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// Roster Index›Middleweight›Dossier · Sean Strickland
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESSHERDOG UFC ESPN
Sean Strickland
// SUBJECT_000
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_000
// CONFIDENCE! LIVE
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERCHAMPIONMIDDLEWEIGHT

Sean
Strickland

// CALLSIGN"Tarzan"·UNITED STATES
HEIGHT
6'1"
REACH
6'4"
AGE
35
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Middleweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 38 bouts
WIN
31
LOSS
7
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
82%
31/38 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
52%
STRONG
// L5 FORM2W STREAK · 3-2
LWLWW
Stock +3 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: LIVE
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter built around defensive grappling — 48% of wins are by dec.

// HOW_WIN

Banks rounds on the scorecard — pace and positioning over splash damage.

// VULNERABILITY

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM▲ ABOVE
6.04
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.70
// STR. ACC▼ BELOW
43%
Striking Accuracy
division median 47%
// SAPM▼ BELOW
4.57
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.72
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
61%
Striking Defense
division median 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
0.71
Takedowns/15 min
division median 1.50
// TD ACC▲ ABOVE
64%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
77%
Takedown Defense
division median 58%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.16
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (31)
n = 31
KO/TKO · 12
SUB · 4
DEC · 15
12
KO/TKO
39%
4
SUB
13%
15
DEC
48%
// LOSSES (7)
n = 7
KO/TKO · 2
DEC · 5
2
KO/TKO
29%
0
SUB
0%
5
DEC
71%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
52% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 12 fights
39%
SUBANY ROUND · 4 fights
13%
DECFULL FIGHT · 15 fights
48%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER55TD DEFENSE82GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING69CARDIO78AGGRESSION65SUB THREAT22STR DEFENSE30RECOVERY86
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in Recovery. Lowest reading in Sub Threat.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100MAR 2008WMAR 2008WMAR 2009WOCT 2009WJAN 2010WOCT 2010WNOV 2010WAUG 2011WDEC 2011WAPR 2012WDEC 2012WFEB 2013WJUL 2013WAUG 2013WMAR 2014WMAY 2014LFEB 2015WJUL 2015WFEB 2016WJUN 2016LAPR 2017WNOV 2017LMAY 2018WOCT 2018WOCT 2020WNOV 2020WMAY 2021WJUL 2021WFEB 2022LJUL 2022LDEC 2022WJAN 2023WJUL 2023WSEP 2023LJAN 2024WJUN 2024LFEB 2025WFEB 2026WMAY 2026// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Hawkey), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 100.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
38/38 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
8
21%
4
11%
2
5%
-
-
14
total
SUB
3
8%
1
3%
-
-
-
4
total
DEC
-
-
10
26%
-
10
26%
20
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 12 of 38 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
53%, fights often go the distance
// CAMP_PASSPORT · 07_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Millennia MMA, Rancho, CA
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
STRIKING-FIRST

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
38 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

WVS Khamzat Chimaev
Decision
Decision (Split)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 328 - Chimaev vs. Strickland
DATE · May 9, 2026
WVS Anthony Hernandez
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R3
2:23
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 267 - Strickland vs. Hernandez
DATE · Feb 21, 2026
LVS Dricus Du Plessis
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 312 - Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
DATE · Feb 8, 2025
WVS Paulo Costa
Decision
Decision (Split)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 302 - Makhachev vs. Poirier
DATE · Jun 1, 2024
LVS Dricus Du Plessis
Decision
Decision (Split)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 297 - Strickland vs. Du Plessis
DATE · Jan 20, 2024
WVS Israel Adesanya
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland
DATE · Sep 9, 2023
WVS Abus Magomedov
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R2
4:20
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 48 - Strickland vs. Magomedov
DATE · Jul 1, 2023
WVS Nassourdine Imavov
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 217 - Strickland vs. Imavov
DATE · Jan 14, 2023
LVS Jared Cannonier
Decision
Decision (Split)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 216 - Cannonier vs. Strickland
DATE · Dec 17, 2022
LVS Alex Pereira
KO/TKO
KO (Punches)
R1
2:36
EVENT · UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier
DATE · Jul 2, 2022
WVS Jack Hermansson
Decision
Decision (Split)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 200 - Hermansson vs. Strickland
DATE · Feb 5, 2022
WVS Uriah Hall
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R5
5:00
EVENT · UFC on ESPN 28 - Hall vs. Strickland
DATE · Jul 31, 2021
// FAQ · 09_

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Middleweight. Professional record 31-7. Reigning Middleweight champion.

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