Biggest Winners, Loser From UFC 328

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 09: Sean Strickland reacts after a split-decision victory against Khamzat Chimaev of Russia in the UFC middleweight championship fight during the UFC 328 event at Prudential Center on May 09, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

UFC 328 went down last night (Sat., May 9, 2026) inside Prudent Center in Newark, New Jersey, which saw Sean Strickland upset Khamzat Chimaev in the headlining bout to one again become the UFC Middleweight champion of the world (scorecards). In the co-headlining act, Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira went to war in a thrilling Flyweight title fight that resulted in Van retaining his strap thanks to a fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory (see it again here).

Biggest Winner: Sean Strickland

Strickland talked the talk and once again he walked the walk after pulling off a major upset win over the man many considered UFC’s Boogeyman. After getting dominated in the first five minutes in the grappling department, Strickland showed off his takedown defense in the rounds that followed that had Chimaev thinking twice about going for a takedown, ultimately forcing him to keep the fight on the feet. And while Strickland didn’t exactly the striking changes, he did have success — as did Chimaev. But it was Strickland who did enough in the eyes of the judges, who awarded him the razor-thin split-decision win. Now, not only does he become the first man to tame “Borz.” but he is once again sitting at the top of the Middleweight mountain. Not many gave him a shot in this fight, but he once again proved his doubters wrong in one of his best performances to date.