cam Rowston
1558
Joe Pyfer
1551
Damian Pinas
1548
Brendan Allen
1548
Ryan Gandra
1546
Professional fight history
Fight History (25 fights)
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 9, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez · Feb 21, 2026
UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · Feb 8, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →vs Paulo Costa
UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · Jun 1, 2024
UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · Sep 9, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov · Jul 1, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov · Jan 14, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland · Dec 17, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →vs Alex Pereira
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland · Feb 5, 2022
vs Uriah Hall
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland · Jul 31, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka · May 1, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos · Nov 14, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva · Oct 31, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · Oct 27, 2018
UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington · May 12, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →vs Court McGee
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Nov 11, 2017
vs Kamaru Usman
UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017
Loss
View Analysis →vs Tom Breese
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 4, 2016
vs Alex Garcia
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy · Feb 21, 2016
vs Igor Araujo
UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 15, 2015
UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · Feb 22, 2015
Loss
View Analysis →vs Luke Barnatt
UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014
UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · Mar 15, 2014