Cannonier vs Strickland

When is Cannonier vs Strickland?

Jared Cannonier could set to fight Sean Strickland, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Cannonier vs Strickland stats

Jared Cannonier would step into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Sean Strickland would make his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggest Cannonier would have a large advantage in power over Strickland, boasting a 61% knock out percentage over Strickland's 38%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Strickland would have a slight advantage over Cannonier, with a 14% submission rate over Cannonier's 11%.

Jared Cannonier is the older man by 7 years, at 41 years old.

Strickland has a height advantage of 2 inches over Cannonier. Despite this, he has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Cannonier is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 2 months later than Strickland, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He has fought 29 less professional rounds, 70 to Strickland's 99.

Cannonier vs Strickland form

Cannonier has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he won against Gregory Rodrigues at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues on 15th February 2025 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Caio Borralho at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov on 8th June 2024 by knockout in the 4th round at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville.

Before that, he had beaten Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night – Vettori vs. Cannonier on 17th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Strickland has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he was defeated by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 312 on 8th February 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Paulo Costa at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, he had won against Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

He had beaten Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Sean Strickland has been fighting more than Jared Cannonier.

Jared Cannonier last fought 3 months ago, while Sean Strickland's last outing was 3 months and 7 days ago.

Cannonier's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Strickland's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Cannonier vs Strickland?

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