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Buckley calls out Poirier and Strickland for a racial slur
Poirier answered on Wednesday that Buckley was trying to get views and told him to shut up or kill him, and Strickland posted a spar in which he dropped Buckley.
UFC · Middleweight champion
Sean Strickland
ChampionMiddleweight
31–7–0
12 KO · 4 SUB · 15 DEC
- Height
- 6′1″185 cm
- Reach
- 76″193 cm
- Weight
- 185 lb84 kg
- Age
- 35
- Born
- February 27, 1991
- From
- Corona, California
- Style
- Striking
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- Millennia MMA
- Streak
- 2wins
- UFC
- 18–7
- Last
- Khamzat ChimaevWin · May 9, 2026
Sean Strickland is the UFC middleweight champion. All four submissions are rear-naked chokes.
He regained the middleweight title against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328 on May 9, 2026, by split decision. He has not defended it. The fight before it was a third-round stoppage of Anthony Hernandez on February 21, 2026.
The first reign began with a decision over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 on September 10, 2023. He lost the belt to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 on January 20, 2024, and lost the rematch at UFC 312 on February 9, 2025.
He started training at 14, turned pro at 16, and trains at Millennia MMA in Rancho. He holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and won the King of the Cage middleweight title.
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Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khamzat Chimaev | Win | Decision (split)Won the middleweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 328 | |
| Anthony Hernandez | Win | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:23 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez | |
| Dricus Du Plessis | Loss | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 312 | |
| Paulo Costa | Win | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 302 | |
| Dricus Du Plessis | Loss | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 297 | |
| Israel Adesanya | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 293 | |
| Abusupiyan Magomedov | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:20 | UFC on ESPN: Strickland vs. Magomedov | |
| Nassourdine Imavov | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov | |
| Jared Cannonier | Loss | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland | |
| Alex Pereira | Loss | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:36 | UFC 276 | |
| Jack Hermansson | Win | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Strickland | |
| Uriah Hall | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Hall vs. Strickland | |
| Krzysztof Jotko | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka | |
| Brendan Allen | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:32 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos | |
| Jack Marshman | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva | |
| Nordine Taleb | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:10 | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith | |
| Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos | Loss | KO (spinning wheel kick and punches) | 1 | 3:40 | UFC 224 | |
| Court McGee | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | |
| Kamaru Usman | Loss | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 210 | |
| Tom Breese | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 199 | |
| Alex Garcia | Win | KO (punches) | 3 | 4:25 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy | |
| Igor Araújo | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee | |
| Santiago Ponzinibbio | Loss | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir | |
| Luke Barnatt | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Muñoz vs. Mousasi | |
| Bubba McDaniel | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:33 | UFC 171 | |
| Matt Lagler | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:59 | KOTC: Split Decision | |
| Yusuke Sakashita | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | KOTC: Worldwide | |
| Bill Albrecht | Win | KO (punch) | 1 | 2:41 | KOTC: Restitution | |
| Josh Bryant | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | KOTC: Unification | |
| Brandon Hunt | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:24 | KOTC: Hardcore | |
| Brandon Hunt | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:48 | KOTC: Steel Curtain | |
| Brett Sbardella | Win | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:03 | KOTC: Demolition | |
| Donavin Hawkey | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:21 | KOTC: Platinum | |
| Adriel Montes | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:05 | KOTC: Underground 63 | |
| George Interiano | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Long Beach Fight Night 7 | |
| William Wheeler | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:55 | KOTC: Jolted | |
| Brandon Ellsworth | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:28 | KOTC: Last Resort | |
| Tyler Pottett | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:53 | KOTC: Protege |