The UFC has released updated rankings following UFC 328. Sean Strickland has moved up to seventh in the pound-for-pound rankings after regaining his middleweight title. Joshua Van has overtaken Alexandre Pantoja in the P4P rankings. Hamzat Chimaev has dropped to tenth in the P4P rankings following his loss. Additionally, Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov has entered the UFC welterweight top-10 rankings.
The UFC updated its pound-for-pound and divisional rankings on May 12, following the fallout from UFC 328, which took place three days earlier on May 9.

Sean Strickland, the 35-year-old American middleweight out of Xtreme Couture, has climbed to seventh in the pound-for-pound rankings after regaining the middleweight title. Strickland carries a 31-7-0 professional record and is one of the busiest strikers in the division, landing 6.04 significant strikes per minute at 42 percent accuracy across his career. Standing six-foot-one with a 76-inch reach, he fights out of an orthodox stance and has built his reputation on relentless output and volume.

Joshua Van, the 24-year-old flyweight champion from Myanmar, has moved ahead of Alexandre Pantoja in the pound-for-pound standings. Fighting out of 4oz. Fight Club, Van holds a 17-2-0 record and posts a remarkable 8.84 significant strikes landed per minute at 56 percent accuracy, numbers that place him among the most efficient strikers in the promotion. Pantoja, the 36-year-old Brazilian out of American Top Team, now sits fourth in the pound-for-pound rankings and remains the top-ranked flyweight contender at 30-6-0.
Hamzat Chimaev has dropped to tenth in the pound-for-pound rankings following his loss at UFC 328.

In a notable development at welterweight, Bellator champion Yaroslav Amosov has entered the UFC welterweight top-10 rankings.

Why it matters
- Strickland reclaiming the middleweight title and rising to seventh in the P4P list reshapes the division's landscape heading into the next title cycle.
- Van overtaking Pantoja in the P4P standings underscores his rapid rise as flyweight champion despite being just 24 years old.
- Amosov's entry into the UFC welterweight top-10 signals increasing cross-promotional recognition and adds a fresh contender to a crowded 170-pound picture.
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