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Sean Strickland

Fighter profile

Sean Strickland

MW31-7-0P4P #16Div #1Champion
Form
6.0
9.3
5.2
6.3
5.4
91
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
89
Boxing
93
Kicking
79
Clinch
77
Striking def.
63
Wrestling off.
25
Wrestling def.
96
Ground game
31
Submissions
25
Grappling def.
94
Profile
Age35
Height6'1"
Reach76"
StanceOrthodox
StyleStriker
CountryUSA
Pro debut2008
UFC record18-7-0
Last fight2026-05-09
Octagon time406.7 min
Avg fight16.3 min
Career length18y 4m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjuryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the MW division (350 fighters).

Fought across 4 divisions:15 MW (now) · 8 WW · 1 LHW · 1 CW

Striking offense1554
99th
MW avg 1500
Striking defense1487
14th
MW avg 1500
Grappling offense1432
1st
MW avg 1497
Grappling defense1626
100th
MW avg 1504
Momentum66
90th
MW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 31-7-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
12 wins, 2 losses
W
39% of wins
L
29% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
15 wins, 5 losses
W
48% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
18win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (28%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
1 (6%)Submission(0%) 0
12 (67%)Decision(71%) 5
Non-UFC
13win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(—) 0
3 (23%)Submission(—) 0
3 (23%)Decision(—) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes2430
Sig. accuracy43%
Sig. attempted5717
Total strikes2643
Total attempted5973
Knockdowns7
Head1963
Body343
Leg124
Distance2239
Clinch78
Ground113

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed1842
Sig. defense61%
KDs absorbed3
Head abs.769
Body abs.631
Leg abs.442
Distance abs.1738
Clinch abs.50
Ground abs.54

Grappling · offense

Takedowns18
TD accuracy62%
TD attempted29
Sub att.4
Reversals0
Control time33:52

Grappling · defense

TD defense69%
TDs absorbed24
TD att. faced77
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time26:29

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 25 UFC fights · 406:39 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Sean has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
419W–91Lwin 82.2%div #44/247pct 83rd
WinsStrong
311W–72Lwin 81.2%div #61/231pct 74th
LossesElite
108W–19Lwin 85.0%div #36/237pct 85th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1587 elodiv #18/247pct 93rd
WinsElite
1584 elodiv #15/232pct 94th
LossesElite
1594 elodiv #27/237pct 89th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall83W–34L70.9%
Wins83W–34L70.9%
Losses0W–0L—

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Sean, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+12.84u+51.4% ROI

over 25 close-line bets

Average odds
-118

54% implied

As favorite
10W–3L

ROI +12.7%

Avg -202

As underdog
8W–4L

ROI +93.2%

Avg +149

Based on 25 of 25 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.