Sean Strickland opted for a short night at the office this time around.
Strickland survived an early push from Abusupiyan Magomedov, then broke his opponent down for a second-round technical knockout victory in the UFC on ESPN 48 headliner at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night. After losing back-to-back fights against Alex Pereira and Jared Cannonier to close out last year, “Tarzan” has won his first two appearances of 2023.
Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC on ESPN 48, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.