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UFCUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland
Middleweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Jared Cannonier
Jared Cannonier
“The Killa Gorilla”
18-9-0
RESULT

Jared Cannonier def. Sean Strickland (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland
31-7-0
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Jared Cannonier defeated Sean Strickland by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland, held Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Jared Cannonier
Sean Strickland
0
Knockdowns
0
141 of 310
Significant strikes
152 of 400
45%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
141 of 310
Total strikes
157 of 410
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
—
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:48
Significant strikes by target
57 of 187
Head
126 of 365
60 of 88
Body
24 of 32
24 of 35
Leg
2 of 3
141 of 310
Distance
152 of 400
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
16 of 43
Sig. str.
13 of 48
16 of 43
Total str.
17 of 57
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:43
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
25 of 58
Sig. str.
28 of 73
25 of 58
Total str.
28 of 73
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
33 of 69
Sig. str.
35 of 81
33 of 69
Total str.
35 of 81
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
27 of 61
Sig. str.
33 of 87
27 of 61
Total str.
34 of 88
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:05
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
40 of 79
Sig. str.
43 of 111
40 of 79
Total str.
43 of 111
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

18-9-0
Record
31-7-0
0
Win Streak
2
42
Age
35
5'11"
Height
6'1"
77"
Reach
76"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.42
SLpM
5.98
49%
Str. Acc.
42%
4.35
SApM
4.53
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.54
TD Avg.
0.66
40%
TD Acc.
62%
64%
TD Def.
68%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jared Cannonier · 2-3
  • L
    Michael Page
    UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Gregory Rodrigues
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs RodriguesSat, Feb 15, 2025
    TKO · R4 · 0:21 · Middleweight
  • L
    Caio Borralho
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs BorralhoSat, Aug 24, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Nassourdine Imavov
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs ImavovSat, Jun 8, 2024
    TKO · R4 · 1:34 · Middleweight
  • W
    Marvin Vettori
    UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs CannonierSat, Jun 17, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Sean Strickland · 3-2
  • W
    Khamzat Chimaev
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Anthony Hernandez
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs HernandezSat, Feb 21, 2026
    TKO · R3 · 2:23 · Middleweight
  • L
    Dricus Du Plessis
    UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2Sat, Feb 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Paulo Costa
    UFC 302: Makhachev vs PoirierSat, Jun 1, 2024
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Dricus Du Plessis
    UFC 297: Strickland vs du PlessisSat, Jan 20, 2024
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 20 fights · 25 fights
61.5
Avg sig. strikes
97.2
0.50
Avg takedowns
0.72
1:31
Avg control time
1:21
241
Career high strikes
186
4
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Jared Cannonier
Strike target
Sean Strickland
63%
Head
81%
20%
Body
14%
17%
Leg
5%
Jared Cannonier
Strike position
Sean Strickland
81%
Distance
92%
11%
Clinch
3%
7%
Ground
5%