UFC UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Final

Middleweight

Ateba Gautier vs Ozzy Diaz

Ateba Gautier

“The Storm”

11-2

Winner

Ozzy Diaz

“Ozzy”

10-5

Winner

Ateba Gautier

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 2 — 1:10

9 May 2026 · Prudential Center, Newark, USA

Key takeaways

Ateba Gautier beat Ozzy Diaz by KO/TKO in round 2 at 1:10.
Ateba Gautier landed 27 of 86 total strikes.
The judges scored it 10-9, 10-9, 10-9.

Tale of the tape

Ateba GautierOzzy Diaz

11-2Record10-5

24Age on fight night35

6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′4″ (193 cm)

81″ (206 cm)Reach79″ (201 cm)

185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)

SwitchStanceOrthodox

Manchester Top TeamTeamCalifornia Mixed Martial Arts

Yaounde, CameroonFromLos Angeles, California, United States

Fight statistics

27of 86 · 31%Total strikes landed8of 22 · 36%

19of 73Head strikes5of 18

6of 11Body strikes1of 2

2of 2Leg strikes2of 2

1Knockdowns0

0:00Control time1:03

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Ateba Gautier	Round	Ozzy Diaz
16/59strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control	R1	6/14strikes0/3TD0KD1:03control
11/27strikes0/0TD1KD0:00control	R2	2/8strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Adrian Castro

10R19

10total9

Eric Colon

10R19

10total9

Dave Tirelli

10R19

10total9

Form going into the fight

Ateba Gautier

WAndrey Pulyaevunanimous decision2026
WTre'ston VinesKO/TKO R1 1:412025
WRobert ValentinKO/TKO R1 1:102025
WJose Daniel MedinaKO/TKO R1 3:322025
WYura NaitoKO/TKO R2 4:002024

Ozzy Diaz

WDjorden Santosunanimous decision2025
LZhang MingyangKO/TKO R1 2:252024
LJoe PyferKO/TKO R2 1:392022

Also on this card

Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean StricklandMiddleweightsplit decisionJoshua Van vs Tatsuro TairaFlyweightKO/TKO R5 1:32Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes AcostaHeavyweightunanimous decisionSean Brady vs Joaquin BuckleyWelterweightunanimous decisionKing Green vs Jeremy StephensLightweightsubmission R1 4:20

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