New UFC Welterweight Rankings After UFC 328: Brady Rises After Making Easy Work of Buckley

Peter van den Berg-Imagn Images On Saturday night in New Jersey, a pair of top 10 welterweights faced off on the UFC 328 main card when Joaquin Buckley took on Sean Brady. Both entered the cage following frustrating losses and needed a win to get back into the title contender conversation. In the end, Philly’s Brady rose to the occasion and used his outstanding grappling to dominate Buckley en route to an easy unanimous decision win.

Following the victory, let’s take a look at where they land in our updated UFC welterweight rankings after UFC 328. 10. Shavkat Rakhmonov (19-0) Stephen R.

Sylvanie-Imagn Images Shavkat Rakhmonov has proven over and over again that he can eventually hold UFC gold. He solidified that fact at UFC 310 with a hard-fought win over fellow rising star Ian Garry. While he wasn’t his best version, he battled through a serious knee injury to stay unbeaten at 19-0.

However, that knee issue is becoming a serious problem. The ailment sidelined him for all of 2025. Now, he is expected to miss much of 2026 after reinjuring the joint and needing another surgery .