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Sean Strickland

UFC Record
18-7
Age
35
Height
6'1"
Reach
76"
Stance
Orthodox

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1649Today
1742Best, Feb 2015
1651Classic Elo
#48 Men: Pound for Pound#12 Middleweight
140015001600170018002015201720192021202320251490 going into Robert McDaniel, Mar 20141597 going into Luke Barnatt, May 20141742 going into Santiago Ponzinibbio, Feb 20151605 going into Igor Araujo, Jul 20151652 going into Alex Garcia, Feb 20161722 going into Tom Breese, Jun 20161701 going into Kamaru Usman, Apr 20171626 going into Court McGee, Nov 20171659 going into Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, May 20181626 going into Nordine Taleb, Oct 20181569 going into Jack Marshman, Oct 20201629 going into Brendan Allen, Nov 20201655 going into Krzysztof Jotko, May 20211695 going into Uriah Hall, Jul 20211707 going into Jack Hermansson, Feb 20221714 going into Alex Pereira, Jul 20221647 going into Jared Cannonier, Dec 20221628 going into Nassourdine Imavov, Jan 20231642 going into Abus Magomedov, Jul 20231616 going into Israel Adesanya, Sep 20231658 going into Dricus Du Plessis, Jan 20241659 going into Paulo Costa, Jun 20241637 going into Dricus Du Plessis, Feb 20251579 going into Anthony Hernandez, Feb 20261634 going into Khamzat Chimaev, May 20261649 today1649
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1651Today
1649Fighter Elo
#13 Men: Pound for Pound#3 Middleweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

1500160017002015201720192021202320251500 going into Robert McDaniel, Mar 20141516 going into Luke Barnatt, May 20141534 going into Santiago Ponzinibbio, Feb 20151516 going into Igor Araujo, Jul 20151532 going into Alex Garcia, Feb 20161548 going into Tom Breese, Jun 20161564 going into Kamaru Usman, Apr 20171548 going into Court McGee, Nov 20171563 going into Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos, May 20181546 going into Nordine Taleb, Oct 20181562 going into Jack Marshman, Oct 20201575 going into Brendan Allen, Nov 20201589 going into Krzysztof Jotko, May 20211604 going into Uriah Hall, Jul 20211619 going into Jack Hermansson, Feb 20221633 going into Alex Pereira, Jul 20221613 going into Jared Cannonier, Dec 20221594 going into Nassourdine Imavov, Jan 20231608 going into Abus Magomedov, Jul 20231620 going into Israel Adesanya, Sep 20231638 going into Dricus Du Plessis, Jan 20241621 going into Paulo Costa, Jun 20241634 going into Dricus Du Plessis, Feb 20251618 going into Anthony Hernandez, Feb 20261634 going into Khamzat Chimaev, May 20261651 today1651
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

5.98Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
42%Striking Accuracy
4.53Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
61%Striking Defense
0.26Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
0.66Takedowns per 15 Minutes
62%Takedown Accuracy
69%Takedown Defense
0.15Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
8%Share of Fight Time in Control
16.3 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins5112
Losses205

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Winvs. Khamzat ChimaevSplit DecisionMay 9, 2026UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Sean StricklandKhamzat Chimaev
1634Fighter Elo Going In1813
1634Classic Elo Going In1654
123 of 312Significant Strikes98 of 240
160 of 355Total Strikes137 of 283
0 of 1Takedowns9 of 13
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
3:01Control Time7:16
Winvs. Anthony HernandezKO/TKO · R3 2:23Feb 21, 2026UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Sean StricklandAnthony Hernandez
1579Fighter Elo Going In1812
1618Classic Elo Going In1616
110 of 241Significant Strikes55 of 122
111 of 242Total Strikes57 of 124
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:18Control Time0:32
Lossvs. Dricus Du PlessisUnanimous DecisionFeb 8, 2025UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Sean StricklandDricus Du Plessis
1637Fighter Elo Going In1780
1634Classic Elo Going In1640
128 of 263Significant Strikes147 of 314
128 of 263Total Strikes149 of 316
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 2
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:05
Winvs. Paulo CostaSplit DecisionJun 1, 2024UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Sean StricklandPaulo Costa
1659Fighter Elo Going In1479
1621Classic Elo Going In1555
182 of 402Significant Strikes158 of 266
182 of 402Total Strikes158 of 266
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:01Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Dricus Du PlessisSplit DecisionJan 20, 2024UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Sean StricklandDricus Du Plessis
1658Fighter Elo Going In1790
1638Classic Elo Going In1605
173 of 408Significant Strikes137 of 354
183 of 419Total Strikes140 of 358
0 of 0Takedowns6 of 11
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time2:08
Winvs. Israel AdesanyaUnanimous DecisionSep 9, 2023UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Sean StricklandIsrael Adesanya
1616Fighter Elo Going In1742
1620Classic Elo Going In1666
137 of 259Significant Strikes94 of 271
137 of 259Total Strikes94 of 271
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:14Control Time0:00
Winvs. Abus MagomedovKO/TKO · R2 4:20Jul 1, 2023UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Sean StricklandAbus Magomedov
1642Fighter Elo Going In1351
1608Classic Elo Going In1515
81 of 188Significant Strikes47 of 101
81 of 188Total Strikes47 of 101
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 2
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:10Control Time0:23
Winvs. Nassourdine ImavovUnanimous DecisionJan 14, 2023UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov

