Jared Cannonier vs Sean Strickland
Jared Cannonier is 18-10-0; Sean Strickland is 31-7-0. Jared Cannonier is 7 years older than Sean Strickland. Jared Cannonier has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Sean Strickland. Sean Strickland is 2" · 5 cm taller than Jared Cannonier. They have met once: Jared Cannonier 1, Sean Strickland 0.
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Style & credentials
Jared Cannonier
OtherBJJMMA
- 2023Brown belt · BJJ
- 2014AFC Heavyweight ChampionshipAlaska Fighting Championship
- —Amateur MMA 2-0Record
Sean Strickland
BoxingBJJMMA
- —Black belt · BJJRicardo Feliciano
- 2023UFC Middleweight ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
- 2012King of the Cage Middleweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
- 2012King of the Cage Interim Middleweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
63%81%
Head
20%14%
Body
17%5%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Jared Cannonierlast 8 fights
71%23%
Sean Stricklandlast 10 fights
78%18%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Jared Cannonier Sean Strickland
Strikes landed / min
4.255.98
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.364.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.770.66
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
45%62%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Good · better than 67% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
64%68%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jared Cannonier · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.25
Strikes landed / min5.98
4.36
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.53
0.77 / 1.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.66 / 1.1
45%
Takedown accuracy62%
64%
Takedown defence68%
1:44
Control time / fight1:21
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Jared Cannonier20 UFC fights · 1161 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
47%548/1569
17%199/285
17%203/251
Clinch
7%77/109
4%44/46
1%7/8
Ground
7%79/100
0%4/4
0%0/0
Sean Strickland25 UFC fights · 2430 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
74%1790/4753
13%327/506
5%122/156
Clinch
3%66/105
0%10/10
0%2/2
Ground
4%107/178
0%6/7
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Jared Cannonier16 of 28 ended early · 57%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
Sean Strickland18 of 38 ended early · 47%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Jared Cannonier1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman · Jul 18, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues · Feb 15, 2025TKO · R4 · 0:21 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho · Aug 24, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
Full record · 28 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Cannonier · Jun 17, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland · Dec 17, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum · Aug 21, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019TKO · R2 · 0:27 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WNick RoehrickUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje · Jul 7, 2017TKO · R3 · 2:08 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie · Feb 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: A Tournament of Champions · Dec 3, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
- WTony LopezAlaska Fighting Championship · Jan 22, 2014DEC
- WJermaine HaughtonAFC 102: Champion vs. Champion · Oct 16, 2013TKO · R1 · 1:50 · Heavyweight
- WStephen WaalkesAK Entertainment · Apr 30, 2013SUB
- WJoshua OfiuAlaska Fighting Championship · Feb 13, 2013TKO
- WMatt HerringshawAlaska Regional · Oct 28, 2011SUB
- WJason CoomesAlaska Fighting Championship · Oct 12, 2011SUB
- WAlton PrinceAlaska Regional · Jun 19, 2011TKO
Sean Strickland3-2
- WUFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland · May 9, 2026Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez · Feb 21, 2026TKO · R3 · 2:23 · Middleweight
- LUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 · Feb 9, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
- WUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland · Sep 10, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov · Jan 14, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland · Dec 17, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Strickland · Feb 5, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hall vs Strickland · Jul 31, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka · May 1, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Hall vs Silva · Oct 31, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis · Nov 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee · Jul 15, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir · Feb 22, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi · May 31, 2014Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WMatt LaglerKOTC: Split Decision · Aug 29, 2013TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Middleweight
- WYusuke SakashitaKOTC: Worldwide · Jul 5, 2013Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WBill AlbrechtKOTC: Restitution · Feb 7, 2013TKO · R1 · 2:41 · Middleweight
- WJosh BryantKOTC: Unification · Dec 8, 2012Split Decision · Middleweight
- WBrandon HuntKOTC: Hardcore · Apr 26, 2012TKO · R1 · 3:24 · Middleweight
- WBrandon HuntKOTC: Steel Curtain · Dec 17, 2011TKO · R1 · 3:48 · Catchweight
- WBrett SbardellaKing of the Cage · Aug 6, 2011TKO
- WDonavin HawkeyKOTC: Platinum · Nov 25, 2010SUB · R1 · 1:21 · Middleweight
- WAdriel MontesKOTC Underground 63 · Oct 2, 2010TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Light Heavyweight
- WJorge InterianoLong Beach Fight Night · Jan 3, 2010DEC
- WWilliam WheelerKOTC Underground 45 · Oct 3, 2009SUB · R1 · 1:55 · Light Heavyweight
- WBrandon EllsworthKOTC Underground 33 · Mar 14, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:28 · Middleweight
- WTyler PottettKOTC Underground 20 · Mar 22, 2008SUB · R2 · 1:53 · Welterweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Jared CannonierSean Strickland
Frequently asked questions
Have Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland (Sat, Dec 17, 2022), where Jared Cannonier won by Split Decision.
What are the records of Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland?
Jared Cannonier is 18-10-0 and Sean Strickland is 31-7-0.
Who has the longer reach, Jared Cannonier or Sean Strickland?
Jared Cannonier has the longer reach: 77" · 196 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Sean Strickland, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Jared Cannonier or Sean Strickland?
Sean Strickland is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Jared Cannonier stands 5'11" · 180 cm.
Who is older, Jared Cannonier or Sean Strickland?
Jared Cannonier is 42 and Sean Strickland is 35.
Who has more finishes, Jared Cannonier or Sean Strickland?
Jared Cannonier has 13 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Sean Strickland has 16 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).
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