Khamzat Vs. Strickland Odds, Full Fight Preview & Prediction

, May 9, 2026) inside Prudential Center in Newark, N. J. , for UFC 328 .

Though it took quite a few years longer than first expected, Khamzat captured UFC gold last summer with a dominating display against Dricus du Plessis ( re-live that here ). Already, “Borz” is prepared to abandon his new crown in pursuit of bigger objectives; however, he’ll first settle a long-standing beef with former champion Strickland. The duo have been debating who won their sparring session for years now ( no one?

), but an actual fight is the best way to settle the score. While Khamzat’s ascendence to gold and greatness has been widely expected, public confidence in Strickland was low a year ago. After Strickland lost twice to “DDP,” it was unclear how the 35-year-old ex-champ would respond.

Rather than fade away, Strickland put on a career-best performance to derail Anthony Hernandez ’s rise to contention, stopping the “American Khamzat” in the third round to earn this title collision. Let’s take a closer look at the betting odds and strategic keys for each athlete: Khamzat vs. Strickland Betting Odds Khamzat Chimaev victory: -590 Khamzat Chimaev via TKO/KO/DQ: +460 Khamzat Chimaev via submission: +100 Khamzat Chimaev via decision: +330 Sean Strickland victory: +410 Sean Strickland via TKO/KO/DQ: +800 Sean Strickland via submission: +4000 Sean Strickland via decision: +900 Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook How Chimaev Win s Chimaev is quite possibly the best wrestler we’ve ever seen in mixed martial arts (MMA), which is quite the statement given we’ve had Olympic medalists compete inside the Octagon.