Sean Strickland (29-7, 15) was born in Anaheim, California, U.S. on February 27, 1991. At the age of 17 years on March 22, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Tyler Pottett, winning the fight via 2nd-round submission.
On March 15, 2014, 23-year old Sean Strickland made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 171 against a 30-year old Bubba McDaniel, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
He became the UFC middleweight champion on September 10, 2023 at age 32 on his 33rd professional MMA fight at UFC 293 after defeating a 34-year old Israel Adesanya via 5-round unanimous decision.
Strickland's last fight was a middleweight title fight against Dricus du Plessis for Plessis' UFC Championship title on February 9, 2025. He lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 23 times in the UFC, and has a record of 16 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Sean Strickland's best fights have been against Israel Adesanya, Bubba McDaniel, Brendan Allen, Abusupiyan Magomedov, Nordine Taleb, Alex Garcia and Jack Marshman.
Strickland has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36  | Feb 9, 2025 33 years, 11 months 29-7 (15) | 31 years 22-2 (20) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC middleweight title |
35  | Jun 1, 2024 33 years, 3 months 29-6 (15) | 33 years, 1 months 14-3 (12) | UFC | MD | 5 | SD | WIN |
34 | Jan 20, 2024 32 years, 10 months 28-6 (15) | 30 years 20-2 (19) | UFC | MD | 5 | SD | LOSS Lost UFC middleweight title |
33  | Sep 10, 2023 32 years, 6 months 28-5 (15) | 34 years, 1 months 24-2 (16) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC middleweight title |
32  | Jul 1, 2023 32 years, 4 months 27-5 (15) | 32 years, 9 months 25-4-1 (19) | UFC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
31  | Jan 14, 2023 31 years, 10 months 26-5 (14) | 27 years, 10 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN |
30  | Dec 17, 2022 31 years, 9 months 25-5 (14) | 38 years, 9 months 15-6 (12) | UFC | MD | 5 | SD | LOSS |
29  | Jul 2, 2022 31 years, 4 months 25-4 (14) | 34 years, 11 months 5-1 (4) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
28  | Feb 5, 2022 30 years, 11 months 25-3 (14) | 33 years, 7 months 22-6 (17) | UFC | MD | 5 | SD | WIN |
27  | Jul 31, 2021 30 years, 5 months 24-3 (14) | 37 years 17-9 (14) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN |
26  | May 1, 2021 30 years, 2 months 23-3 (14) | 31 years, 8 months 22-4 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Nov 14, 2020 29 years, 8 months 22-3 (14) | 24 years, 10 months 15-3 (13) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
24  | Oct 31, 2020 29 years, 8 months 21-3 (13) | 30 years, 10 months 23-9 (18) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Oct 27, 2018 27 years, 8 months 20-3 (13) | 37 years, 4 months 14-5 (7) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | May 12, 2018 27 years, 2 months 19-3 (12) | 31 years, 6 months 18-5 (14) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Spinning wheel kick and punches |
21  | Nov 11, 2017 26 years, 8 months 19-2 (12) | 32 years, 10 months 18-6 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Apr 8, 2017 26 years, 1 months 18-2 (12) | 29 years, 10 months 9-1 (6) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Jun 4, 2016 25 years, 3 months 18-1 (12) | 24 years, 8 months 10-0 (9) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
18  | Feb 21, 2016 24 years, 11 months 17-1 (12) | 28 years, 7 months 13-2 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
17  | Jul 15, 2015 24 years, 4 months 16-1 (11) | 34 years, 7 months 25-7 (18) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Feb 22, 2015 23 years, 11 months 15-1 (11) | 28 years, 4 months 19-2 (17) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | May 31, 2014 23 years, 3 months 15-0 (11) | 26 years, 1 months 8-0 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
14  | Mar 15, 2014 23 years 14-0 (11) | 30 years, 10 months 21-7 (20) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
13 | Aug 29, 2013 22 years, 6 months 13-0 (10) | Matt Lagler | KOTC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended KOTC middleweight title |
12 | Jul 5, 2013 22 years, 4 months 12-0 (9) | Yusuke Sakashita | KOTC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Defended KOTC middleweight title |
11 | Feb 7, 2013 21 years, 11 months 11-0 (9) | Bill Albrecht | KOTC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch Defended KOTC middleweight title |
10 | Dec 8, 2012 21 years, 9 months 10-0 (8) | Josh Bryant | KOTC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN Defended KOTC middleweight title |
9 | Apr 26, 2012 21 years, 1 months 9-0 (8) | Brandon Hunt | KOTC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won KOTC middleweight title |
8 | Dec 17, 2011 20 years, 9 months 8-0 (7) | Brandon Hunt | KOTC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
7 | Aug 6, 2011 20 years, 5 months 7-0 (6) | Brett Sbardella | KOTC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
6 | Nov 25, 2010 19 years, 8 months 6-0 (5) | Donavin Hawkey | KOTC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
5 | Oct 2, 2010 19 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | Adriel Montes | KOTC | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
4 | Jan 3, 2010 18 years, 10 months 4-0 (3) | George Interiano | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Oct 3, 2009 18 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | William Wheeler | KOTC | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
2 | Mar 14, 2009 18 years 2-0 (2) | Brandon Ellsworth | KOTC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
1 | Mar 22, 2008 17 years 1-0 (1) | Tyler Pottett | KOTC | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
