UFC Fight Night 267: Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez Predictions for Today, 02/21/26

The Main Event at UFC Fight Night 267 will see Sean Strickland take on Anthony Hernandez. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight division. Strickland enters this fight with an MMA record of 29-7 and 16-7 in the UFC. He is averaging 5.95 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 42%. Strickland is absorbing 4.57 strikes and has a striking defense of 60%. His grappling, however, has not been strong, averaging 0.73 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 64% and a takedown defense of 76%.

Hernandez enters this fight with an MMA record of 15-2 and 9-2 in the UFC. He averages 4.59 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 62%. Hernandez absorbs 2.53 strikes and has a striking defense of 49%. His grappling has been elite in the UFC, averaging 6.46 takedowns every 15 minutes and 1.8 submission attempts during the same period. Hernandez has a takedown accuracy of 48% and a takedown defense of 68%.

Hernandez is the clear favorite in this fight; however, we will be looking for this fight to end inside the distance. Strickland has not seen many of his UFC fights end inside the distance, but Hernandez has seen 9 of his 11 UFC fights end inside the distance. Both fighters have excellent striking ability, plus Hernandez is an elite grappler. Therefore, because Strickland and Hernandez both have several paths to win, backing this fight to end inside the distance will be our best bet.