Strickland vs Chimaev is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 9th, at the Prudential Center in Newark (New Jersey, United States), in a 5-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC 328 and it is valid for the UFC middleweight championship (Chimaev’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Khamzat Chimaev record
The undefeated black belt in Bjj and current Ufc Mw champion Khamzat Chimaev entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 15-0-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world.
In his last three fights he has beat Kamaru Usman (Kamaru Usman vs Khamzat Chimaev), Robert Whittaker (Khamzat Chimaev vs Robert Whittaker) and Dricus Du Plessis (Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev).
Among the best fights of Chimaev we suggest a 4-stars match of 2022: Gilbert Burns vs Khamzat Chimaev.
Sean Strickland record
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Ufc Mw champ Sean Strickland, has an official record of 30-7-0 (53% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the middleweight division.
He lost to Dricus Du Plessis last year (Dricus Du Plessis vs Sean Strickland II), but he came back to win with Anthony Hernandez in February 2026 (Sean Strickland vs Anthony Hernandez).
Among the best fights of Strickland we suggest the bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2023: Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland.
Fight card
Here is the UFC 328 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland
Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira
Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Sean Brady vs Joaquin Buckley
Bobby Green vs Jeremy Stephens
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+ / CBS)
Ateba Abega Gautier vs Osman Diaz
Yaroslav Amosov vs Joel Alvarez
Grant Dawson vs Mateusz Rebecki
Jared Gordon vs Jim Miller
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Roman Kopylov vs Marco Tulio
Pat Sabatini vs William Gomis
Baisangur Susurkaev vs Djorden Santos
Jose Ochoa vs Clayton Carpenter
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 328 countdown Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Embedded: Vlog Series
Watch all the episodes of UFC 328 Embedded: Vlog Series (we usually post the playlist with all the videos or, if not possible, every single clip).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=videoseries
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC 328 pre-fight press conference, featuring Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Chimaev vs Strickland fight?
Sean Strickland defeated Khamzat Chimaev via split decision. Scores were 47–48, 48–47, 48–47.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 328 post-fight octagon interview of Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC 328 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC 328 Fight of the Night: Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira
UFC 328 Performance of the Night: Yaroslav Amosov, Jim Miller