Israel Adesanyavs
Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland def. Israel Adesanya (Unanimous Decision)
Middleweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, September 9, 2023
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
Sean Strickland defeated Israel Adesanya by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland, held Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park.
Tale of the Tape
24-6-0
Record
31-7-0
0
Win Streak
2
36
Age
35
6'4"
Height
6'1"
80"
Reach
76"
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Stance
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Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
4.03
SLpM
5.98
48%
Str. Acc.
42%
3.22
SApM
4.53
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.05
TD Avg.
0.66
9%
TD Acc.
62%
76%
TD Def.
68%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Israel Adesanya · 1-4
- L
- LUFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs ImavovSat, Feb 1, 2025TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Middleweight
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- LUFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Sean Strickland · 3-2
- WUFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs HernandezSat, Feb 21, 2026TKO · R3 · 2:23 · Middleweight
- LUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2Sat, Feb 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du PlessisSat, Jan 20, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Common Opponents
Israel Adesanya
Sean Strickland
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 18 fights · 25 fights
71.5
Avg sig. strikes
97.2
0.06
Avg takedowns
0.72
0:34
Avg control time
1:21
119
Career high strikes
186
1
Career high TDs
4
Strike Distribution
Israel Adesanya
Strike target
Sean Strickland
49%
Head
81%
21%
Body
14%
30%
Leg
5%
Israel Adesanya
Strike position
Sean Strickland
92%
Distance
92%
5%
Clinch
3%
3%
Ground
5%
Fight stats
Israel Adesanya
Sean Strickland
0
Knockdowns
1
94 of 271
Significant strikes
137 of 259
35%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
94 of 271
Total strikes
137 of 259
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
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Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:14
Significant strikes by target
22 of 154
Head
85 of 186
38 of 60
Body
45 of 62
34 of 57
Leg
7 of 11
94 of 271
Distance
121 of 235
0 of 0
Clinch
11 of 14
0 of 0
Ground
5 of 10
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
1
12 of 39
Sig. str.
27 of 52
12 of 39
Total str.
27 of 52
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:14
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
20 of 64
Sig. str.
16 of 32
20 of 64
Total str.
16 of 32
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
21 of 57
Sig. str.
20 of 41
21 of 57
Total str.
20 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
20 of 51
Sig. str.
38 of 63
20 of 51
Total str.
38 of 63
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
21 of 60
Sig. str.
36 of 71
21 of 60
Total str.
36 of 71
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)