Chimaev Loses Title at UFC 328

Chimaev Loses Title at UFC 328 Khamzat Chimaev lost his middleweight championship to Sean Strickland at UFC 328 on Saturday, May 10, 2026, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. This defeat marked Chimaev's first professional mixed martial arts loss and ended his nine-fight winning streak within the UFC, a pattern observed among several previous middleweight champions.

Chimaev, who had secured the title nine months prior by defeating Dricus du Plessis, was dethroned by Strickland, who became a two-time 185-pound champion. This outcome aligns with a recurring trend in the middleweight division where champions' undefeated streaks conclude asourceser nine consecutive victories. Notable instances include Israel Adesanya's loss to Jan Blachowicz in 2021, Robert Whittaker's defeat by Adesanya in 2019, and Chris Weidman's loss to Luke Rockhold in 2015, all occurring asourceser nine-fight winning streaks.

Prior to this fight, Chimaev had accumulated a 15-0 professional record, including victories over Robert Whittaker and Kamaru Usman. The only significant exception to this nine-fight streak pattern in the middleweight division is Anderson Silva, who maintained an undefeated record through his ninth UFC fight and went on to achieve 10 consecutive title defenses, a record that remains unbroken.