United States
Anaheim, California

Sean Strickland

"Tarzan"

AGE	34 / Feb 27, 1991
HEIGHT	6'1" / 185.42 cm
WEIGHT	185 lbs / 83.91 kg

ASSOCIATION
Xtreme Couture

CLASS
Middleweight

Wins 29

KO / TKO

11

38%

SUBMISSIONS

4

14%

DECISIONS

14

48%

Losses 7

KO / TKO

2

29%

SUBMISSIONS

0

0%

DECISIONS

5

71%

Upcoming Fights

UFC Fight Night 267

February 21, 2026 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, United States

Sean Strickland

29-7-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)

Anthony Hernandez

15-2-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)

See entire fight card

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Dricus Du Plessis	UFC 312 - Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Feb / 08 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Paulo Costa	UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier Jun / 01 / 2024	Decision (Split) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
loss	Dricus Du Plessis	UFC 297 - Strickland vs. Du Plessis Jan / 20 / 2024	Decision (Split) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Israel Adesanya	UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland Sep / 09 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Abusupiyan Magomedov	UFC on ESPN 48 - Strickland vs. Magomedov Jul / 01 / 2023	TKO (Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:20
win	Nassourdine Imavov	UFC Fight Night 217 - Strickland vs. Imavov Jan / 14 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
loss	Jared Cannonier	UFC Fight Night 216 - Cannonier vs. Strickland Dec / 17 / 2022	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
loss	Alex Pereira	UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier Jul / 02 / 2022	KO (Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:36
win	Jack Hermansson	UFC Fight Night 200 - Hermansson vs. Strickland Feb / 05 / 2022	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Uriah Hall	UFC on ESPN 28 - Hall vs. Strickland Jul / 31 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Krzysztof Jotko	UFC on ESPN 23 - Reyes vs. Prochazka May / 01 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Brendan Allen	UFC Fight Night 182 - Felder vs. dos Anjos Nov / 14 / 2020	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:32
win	Jack Marshman	UFC Fight Night 181 - Hall vs. Silva Oct / 31 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Nordine Taleb	UFC Fight Night 138 - Oezdemir vs. Smith Oct / 27 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Eric Nevitt VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:10
loss	Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos	UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington May / 12 / 2018	KO (Spinning Wheel Kick and Punches) Fernando Portella VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:40
win	Court McGee	UFC Fight Night 120 - Poirier vs. Pettis Nov / 11 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Elvis Bello VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Kamaru Usman	UFC 210 - Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Apr / 08 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Tom Breese	UFC 199 - Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 Jun / 04 / 2016	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Alex Garcia	UFC Fight Night 83 - Cerrone vs. Oliveira Feb / 21 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Bill Bookwalter VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:25
win	Igor Araujo	UFC Fight Night 71 - Mir vs. Duffee Jul / 15 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Santiago Ponzinibbio	UFC Fight Night 61 - Bigfoot vs. Mir Feb / 22 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Wernei Cardoso VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Luke Barnatt	UFC Fight Night 41 - Munoz vs. Mousasi May / 31 / 2014	Decision (Split) Grant Waterman VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Bubba McDaniel	UFC 171 - Hendricks vs. Lawler Mar / 15 / 2014	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:33
win	Matt Lagler	KOTC - Split Decision Aug / 29 / 2013	TKO (Punches) John McCarthy	1	4:59
win	Yusuke Sakashita	KOTC - Worldwide Jul / 05 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	5	5:00
win	Bill Albrecht	KOTC - Restitution Feb / 07 / 2013	KO (Punch) Herb Dean	1	2:41
win	Josh Bryant	KOTC - Unification Dec / 08 / 2012	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
win	Brandon Hunt	KOTC - Hardcore Apr / 26 / 2012	TKO (Punches) Mike Beltran	1	3:24
win	Brandon Hunt	KOTC - Steel Curtain Dec / 17 / 2011	TKO (Punches)	1	3:48
win	Brett Sbardella	KOTC - Demolition Aug / 06 / 2011	KO (Punches)	1	1:03
win	Donavin Hawkey	KOTC - Platinum Nov / 25 / 2010	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:21
win	Adriel Montes	KOTC - Underground 63 Oct / 02 / 2010	TKO (Punches)	2	1:05
win	George Interiano	LBFN 7 - Long Beach Fight Night 7 Jan / 03 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Cecil Peoples	3	3:00
win	William Wheeler	KOTC - Jolted Oct / 03 / 2009	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:55
win	Brandon Ellsworth	KOTC - Last Resort Mar / 14 / 2009	TKO (Punches)	1	1:28
win	Tyler Pottett	KOTC - Protege Mar / 22 / 2008	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:53

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