Key takeaways
Sean Strickland beat Khamzat Chimaev by split decision after five rounds in the main event of UFC 328 at the Prudential Center in Newark. The middleweight title stayed where it was, and Khamzat Chimaev had come in as the division's No. 1. In the co-main event, Joshua Van beat Tatsuro Taira, the division's No. 3, by knockout at 1:32 of round five at flyweight.
Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, two ended by knockout, five by submission and six on the judges' scorecards — seven stoppages in 13 fights. One of the six decisions divided the judges.
The quickest finish belonged to Jim Miller, who stopped Jared Gordon at 3:29 of round one, and two of the seven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Joshua Van's knockout of Tatsuro Taira, 21 minutes and 32 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled two hours and 51 minutes of cage time.
The preliminary card out-finished the main card: five of its eight results came early, against two of the five above it. Ateba Gautier (knockout, round two), Yaroslav Amosov (submission, round two) and Grant Dawson (submission, round three) all closed before the judges were needed.
Eleven ranked fighters appeared, and four of them were in the top two bouts, among them champions Sean Strickland and Joshua Van.
Six weight classes were used, middleweight most often with four bouts. Paramount+ carried all 13 bouts, split across a main card and two preliminary blocks.
