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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%
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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