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UFC 328 post-event facts: Sean Strickland, Jim Miller make major history

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Go inside the numbers after UFC 328, where Sean Strickland, Jim Miller and more rewrote the history books with their wins.

The biggest UFC event of 2026 so far ended up with some historic and significant results with UFC 328 seeing one new champion crowned, while another defended. In the main event, Sean Strickland (31-7 MMA, 18-7 UFC) claimed the middleweight championship for a second time when he upset Khamzat Chimaev (15-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) by split decision , while the co-headliner saw the promotion's youngest champ Joshua Van (16-2 MMA, 10-1 UFC) defend flyweight gold for the first time in a fifth-round TKO of Tatsuro Taira (18-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC). For more on the numbers, check out MMA Junkie's UFC 328 post-event facts below.

Event stats The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $371,000. Van, Taira, Yaroslav Amosov and Jim Miller earned $100,000 UFC 328 fight-night bonuses . Four fighters earned $25,000 finish bonuses.

UFC 328 drew an announced attendance of 17,783 for a live gate of $7,518,918. Betting favorites went 8-5 on the card. Betting favorites fell to 5-8 in UFC headliners this year.

Two main events ended with even odds. Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:50:38. Sean Strickland def.

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