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USA · UFC

Sean Brady

ArchetypePressure Grappler

Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.

WelterweightOrthodoxAge 33
Record
19-2-0
Win %
90%
KO / TKO
3
Submissions
6
Finish Rate
47%
Height
178 cm
Reach
184 cm
Fights
21
Secret Weapon

Fight Plan: Sean Brady

A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.

Historical Weaknesses
  • Technical boxing defense when forced into prolonged high-volume shootouts
  • Susceptibility to heavy-handed power punchers who can stop the initial shot
Camp Focus
  • Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
  • Set traps for the overhand — chin has been tested
  • Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
  • Underhook battles and posture work off the back
Blueprint Radar
BP 7.6/10

Fighter fingerprint

Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.

Aggression63Cardio88Wrestling90Fight IQ85Distance Control84Finishing47Sean Brady
Read the shape

Wrestling and Cardio are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.

  • Aggression63
  • Cardio88
  • Wrestling90
  • Fight IQ85
  • Distance Control84
  • Finishing47
Camp Prep ReportWhat to drill this week

Prep for camp: Sean Brady

Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.

Most Common Tendencies
Patterns to expect in the cage
  • Utilizes a high-pressure wrestling approach to pin opponents against the fence
  • Highly efficient at securing back control and hunting for chokes once grounded
  • Uses technical kickboxing combinations to bridge the gap into clinch range
Training Recommendations
Drill these specific looks
  • Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
  • Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
  • Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
  • Set the overhand trap — chin has cracked under clean shots
  • Posture and frame drills off bottom — never give up the back
Sparring Recommendations
Stack these styles in camp
  • Southpaw pressure striker
  • Chain-wrestling D1 partner
  • High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
  • Black-belt grappler comfortable on bottom
Find Footage

See it on film

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Striking Tape

Distance, combinations, defensive movement

Wrestling / Grappling Tape

Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions

Recent Fights

Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns

Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Sean Brady.

Fighter Evolution

How Sean has changed

Trend lines across the last three years of tape.

2022
Aggression5.8
Wrestling7.7
Fight IQ6.9
2024
Aggression7.0
Wrestling8.4
Fight IQ7.9
2026
Aggression7.5
Wrestling9.0
Fight IQ8.5

Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute

Similar Fighters

Stylistic neighbors

Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.

Status / Injuries

healthy

No current reported injuries following his May 2026 victory.

Checked 6/21/2026

Recent Form

  • W
    vs Joaquin Buckley
    U Dec · R3 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
    2026-05-09
  • L
    vs Michael Morales
    KO/TKO · R1 · UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev
    2025-11-15
  • W
    vs Leon Edwards
    Sub · R4 · UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady
    2025-03-22
  • W
    vs Gilbert Burns
    U Dec · R5 · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
    2024-09-07
  • W
    vs Kelvin Gastelum
    Sub · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
    2023-12-02

Availability

active

Competed and won most recently in May 2026.

Record

W-L-D
19-2-0
KO / TKO
3
Submissions
6
Win %
90%

Attribute Profile

Chin72
Cardio88
Fight IQ85
Striking75
Grappling95
Wrestling90

Scouting Summary

Sean Brady is an elite grappling specialist with world-class Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and high-level chain wrestling. He excels at suffocating opponents with positional dominance and relentless pressure, though he has shown vulnerability to elite strikers who can find his chin before he settles into his grappling rhythm.

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Tendencies

  • Utilizes a high-pressure wrestling approach to pin opponents against the fence
  • Highly efficient at securing back control and hunting for chokes once grounded
  • Uses technical kickboxing combinations to bridge the gap into clinch range
  • Maintains a prolific pace of takedown attempts to drain opponent gas tanks

Signature Moves

  • Kimura from top control
  • Rear-naked choke
  • Double leg takedown
  • Overhand right to clinch entry

Weaknesses

  • Technical boxing defense when forced into prolonged high-volume shootouts
  • Susceptibility to heavy-handed power punchers who can stop the initial shot