Sean Thomas Strickland (born February 27, 1991) is an American

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who currently competes in the middleweight division of the

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(UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, he is the former King of the Cage Middleweight Champion. As of July 4, 2022, he is #7 in the UFC middleweight rankings.

Background

Strickland grew up in

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in a household with a physically and mentally abusive father. Angered by the circumstances at home, Strickland got kicked out of every school he attended. Strickland began training in

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at the age of 14 and turned professional at the age of 16.

Mixed martial arts career

King of the Cage

Strickland made his professional debut in 2008 for the

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promotion and compiled an undefeated record of 9–0 before facing Josh Bryant in a fight for the King of the Cage Middleweight Championship at KOTC: Unification on December 9, 2012. Strickland won via split decision, and then successfully defended his title three times before being signed by the

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Ultimate Fighting Championship

Early career

Strickland made his

debut at

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on March 15, 2014, facing

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. Strickland won via

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submission in the first round. Strickland made his next appearance at

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against

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on May 31, 2014. Strickland won via split decision. Strickland faced

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in a welterweight bout on February 22, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 61 ''UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 61'') was a mixed martial arts event held on February 22, 2015, at the Ginásio Gigantinho in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Background The event was the first that the UFC has hosted ...

. Strickland lost the back and forth fight via unanimous decision. Strickland faced

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on July 15, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 71 ''UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 71'') was a mixed martial arts event held on July 15, 2015, at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. Background The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout b ...

. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Strickland faced Alex Garcia on February 21, 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 83 ''UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 83'') was a mixed martial arts event held on February 21, 2016, at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Background This was the second event that the UFC hos ...

. After a back-and-forth first two rounds, Strickland won the fight via TKO in the third round. Strickland next faced

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on June 4, 2016 at

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. He won the fight via split decision. Strickland was expected to face

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on August 20, 2016 at

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. However Strickland pulled out of the fight in early August citing a knee injury. He was replaced by promotional newcomer

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. Strickland faced

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on April 8, 2017 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Strickland faced

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on November 11, 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 120 ''UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 120'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 11, 2017, at Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia. Back ...

. This fight was back and forth for all three rounds and was initially announced a majority draw with scores of 30-27, 29-29, and 29-29. After the fight it was revealed there was an error in calculating the judges scorecards and Strickland was declared the winner by unanimous decision. Strickland faced

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on May 12, 2018 at

UFC 224 ''UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on May 12, 2018, at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Background The UFC was initially targeting a UFC Wom ...

. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Strickland faced

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on October 27, 2018 at

UFC Fight Night 138 ''UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 138'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on October 27, 2018 at Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. ...

. He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round. Strickland became a free agent after the fight by fighting out his contract.

Return from injury

Returning from a two-year layoff after motorcycle accident, Strickland was scheduled to face

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on October 31, 2020 at

UFC Fight Night 181 ''UFC Fight Night: Hall vs. Silva'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 181'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 39'' and ''UFC Vegas 12'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 31, 2020 at the UFC Ap ...

. However on September 29, Turman pulled out due to

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e that rendered him unable to train after his two-week quarantine ended on September 2, and he was replaced by

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. At the weight-ins, Marshman weighed in at 187.5 pounds, one and a half pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Marshman was fined a percentage of his purses, which went to Strickland. Strickland won the fight via unanimous decision. Strickland faced

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on November 14, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos. He won the fight via technical knockout. This win earned him the ''

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'' awards. Strickland faced

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on May 1, 2021 at UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Procházka. He won the bout via unanimous decision. Strickland was expected to face Uriah Hall on August 7, 2021 at

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. However on June 4, 2021, the bout with Hall was moved to headline

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on July 31, 2021. During his training camp in the build up to this fight, he got into a physical altercation with sparring partner Orlando Sanchez, who he accused of using a potentially dangerous submission which could easily injure him. Strickland defeated Hall via unanimous decision. Strickland was scheduled to face former UFC Middleweight Champion

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on November 6, 2021 at

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. However, on October 11 Rockhold withdrew due to a

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. Strickland faced

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on February 5, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 200. He won the fight via split decision. 21 out of 21 media outlets scored the fight for Strickland. Judge Sal D'Amato, who scored the fight 48-47 for Hermansson, received widespread criticism for his scorecard. Strickland was scheduled to face

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on July 30, 2022 at

UFC 277 ''UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 30, 2022, at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, United States. Background A UFC Women's Bantamweight Cha ...

. However, the promotion decided to move the pairing to

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on July 2, 2022. Strickland lost the fight via knockout in the first round. Strickland was scheduled to face

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on October 15, 2022 at

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. However, the bout was scrapped after Strickland withdrew due to a finger infection. The pair was rebooked for

UFC Fight Night 216 ''UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 216, UFC on ESPN+ 74'' and ''UFC Vegas 66'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 17, 2022, at the ...

on December 17, 2022. Strickland lost the fight via split decision.

Personal life

In December 2018, Strickland was hit by a car while he was riding a motorcycle in Los Angeles, rendering him unconscious. He suffered numerous injuries and needed a knee operation after the accident. Strickland has admitted to being a

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during his youth. He stopped after befriending people of different races who helped him. Strickland's father passed away as a result of cancer.

Championships and achievements

(One time) *

** KOTC Middleweight Championship (One time) ***Five successful title defenses *

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**2020 Comeback Fighter of the Year *

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**2020 Comeback Fighter of the Year

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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