UFC 328 is live from Prudential Center in Newark. In tonight's main event, Khamzat Chimaev defends the middleweight title against Sean Strickland. theScore's Nick Baldwin is providing live results and analysis throughout the card. Pull down to refresh for updates.
Ochoa earns dominant win in curtain jerker
Flyweight prospect Jose Ochoa put on a striking clinic in the first fight of the night, defeating Clayton Carpenter via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Ochoa dropped Carpenter in the first round and landed devastating jabs and body shots throughout the fight. He had a 153-86 edge in significant strikes.
With the win, the 25-year-old Peruvian improved to 2-2 in the UFC since his November 2024 debut. Meanwhile, Carpenter dropped to 2-3 in the promotion.
In his postfight interview, Ochoa proposed to his girlfriend, who was not in attendance.
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Pre-fight notes
Chimaev is defending the middleweight title for the first time. The 32-year-old Chechen captured the belt with a dominant win over Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 319 last August, landing more than 500 strikes and completing 12 takedowns in the bout. Chimaev also holds wins against the likes of Robert Whittaker, Kamaru Usman, and Gilbert Burns, and he's looking to keep his undefeated 15-0 record intact.
Strickland, a former 185-pound champion, earned another shot at the title with a third-round TKO win over Anthony "Fluffy" Hernandez in the UFC Houston main event in February. The 35-year-old American has alternated wins and losses in his last five Octagon appearances and is looking to put together his first winning streak since 2023.
In the UFC 328 co-main event, flyweight champion Joshua Van will defend his title for the first time against Tatsuro Taira.
Here's a look at the rest of the UFC 328 fight card:
Main card (Paramount+ at 9 p.m. ET)
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland
- Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira
- Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
- Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley
- King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens
Preliminary card (Paramount+ at 7 p.m. ET)
- Ateba Gautier vs. Ozzy Diaz
- Joel Alvarez vs. Yaroslav Amosov
- Grant Dawson vs. Mateusz Rebecki
- Jim Miller vs. Jared Gordon
Early preliminary card (Paramount+ at 5 p.m. ET)
- Roman Kopylov vs. Marco Tulio
- Pat Sabatini vs. William Gomis
- Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Djorden Santos
- Clayton Carpenter vs. Jose Ochoa
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