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✓ Sean Strickland won · by Decision · R5

Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland — Honest Elo matchup

middleweight· title bout
Other bouts 12
Fight Card
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
May 9, 2026 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Corner A
Khamzat Chimaev
#2 9-1-0
Elo 1676
VS
Corner B
C Sean Strickland
#5 18-7-0
Elo 1657
Final result · recorded May 10, 2026
Sean Strickland
defeated Khamzat Chimaev by Decision in round 5

Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Khamzat Chimaev 80.0% · Sean Strickland 20.0%

Pure Elo pre-fight: Khamzat Chimaev 57.7% · Sean Strickland 42.3%

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Other fights on this card · 12
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Notable

Chimaev

Has never been finished — the only loss went to the scorecards.

Chimaev

7 career post-fight bonuses — a reliable action fighter.

Strickland

5 career post-fight bonuses — a reliable action fighter.

Strickland

Title-fight record 2–2.

Tale of the tape

9-1-0 UFC record 18-7-0
KO 2 · Sub 4 Finishes KO 5 · Sub 1
-1 Streak +2
32 Age 35
6'2" 188 cm Height 6'1" 185 cm
75" 191 cm Reach 76" 193 cm
Orthodox Stance Orthodox
1712 Global Elo 1704
1676 Elo rating 1657
Khamzat Chimaev — Notable ▼
At a glance
Sean Strickland — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • 1 successful title defense
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2014

Khamzat Chimaev — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 396 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
76% Head
  • Head 76%
  • Body 15%
  • Leg 9%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
56% Distance
  • Distance 56%
  • Clinch 3%
  • Ground 41%

Sean Strickland — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 2430 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
81% Head
  • Head 81%
  • Body 14%
  • Leg 5%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
92% Distance
  • Distance 92%
  • Clinch 3%
  • Ground 5%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

4.01
5.98
div avg 4.55
54%
43%
div avg 52%
2.98
4.53
div avg 3.30
52%
61%
div avg 54%
5.32
0.66
div avg 1.53
58%
62%
div avg 44%
88%
69%
div avg 75%
1.37
0.15
div avg 0.46
8
1
div avg 3

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

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Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Khamzat Chimaev
67% finish rate
KO 2 · Sub 4
can finish?
Sean Strickland
finished 29%
2 of 7 losses
Sean Strickland
33% finish rate
KO 5 · Sub 1
can finish?
Khamzat Chimaev
finished 0%
never finished

Strength of schedule in UFC

Comparable recent competition — last-5 avg 1702 (Khamzat Chimaev) vs 1687 (Sean Strickland).

Khamzat Chimaev red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1702
Elite slate
Quality wins (1600+)
6
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win
Kamaru Usman
Elo 1754 at fight time
Expected wins
5.0
+4.0 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 10 fights
1449
1681
Notable wins
Kamaru Usman 1754 Dricus Du Plessis 1751 Robert Whittaker 1706 Gilbert Burns 1674 Kevin Holland 1616
Sean Strickland blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1687
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+)
8
of 18 UFC wins
Toughest win
Israel Adesanya
Elo 1751 at fight time
Expected wins
13.3
+4.7 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 25 fights
1509
1735
Notable wins
Israel Adesanya 1751 Khamzat Chimaev 1735 Anthony Hernandez 1652 Paulo Costa 1623 Jack Hermansson 1607

Common opponents

3 shared opponents · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.

  • W
    Dricus Du Plessis
    L
    Decision - Unanimous
    Decision - Split
    Aug 16, 2025
    Jan 20, 2024
  • W
    Dricus Du Plessis
    L
    Decision - Unanimous
    Decision - Unanimous
    Aug 16, 2025
    Feb 8, 2025
  • W
    Kamaru Usman
    L
    Decision - Majority
    Decision - Unanimous
    Oct 21, 2023
    Apr 8, 2017
Corner A recent form
Khamzat Chimaev
Corner B recent form
Sean Strickland
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Khamzat Chimaev & Sean Strickland on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.