Sean Strickland
“Tarzan”
Rank 2 - UFC Middleweight
Age: 34 | Feb 27, 1991
Nationality: United States
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185 lbs
Reach: 76.0"
Professional Record
| 36 fights | 29 wins | 7 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 11 | 2 |
| Submissions | 4 | 0 |
| Decisions | 14 | 5 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 29 - 7 | Dricus Du Plessis | UFC 312 - Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | February 08, 2025 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 29 - 6 | Paulo Costa | UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier | June 01, 2024 | Decision (Split) | Jason Herzog | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 28 - 6 | Dricus Du Plessis | UFC 297 - Strickland vs. Du Plessis | January 20, 2024 | Decision (Split) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 28 - 5 | Israel Adesanya | UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland | September 09, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 27 - 5 | Abusupiyan Magomedov | UFC on ESPN 48 - Strickland vs. Magomedov | July 01, 2023 | TKO (Punches) | Mark Smith | 2 | 4:20 |
| WIN | 26 - 5 | Nassourdine Imavov | UFC Fight Night 217 - Strickland vs. Imavov | January 14, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mark Smith | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 25 - 5 | Jared Cannonier | UFC Fight Night 216 - Cannonier vs. Strickland | December 17, 2022 | Decision (Split) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 25 - 4 | Alex Pereira | UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier | July 02, 2022 | KO (Punches) | Jason Herzog | 1 | 2:36 |
| WIN | 25 - 3 | Jack Hermansson | UFC Fight Night 200 - Hermansson vs. Strickland | February 05, 2022 | Decision (Split) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 24 - 3 | Uriah Hall | UFC on ESPN 28 - Hall vs. Strickland | July 31, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 23 - 3 | Krzysztof Jotko | UFC on ESPN 23 - Reyes vs. Prochazka | May 01, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 22 - 3 | Brendan Allen | UFC Fight Night 182 - Felder vs. dos Anjos | November 14, 2020 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 2 | 1:32 |
| WIN | 21 - 3 | Jack Marshman | UFC Fight Night 181 - Hall vs. Silva | October 31, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Keith Peterson | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 20 - 3 | Nordine Taleb | UFC Fight Night 138 - Oezdemir vs. Smith | October 27, 2018 | TKO (Punches) | Eric Nevitt | 2 | 3:10 |
| LOSS | 19 - 3 | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington | May 12, 2018 | KO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches) | Fernando Portella | 1 | 3:40 |
| WIN | 19 - 2 | Court McGee | UFC Fight Night 120 - Poirier vs. Pettis | November 11, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Elvis Bello | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 18 - 2 | Kamaru Usman | UFC 210 - Cormier vs. Johnson 2 | April 08, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Keith Peterson | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 18 - 1 | Tom Breese | UFC 199 - Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 | June 04, 2016 | Decision (Split) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 17 - 1 | Alex Garcia | UFC Fight Night 83 - Cerrone vs. Oliveira | February 21, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | Bill Bookwalter | 3 | 4:25 |
| WIN | 16 - 1 | Igor Araujo | UFC Fight Night 71 - Mir vs. Duffee | July 15, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | John McCarthy | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 15 - 1 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | UFC Fight Night 61 - Bigfoot vs. Mir | February 22, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | Wernei Cardoso | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 15 - 0 | Luke Barnatt | UFC Fight Night 41 - Munoz vs. Mousasi | May 31, 2014 | Decision (Split) | Grant Waterman | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 14 - 0 | Bubba McDaniel | UFC 171 - Hendricks vs. Lawler | March 15, 2014 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Kerry Hatley | 1 | 4:33 |
| WIN | 13 - 0 | Matt Lagler | KOTC - Split Decision | August 29, 2013 | TKO (Punches) | John McCarthy | 1 | 4:59 |
| WIN | 12 - 0 | Yusuke Sakashita | KOTC - Worldwide | July 05, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 11 - 0 | Bill Albrecht | KOTC - Restitution | February 07, 2013 | KO (Punch) | Herb Dean | 1 | 2:41 |
| WIN | 10 - 0 | Josh Bryant | KOTC - Unification | December 08, 2012 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 9 - 0 | Brandon Hunt | KOTC - Hardcore | April 26, 2012 | TKO (Punches) | Mike Beltran | 1 | 3:24 |
| WIN | 8 - 0 | Brandon Hunt | KOTC - Steel Curtain | December 17, 2011 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:48 | |
| WIN | 7 - 0 | Brett Sbardella | KOTC - Demolition | August 06, 2011 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| WIN | 6 - 0 | Donavin Hawkey | KOTC - Platinum | November 25, 2010 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:21 | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 | Adriel Montes | KOTC - Underground 63 | October 02, 2010 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:05 | |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | George Interiano | LBFN 7 - Long Beach Fight Night 7 | January 03, 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) | Cecil Peoples | 3 | 3:00 |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | William Wheeler | KOTC - Jolted | October 03, 2009 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:55 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | Brandon Ellsworth | KOTC - Last Resort | March 14, 2009 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:28 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | Tyler Pottett | KOTC - Protege | March 22, 2008 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 1:53 |
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