Light Heavyweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Sean StricklandNassourdine Imavov
1628Fighter Elo Going In1692
1594Classic Elo Going In1550
182 of 405Significant Strikes123 of 269
194 of 420Total Strikes131 of 277
1 of 1Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
4:12Control Time0:12
Lossvs. Jared CannonierSplit DecisionDec 17, 2022UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Sean StricklandJared Cannonier
1647Fighter Elo Going In1560
1613Classic Elo Going In1560
152 of 400Significant Strikes141 of 310
157 of 410Total Strikes141 of 310
1 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:48Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Alex PereiraKO/TKO · R1 2:36Jul 2, 2022UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandAlex Pereira
1714Fighter Elo Going In1569
1633Classic Elo Going In1533
15 of 29Significant Strikes25 of 40
15 of 29Total Strikes25 of 40
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:03
Winvs. Jack HermanssonSplit DecisionFeb 5, 2022UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Sean StricklandJack Hermansson
1707Fighter Elo Going In1555
1619Classic Elo Going In1579
153 of 330Significant Strikes137 of 353
161 of 338Total Strikes137 of 353
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 8
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:31
Winvs. Uriah HallUnanimous DecisionJul 31, 2021UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Strickland

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Sean StricklandUriah Hall
1695Fighter Elo Going In1508
1604Classic Elo Going In1572
186 of 428Significant Strikes107 of 258
221 of 472Total Strikes122 of 273
4 of 6Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
7:02Control Time0:00
Winvs. Krzysztof JotkoUnanimous DecisionMay 1, 2021UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Prochazka

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandKrzysztof Jotko
1655Fighter Elo Going In1538
1589Classic Elo Going In1568
84 of 182Significant Strikes37 of 196
84 of 182Total Strikes37 of 196
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Winvs. Brendan AllenKO/TKO · R2 1:32Nov 14, 2020UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos

Catch Weight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandBrendan Allen
1629Fighter Elo Going In1583
1575Classic Elo Going In1549
94 of 161Significant Strikes51 of 90
106 of 176Total Strikes53 of 92
1 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:34Control Time0:00
Winvs. Jack MarshmanUnanimous DecisionOct 31, 2020UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandJack Marshman
1569Fighter Elo Going In1338
1562Classic Elo Going In1488
106 of 227Significant Strikes48 of 252
106 of 227Total Strikes48 of 252
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Winvs. Nordine TalebKO/TKO · R2 3:10Oct 27, 2018UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandNordine Taleb
1626Fighter Elo Going In1519
1546Classic Elo Going In1543
65 of 177Significant Strikes48 of 95
68 of 180Total Strikes49 of 96
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:37Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Elizeu Zaleski dos SantosKO/TKO · R1 3:40May 12, 2018UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandElizeu Zaleski dos Santos
1659Fighter Elo Going In1493
1563Classic Elo Going In1547
14 of 36Significant Strikes15 of 58
14 of 36Total Strikes18 of 63
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:07
Winvs. Court McGeeUnanimous DecisionNov 11, 2017UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandCourt McGee
1626Fighter Elo Going In1510
1548Classic Elo Going In1521
78 of 254Significant Strikes62 of 260
109 of 288Total Strikes104 of 309
3 of 3Takedowns0 of 11
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
2:42Control Time1:41
Lossvs. Kamaru UsmanUnanimous DecisionApr 8, 2017UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandKamaru Usman
1701Fighter Elo Going In1715
1564Classic Elo Going In1563
27 of 103Significant Strikes90 of 171
30 of 108Total Strikes117 of 200
0 of 0Takedowns2 of 8
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time8:08
Winvs. Tom BreeseSplit DecisionJun 4, 2016UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandTom Breese
1722Fighter Elo Going In1621
1548Classic Elo Going In1546
73 of 207Significant Strikes62 of 153
77 of 211Total Strikes62 of 153
0 of 2Takedowns0 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:18Control Time0:12
Winvs. Alex GarciaKO/TKO · R3 4:25Feb 21, 2016UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandAlex Garcia
1652Fighter Elo Going In1619
1532Classic Elo Going In1535
84 of 173Significant Strikes23 of 67
113 of 206Total Strikes41 of 94
1 of 2Takedowns3 of 7
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:48Control Time3:31
Winvs. Igor AraujoUnanimous DecisionJul 15, 2015UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandIgor Araujo
1605Fighter Elo Going In1305
1516Classic Elo Going In1516
71 of 169Significant Strikes39 of 82
87 of 188Total Strikes48 of 92
3 of 3Takedowns0 of 3
1Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
5:29Control Time0:18
Lossvs. Santiago PonzinibbioUnanimous DecisionFeb 22, 2015UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir

Welterweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandSantiago Ponzinibbio
1742Fighter Elo Going In1533
1534Classic Elo Going In1501
44 of 167Significant Strikes50 of 162
46 of 169Total Strikes54 of 166
2 of 4Takedowns1 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:23Control Time0:28
Winvs. Luke BarnattSplit DecisionMay 31, 2014UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandLuke Barnatt
1597Fighter Elo Going In1606
1516Classic Elo Going In1547
48 of 161Significant Strikes44 of 187
49 of 166Total Strikes44 of 187
1 of 3Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:41Control Time0:28
Winvs. Robert McDanielSubmission · R1 4:33Mar 15, 2014UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Sean StricklandRobert McDaniel
1490Fighter Elo Going In1586
1500Classic Elo Going In1502
20 of 35Significant Strikes4 of 10
24 of 39Total Strikes4 of 10
1 of 2Takedowns1 of 1
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
2:34Control Time0:26