Sean Strickland

Middleweight · ORCA rating 72/100 · peak 73 · Finisher · 18–7 in 25 graded UFC bouts

ORCA analysis

Sean Strickland is the UFC Middleweight Champion and carries an ORCA rating of 72. Striking offence is the strongest of the four families at 81, 31st of 96 active middleweights (significant strikes landed per minute 100). Grappling offence trails at 41, with submission attempts per 15 minutes grading 4. 12 of 18 UFC wins went to the judges' scorecards.

Grades

Family	Grade	Middleweight rank	Best reliable sub-grade
Striking offence	81	31 of 96	Significant strikes landed per minute 100
Striking defence	62	34 of 96	Opponent strike accuracy allowed 97
Grappling offence	41	57 of 96	Control time, seconds per minute 32
Grappling defence	70	17 of 96	Control time conceded, seconds per minute 98

Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 100. Weakest: Submission attempts per 15 minutes 4.

Profile

Division: Middleweight
ORCA rating: 72 (peak 73)
Middleweight rank: 11 of 96 active
Title: UFC Middleweight Champion
UFC record: 18–7
Pro record: 31–7
Graded UFC bouts: 25
Style: Finisher
Age: 35
Height: 6′1″ (185 cm)
Reach: 76″ (193 cm)
Stance: Orthodox
Gym: Millennia MMA, Rancho, CA

Career stats

Significant strikes landed per minute: 5.98
Significant strike accuracy: 42%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 4.53
Significant strike defence: 61%
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.66
Takedown accuracy: 62%
Takedown defence: 71%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.15

Fight history

2026-05-09 · W vs Khamzat Chimaev · Decision - Split · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
2026-02-21 · W vs Anthony Hernandez · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
2025-02-08 · L vs Dricus Du Plessis · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
2024-06-01 · W vs Paulo Costa · Decision - Split · UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
2024-01-20 · L vs Dricus Du Plessis · Decision - Split · UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis
2023-09-09 · W vs Israel Adesanya · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
2023-07-01 · W vs Abus Magomedov · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
2023-01-14 · W vs Nassourdine Imavov · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
2022-12-17 · L vs Jared Cannonier · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
2022-07-02 · L vs Alex Pereira · KO/TKO · UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2022-02-05 · W vs Jack Hermansson · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
2021-07-31 · W vs Uriah Hall · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland
2021-05-01 · W vs Krzysztof Jotko · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka
2020-11-14 · W vs Brendan Allen · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos
2020-10-31 · W vs Jack Marshman · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
2018-10-27 · W vs Nordine Taleb · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith
2018-05-12 · L vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos · KO/TKO · UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
2017-11-11 · W vs Court McGee · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
2017-04-08 · L vs Kamaru Usman · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
2016-06-04 · W vs Tom Breese · Decision - Split · UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
2016-02-21 · W vs Alex Garcia · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
2015-07-15 · W vs Igor Araujo · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee
2015-02-22 · L vs Santiago Ponzinibbio · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir
2014-05-31 · W vs Luke Barnatt · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi
2014-03-15 · W vs Robert McDaniel · Submission · UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler

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