UFC 328 featured Sean Strickland winning the middleweight title and Joshua Van successfully defending his flyweight championship. The event marked significant milestones in UFC history.
Key points
Sean Strickland won the middleweight championship
Joshua Van defended his flyweight title
Strickland upset Khamzat Chimaev by split decision
Van won by fifth-round TKO against Tatsuro Taira
UFC 328 marked significant milestones in UFC history
Sean StricklandKhamzat ChimaevJoshua VanTatsuro Taira
UFC 328 post-event facts: Sean Strickland, Jim Miller make major history
The biggest UFC event of 2026 so far ended up with some historic and significant results with UFC 328 seeing one new champion crowned, while another defended.
In the main event, Sean Strickland (31-7 MMA, 18-7 UFC) claimed the middleweight championship for a second time when he upset Khamzat Chimaev (15-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) by split decision, while the co-headliner saw the promotion's youngest champ Joshua Van (16-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC) defend flyweight gold for the first time in a fifth-round TKO of Tatsuro Taira (18-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC).
For more on the numbers, check out MMA Junkie's UFC 328 post-event facts below.
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Sean Strickland def. Khamzat Chimaev
Strickland became the second two-time middleweight champion in UFC history. Israel Adesanya also accomplished the feat.
Strickland improved to 9-4 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in October 2020.
Strickland has landed 2,430 significant strikes in UFC competition, the second-most in company history behind Max Holloway (3,681).
Chimaev has his 15-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
Chimaev fell to 5-1 in UFC middleweight competition.
Chimaev has landed at least one takedown in nine of his 10 UFC appearances.
Joshua Van def. Tatsuro Taira
Van's seven-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Van has earned 11 of his 16 career victories by stoppage.
Taira fell to 2-2 in his past three fights after starting his career 16-0.
Taira suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat.
Alexander Volkov def. Waldo Cortes Acosta
Alexander Volkov (40-11 MMA, 14-5 UFC) has earned seven of his 14 UFC victories by decision.
Waldo Cortes Acosta (17-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision.
Sean Brady def. Joaquin Buckley
Sean Brady (19-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) has earned five of his nine UFC victories by decision.
Joaquin Buckley (22-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) fell to 6-2 since he dropped to the welterweight division in May 2023.
King Green def. Jeremy Stephens
King Green (35-17-1 MMA, 16-12-1 UFC) has earned seven of his 16 UFC victories by stoppage.
Green has landed 2,007 significant strikes in UFC lightweight competition, the most in divisional history.
Green has landed 2,255 total strikes in UFC lightweight competition, the most in divisional history.
Jeremy Stephens (29-23 MMA, 15-20 UFC) fell to 1-9 with one no contest in his past 11 MMA fights dating back to July 2018.
Stephens' 20 UFC losses are tied with Guida for most in company history.
Ateba Gautier def. Ozzy Diaz
Ateba Gautier's (11-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at middleweight is tied with Nassourdine Imavov for the longest active streak in the division.
Gautier has earned nine of his 11 career victories by stoppage.
Ozzy Diaz (10-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by knockout.
Yaroslav Amosov def. Joel Alvarez
Yaroslav Amosov (30-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned 21 of his 29 career victories by stoppage.
Amosov has earned both of his UFC victories by submission.
Joel Alvarez (23-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) fell to 1-1 since he moved up to the UFC welterweight division in October 2025.
Alvarez has suffered three of his four career losses by stoppage.
Alvarez suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Grant Dawson def. Mateusz Rebecki
Grant Dawson (24-3-1 MMA, 12-2-1 UFC) improved to 8-2-1 since he moved up to the UFC lightweight division in March 2020.
Dawson has earned 19 of his 24 career victories by stoppage.
Mateusz Rebecki (20-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) has suffered three of his five career losses by stoppage.
Rebecki suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Jim Miller def. Jared Gordon
Jim Miller's (39-19 MMA, 28-18 UFC) 28 victories in UFC competition are most in company history.
Miller's 25 victories in UFC lightweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Miller's 20 stoppage victories in UFC competition are second-most in company history behind Charles Oliveira (21).
Miller's 18 stoppage victories in UFC lightweight competition are most in divisional history.
Miller's 52 submission attempts in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Miller's 14 submission victories in UFC competition are second-most in company history behind Oliveira (17).
Miller's 12 submission victories in UFC lightweight competition are most in divisional history.
Miller's 16 fight-night bonuses for UFC lightweight bouts are with Nate Diaz for third-most in company history behind Oliveira (21) and Donald Cerrone (18).
Miller's 15 fight-night bonuses for UFC lightweight bouts are tied with Oliveira (15), Justin Gaethje (15) and Joe Lauzon (15) and most in divisional history.
Jared Gordon (21-9 MMA, 9-8 UFC) fell to 6-8 with one no contest in UFC lightweight competition.
Gordon has suffered seven of his nine career losses by stoppage.
Roman Kopylov def. Marco Tulio
Marco Tulio (14-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.
Pat Sabatini def. William Gomis
Pat Sabatini (22-5 MMA, 9-2 UFC) has earned six of his nine UFC victories by decision.
William Gomis (15-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.
Baisangur Susurkaev def. Djorden Santos
Baisangur Susurkaev (12-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned 11 of his 12 career victories by stoppage.
Djorden Santos (11-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a submission defeat.
Jose Ochoa def. Clayton Carpenter
Jose Ochoa (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his career.
Clayton Carpenter (8-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting his career 8-0.
Carpenter has suffered two of his three career losses by decision.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.