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Sean Thomas Strickland (born February 27, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. A professional since 2008, he is a former Middleweight Champion of the King of the Cage. As of August 19, 2025, he is #3 in the UFC middleweight rankings.
| 36 matches | 29 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 2 |
| By submission | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 14 | 5 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 29–7 | Dricus du Plessis | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 312 | February 9, 2025 | 5 | 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | For the UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 29–6 | Paulo Costa | Decision (split) | UFC 302 | June 1, 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Loss | 28–6 | Dricus du Plessis | Decision (split) | UFC 297 | January 20, 2024 | 5 | 5:00 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Lost the UFC Middleweight Championship. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 28–5 | Israel Adesanya | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 293 | September 10, 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | Sydney, Australia | Won the UFC Middleweight Championship. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 27–5 | Abusupiyan Magomedov | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov | July 1, 2023 | 2 | 4:20 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 26–5 | Nassourdine Imavov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov | January 14, 2023 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Light Heavyweight bout. |
| Loss | 25–5 | Jared Cannonier | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland | December 17, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 25–4 | Alex Pereira | KO (punches) | UFC 276 | July 2, 2022 | 1 | 2:36 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 25–3 | Jack Hermansson | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland | February 5, 2022 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 24–3 | Uriah Hall | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland | July 31, 2021 | 5 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 23–3 | Krzysztof Jotko | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka | May 1, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 22–3 | Brendan Allen | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos | November 14, 2020 | 2 | 1:32 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (195 lb) bout. Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 21–3 | Jack Marshman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva | October 31, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Middleweight; Marshman missed weight (187.5 lb). |
| Win | 20–3 | Nordine Taleb | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith | October 27, 2018 | 2 | 3:10 | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| Loss | 19–3 | Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | KO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | UFC 224 | May 12, 2018 | 1 | 3:40 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 19–2 | Court McGee | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | November 11, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Originally announced as a majority draw; overturned due to a miscalculation in scores. |
| Loss | 18–2 | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 210 | April 8, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Buffalo, New York, United States | |
| Win | 18–1 | Tom Breese | Decision (split) | UFC 199 | June 4, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Inglewood, California, United States | |
| Win | 17–1 | Alex Garcia | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy | February 21, 2016 | 3 | 4:25 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 16–1 | Igor Araújo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee | July 15, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Loss | 15–1 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir | February 22, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Return to Welterweight. |
| Win | 15–0 | Luke Barnatt | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi | May 31, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Berlin, Germany | |
| Win | 14–0 | Bubba McDaniel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 171 | March 15, 2014 | 1 | 4:33 | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 13–0 | Matt Lagler | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Split Decision | August 29, 2013 | 1 | 4:59 | Highland, California, United States | Defended the KOTC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 12–0 | Yusuke Sakashita | Decision (unanimous) | KOTC: Worldwide | July 5, 2013 | 5 | 5:00 | Manila, Philippines | Defended the KOTC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 11–0 | Bill Albrecht | KO (punch) | KOTC: Restitution | February 7, 2013 | 1 | 2:41 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Defended the KOTC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 10–0 | Josh Bryant | Decision (split) | KOTC: Unification | December 8, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Highland, California, United States | Defended and unified the KOTC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–0 | Brandon Hunt | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Hardcore | April 26, 2012 | 1 | 3:24 | Highland, California, United States | Won the KOTC Middleweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–0 | Brandon Hunt | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Steel Curtain | December 17, 2011 | 1 | 3:48 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Brett Sbardella | KO (punches) | KOTC: Demolition | August 6, 2011 | 1 | 1:03 | Walker, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Donavin Hawkey | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC: Platinum | November 25, 2010 | 1 | 1:21 | Durban, South Africa | Return to Middleweight. |
| Win | 5–0 | Adriel Montes | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Underground 63 | October 2, 2010 | 2 | 1:05 | Laughlin, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | George Interiano | Decision (unanimous) | Long Beach Fight Night 7 | January 3, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | William Wheeler | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC: Jolted | October 3, 2009 | 1 | 1:55 | Laughlin, Nevada, United States | Light Heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 2–0 | Brandon Ellsworth | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Last Resort | March 14, 2009 | 1 | 1:28 | Laughlin, Nevada, United States | Middleweight debut. |
| Win | 1–0 | Tyler Pottett | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC: Protege | March 22, 2008 | 2 | 1:53 | Laughlin, Nevada, United States | Welterweight debut. |
| No. | Event | Fight | Date | Venue | City | PPV buys |
| 1. | UFC 293 | Adesanya vs. Strickland | September 10, 2023 | Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, Australia | Not Disclosed |
| 2. | UFC 297 | Strickland vs. du Plessis | January 20, 2024 | Scotiabank Arena | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Not Disclosed |
| 3. | UFC 312 | du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | February 9, 2025 | Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, Australia | Not Disclosed |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded byIsrael Adesanya | 14th UFC Middleweight Champion September 10, 2023 – January 20, 2024 | Succeeded byDricus du Plessis |