Court McGee vs. Sean Strickland
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Court McGee
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Sean Strickland
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.46 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 16-6 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Court McGee
Distance 91.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.1%)
Sean Strickland
Distance 94.7% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 2.0% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 3.2% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Court McGee
Head 72.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 8.0%)
Sean Strickland
Head 88.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.1% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 2.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | McGee L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Strickland L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1246 / 3641 | 34.2% | 38.5% | 2239 / 5415 | 41.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 93 / 169 | 55.0% | 67.8% | 78 / 117 | 66.7% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 123 / 163 | 75.5% | 67.0% | 113 / 185 | 61.1% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 772 / 2897 | 26.6% | 36.4% | 1963 / 5036 | 39.0% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 329 / 622 | 52.9% | 70.7% | 343 / 523 | 65.6% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 361 / 454 | 79.5% | 83.0% | 124 / 158 | 78.5% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Middleweight: 178 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs McGee L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Strickland L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1081 / 2847 | 38.0% | 39.1% | 1738 / 4517 | 38.5% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 122 / 195 | 62.6% | 68.9% | 50 / 77 | 64.9% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 26 / 42 | 61.9% | 68.0% | 54 / 87 | 62.1% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 882 / 2585 | 34.1% | 35.6% | 769 / 3096 | 24.8% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 227 / 356 | 63.8% | 69.6% | 631 / 1021 | 61.8% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 120 / 143 | 83.9% | 82.2% | 442 / 564 | 78.4% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — McGee has more cage time on record.