Sean Strickland
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Paulo Costa
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Tale of the tape
| Sean Strickland | Paulo Costa | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 15-6 | 6-3 |
| Last fight | lost vs Dricus Du Plessis (Decision - Split, 2024-01-20) | lost vs Robert Whittaker (Decision - Unanimous, 2024-02-17) |
| Country | unknown | unknown |
| Height | 73" | 73" |
| Reach | 76" | 72" |
| Age | 33.3 | 33.1 |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Our rank | #3 C | #7 |
| Style label | volume striker | balanced |
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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Tale of the tape
Division percentile. The hover carries the raw numbers.
Sean Strickland
Paulo Costa
The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Sean Strickland | Division | Paulo Costa | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 72.6 ± 21.7 99th percentile | 49.2 | 57.5 ± 20.2 91st percentile | 49.2 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 63.9 ± 9.6 5th percentile | 53.6 | 64.4 ± 15.9 4th percentile | 53.6 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 2.20 ± 1.71 1st percentile | 4.06 | 3.39 ± 2.37 17th percentile | 4.06 |
| Takedown defence % | 58 ± 7 66th percentile | 53 | 60 ± 15 84th percentile | 53 |
| Control time s /15 min | 172 ± 24 6th percentile | 196 | 189 ± 16 29th percentile | 196 |
| Striking defence % | 54 ± 4 99th percentile | 50 | 50 ± 1 29th percentile | 50 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.70 ± 0.08 69th percentile | 0.62 | 0.73 ± 0.23 81st percentile | 0.62 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.36 ± 0.34 1st percentile | 0.73 | 0.52 ± 0.52 16th percentile | 0.73 |
| Metric | Sean Strickland | Division | Paulo Costa | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 76.4 ± 14.4 97th percentile | 62.8 | 63.5 ± 13.1 68th percentile | 62.8 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 70.8 ± 4.4 13th percentile | 67.0 | 67.1 ± 42.1 37th percentile | 67.0 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 2.25 ± 1.91 3rd percentile | 4.08 | 1.32 ± 1.13 0th percentile | 4.08 |
| Takedown defence % | 67 ± 8 9th percentile | 71 | 63 ± 17 0th percentile | 71 |
| Control time s /15 min | 167 ± 34 8th percentile | 198 | 180 ± 40 10th percentile | 198 |
| Striking defence % | 53 ± 3 92nd percentile | 51 | 46 ± 4 0th percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.18 ± 0.03 45th percentile | 1.19 | 1.16 ± 0.01 16th percentile | 1.19 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.07 ± 0.07 3rd percentile | 0.13 | 0.15 ± 0.15 79th percentile | 0.13 |
| Metric | Sean Strickland | Division | Paulo Costa | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 67.8 ± 25.2 97th percentile | 59.3 | 56.2 ± 15.4 0th percentile | 59.3 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 73.6 ± 12.4 3rd percentile | 69.4 | 60.4 ± 67.7 100th percentile | 69.4 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 4.35 ± 3.87 3rd percentile | 5.66 | 2.29 ± 2.29 0th percentile | 5.66 |
| Takedown defence % | 68 ± 8 25th percentile | 69 | 51 ± 49 0th percentile | 69 |
| Control time s /15 min | 201 ± 74 3rd percentile | 226 | 220 ± 59 18th percentile | 226 |
| Striking defence % | 52 ± 4 97th percentile | 51 | 47 ± 4 0th percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.33 ± 0.07 9th percentile | 0.35 | 0.23 ± 0.07 0th percentile | 0.35 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.17 ± 0.17 3rd percentile | 0.22 | 0.48 ± 0.48 100th percentile | 0.22 |
Rating over time
After the fight
Sean Strickland by Decision - Split , round 5 at 5:00
Judges' cards
| Chris Lee | 50 | 45 |
| Dave Tirelli | 46 | 49 |
| Sal D'amato | 49 | 46 |