Sean Strickland

United States MMAActive

Professional

12 KOs

2 KOs

AmateurNo record yet

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Sean Thomas Strickland (born February 27, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current and two-time UFC Middleweight Champion. A professional since 2008, he is a former Middleweight Champion of the King of the Cage. As of June 16, 2026, he is #7 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

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Result	Date	Opponent	Method	Event
W	9 May 2026	Khamzat ChimaevTitle Middleweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
W	21 Feb 2026	Anthony Hernandez Middleweight	TKO · R3 2:23 punches	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
L	9 Feb 2025	Dricus du PlessisTitle Middleweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
W	1 Jun 2024	Paulo Costa Middleweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
L	20 Jan 2024	Dricus du PlessisTitle Middleweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis
W	10 Sept 2023	Israel AdesanyaTitle Middleweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
W	1 Jul 2023	Abusupiyan Magomedov Middleweight	TKO · R2 4:20 punches	UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
W	14 Jan 2023	Nassourdine Imavov Light heavyweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
L	17 Dec 2022	Jared Cannonier Middleweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
L	2 Jul 2022	Alex Pereira Middleweight	KO · R1 2:36 punches	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
W	5 Feb 2022	Jack Hermansson Middleweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
W	31 Jul 2021	Uriah Hall Middleweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland
W	1 May 2021	Krzysztof Jotko Middleweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka
W	14 Nov 2020	Brendan Allen Catchweight	TKO · R2 1:32 punches	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos
W	31 Oct 2020	Jack Marshman Catchweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
W	27 Oct 2018	Nordine Taleb Welterweight	TKO · R2 3:10 punches	UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
L	12 May 2018	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Welterweight	KO · R1 3:40 spinning wheel kick and punches	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
W	11 Nov 2017	Court McGee Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
L	8 Apr 2017	Kamaru Usman Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
W	4 Jun 2016	Tom Breese Welterweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
W	21 Feb 2016	Alex Garcia Welterweight	TKO · R3 4:25 punches	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
W	15 Jul 2015	Igor Araújo Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee
L	22 Feb 2015	Santiago Ponzinibbio Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir
W	31 May 2014	Luke Barnatt Middleweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi
W	15 Mar 2014	Bubba McDaniel Middleweight	SUB · R1 4:33 rear-naked choke	UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler

Result	Date	Opponent	Method	Event
W	9 May 2026	Khamzat ChimaevTitle Middleweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
W	21 Feb 2026	Anthony Hernandez Middleweight	TKO · R3 2:23 punches	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
L	9 Feb 2025	Dricus du PlessisTitle Middleweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
W	1 Jun 2024	Paulo Costa Middleweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier
L	20 Jan 2024	Dricus du PlessisTitle Middleweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis
W	10 Sept 2023	Israel AdesanyaTitle Middleweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
W	1 Jul 2023	Abusupiyan Magomedov Middleweight	TKO · R2 4:20 punches	UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov
W	14 Jan 2023	Nassourdine Imavov Light heavyweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov
L	17 Dec 2022	Jared Cannonier Middleweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
L	2 Jul 2022	Alex Pereira Middleweight	KO · R1 2:36 punches	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
W	5 Feb 2022	Jack Hermansson Middleweight	SD · R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland
W	31 Jul 2021	Uriah Hall Middleweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland
W	1 May 2021	Krzysztof Jotko Middleweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka
W	14 Nov 2020	Brendan Allen Catchweight	TKO · R2 1:32 punches	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos
W	31 Oct 2020	Jack Marshman Catchweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva
W	27 Oct 2018	Nordine Taleb Welterweight	TKO · R2 3:10 punches	UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
L	12 May 2018	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Welterweight	KO · R1 3:40 spinning wheel kick and punches	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
W	11 Nov 2017	Court McGee Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
L	8 Apr 2017	Kamaru Usman Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2
W	4 Jun 2016	Tom Breese Welterweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
W	21 Feb 2016	Alex Garcia Welterweight	TKO · R3 4:25 punches	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy
W	15 Jul 2015	Igor Araújo Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee
L	22 Feb 2015	Santiago Ponzinibbio Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir
W	31 May 2014	Luke Barnatt Middleweight	SD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi
W	15 Mar 2014	Bubba McDaniel Middleweight	SUB · R1 4:33 rear-naked choke	UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler

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