OctagonEdge

Middleweight

Sean Strickland

31-7

Age
35
Height
6'1"
Reach
6'4"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Xtreme Couture
Out of
USA
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 66
Finish rate
39%
Win rate
82%

Career methods

KO/TKO
8
Sub
4
Dec
19

FightMetric

SLpM

5.98

SApM

2.51

Str Acc

44%

Str Def

56%

TD Avg

0.66

TD Acc

62%

TD Def

82%

Sub Avg

0.15

Tape read

Volume pressure striker

Fight IQ

66C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 38 career fights for Sean Strickland. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

D

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

C+

Chin

B+

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

Scouting report

Sean Strickland is a 35-year-old Orthodox middleweight out of USA, camped at Xtreme Couture. The tape read: volume pressure striker. Career mark 31-7-0 — 8 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission, 19 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (66).

What works. Durability is the standout at 81 (B+). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.66 TD/15 and 0.15 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 56% / 2.51 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C+ on 82% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (34, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Strickland yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

34 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 0.66 takedowns / 15 at 62% accuracy
  • 0.15 submission attempts / 15 · 4 career sub wins

Striking defense

71 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 56% striking defense · 2.51 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 7 defeats

Counter punching

38 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 44% accuracy on 5.98 SLpM
  • 0.37 knockdowns / 15 · 8 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

64 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 56% · TD def 82% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.51 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

59 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 5.98 SLpM at 44% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.51 SApM

Takedown reaction

68 C+

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 82% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

81 B+

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 7 losses
  • 19 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.