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Sean Strickland

Active #6 middleweight · Orthodox · 185 cm · reach 193 cm
Elo rating
1681 ±40
LCB 1629
Rank
#6
top 6% of division
UFC record
17-7-0
KO 5 · Sub 1 · Dec 11
Streak
+1
Δ90d +18 · Δ1y +18
Last fight
Feb 21, 2026
W by KO

Elo history

24 fights · tap & drag
Mar 15, 2014 — W vs Robert McDaniel Δ+34May 31, 2014 — W vs Luke Barnatt Δ+34Feb 22, 2015 — L vs Santiago Ponzinibbio Δ-34Jul 15, 2015 — W vs Igor Araujo Δ+28Feb 21, 2016 — W vs Alex Garcia Δ+34Jun 4, 2016 — W vs Tom Breese Δ+16Apr 8, 2017 — L vs Kamaru Usman Δ-15Nov 11, 2017 — W vs Court McGee Δ+13May 12, 2018 — L vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Δ-19Oct 27, 2018 — W vs Nordine Taleb Δ+18Oct 31, 2020 — W vs Jack Marshman Δ+10Nov 14, 2020 — W vs Brendan Allen Δ+18May 1, 2021 — W vs Krzysztof Jotko Δ+14Jul 31, 2021 — W vs Uriah Hall Δ+14Feb 5, 2022 — W vs Jack Hermansson Δ+14Jul 2, 2022 — L vs Alex Pereira Δ-24Dec 17, 2022 — L vs Jared Cannonier Δ-18Jan 14, 2023 — W vs Nassourdine Imavov Δ+15Jul 1, 2023 — W vs Abus Magomedov Δ+12Sep 9, 2023 — W vs Israel Adesanya Δ+25Jan 20, 2024 — L vs Dricus Du Plessis Δ-20Jun 1, 2024 — W vs Paulo Costa Δ+14Feb 8, 2025 — L vs Dricus Du Plessis Δ-17Feb 21, 2026 — W vs Anthony Hernandez Δ+18 14941552161016681726 201620182020202220242026 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":199.4,"elo":1534,"date":"2014-03-15","opp":"Robert McDaniel","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":1,"x":39,"y":168.7,"elo":1568,"date":"2014-05-31","opp":"Luke Barnatt","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":2,"x":91.2,"y":199.4,"elo":1534,"date":"2015-02-22","opp":"Santiago Ponzinibbio","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":3,"x":119.1,"y":173.9,"elo":1562,"date":"2015-07-15","opp":"Igor Araujo","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":4,"x":162.3,"y":143.1,"elo":1596,"date":"2016-02-21","opp":"Alex Garcia","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":5,"x":182.6,"y":128.7,"elo":1611,"date":"2016-06-04","opp":"Tom Breese","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":242.8,"y":142.8,"elo":1596,"date":"2017-04-08","opp":"Kamaru Usman","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":7,"x":285.2,"y":130.8,"elo":1609,"date":"2017-11-11","opp":"Court McGee","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":8,"x":320.8,"y":148.6,"elo":1590,"date":"2018-05-12","opp":"Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":9,"x":353.6,"y":132.4,"elo":1607,"date":"2018-10-27","opp":"Nordine Taleb","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":10,"x":497.2,"y":123.1,"elo":1618,"date":"2020-10-31","opp":"Jack Marshman","result":"W","delta":10},{"i":11,"x":499.9,"y":107,"elo":1635,"date":"2020-11-14","opp":"Brendan Allen","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":12,"x":532.7,"y":94.3,"elo":1649,"date":"2021-05-01","opp":"Krzysztof Jotko","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":13,"x":550.5,"y":81.5,"elo":1663,"date":"2021-07-31","opp":"Uriah Hall","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":14,"x":587.4,"y":69.2,"elo":1677,"date":"2022-02-05","opp":"Jack Hermansson","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":15,"x":616.2,"y":91.2,"elo":1652,"date":"2022-07-02","opp":"Alex Pereira","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":16,"x":649,"y":108,"elo":1634,"date":"2022-12-17","opp":"Jared Cannonier","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":17,"x":654.5,"y":94.8,"elo":1649,"date":"2023-01-14","opp":"Nassourdine Imavov","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":18,"x":687.3,"y":83.5,"elo":1661,"date":"2023-07-01","opp":"Abus Magomedov","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":19,"x":701,"y":60.6,"elo":1686,"date":"2023-09-09","opp":"Israel Adesanya","result":"W","delta":25},{"i":20,"x":726.9,"y":78.7,"elo":1666,"date":"2024-01-20","opp":"Dricus Du Plessis","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":21,"x":752.9,"y":65.8,"elo":1680,"date":"2024-06-01","opp":"Paulo Costa","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":22,"x":802.2,"y":81.3,"elo":1663,"date":"2025-02-08","opp":"Dricus Du Plessis","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":23,"x":876,"y":65,"elo":1681,"date":"2026-02-21","opp":"Anthony Hernandez","result":"W","delta":18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Feb 21, 2026 Anthony Hernandez W +18
Feb 8, 2025 Dricus Du Plessis L -17
Jun 1, 2024 Paulo Costa W +14
Jan 20, 2024 Dricus Du Plessis L -20
Sep 9, 2023 Israel Adesanya W +25

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
5.84 avg 3.77
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
43% avg 52%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
4.42 avg 3.03
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
61% avg 53%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.68 avg 1.44
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
64% avg 44%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
77% avg 69%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.15 avg 0.49
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
1 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
35%
6 / 17
Finish rate
KO
5
29% of wins
SUB
1
6% of wins
DEC
11
65% of wins
KO: 5 (29%) 5 Sub: 1 (6%) Dec: 11 (65%) 11
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
1 17%
R2
3 50%
R3
2 33%
R4
R5

Strength of schedule

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1690
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
12.8
actual +4 vs expected