SeanStrickland

Sean Strickland, an American UFC middleweight, is 35 and has trained at Xtreme Couture for more than a decade. His 31-7 MMA record splits between knockouts, submissions and scorecard wins, a spread that says plenty about how adaptable he has had to be.

Two camps have anchored the career: Millennia MMA Gym and Xtreme Couture, with the RVCA Training Center and Syndicate MMA also part of the picture. Across those rooms he has learned to finish fights early or grind them out, winning by knockout, submission and decision alike.

Watch how he uses an orthodox stance at middleweight, where his height and reach shape the distance he likes to hold. Expect long exchanges on the feet, pressure when he senses a finish, and occasional trips into the grappling that has produced submission wins.