UFC

UFC 281

Date: Sat 12 Nov · 23:00 UTC
Venue: Madison Square Garden; New York City, New York, United States
Bouts: 14; 2 title fights
Finishes: 11 of 14; 7 KO/TKO · 4 sub
Bonuses: Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler; FOTN · POTN Alex Pereira, Zhang Weili

Full results

Main Card

Alex Pereira BRA · 6-1-0 record going in: 6-1-0
def.
Israel Adesanya NGA · 23-1-0 record going in: 23-1-0
TKO (punches) Round 5 2:01 Middleweight Title fight
Zhang Weili CHN · 22-3-0 record going in: 22-3-0
def.
Carla Esparza USA · 19-6-0 record going in: 19-6-0
Submission (rear-naked choke) Round 2 1:05 Women's Strawweight Title fight
Dustin Poirier USA · 28-7-0 record going in: 28-7-0
def.
Michael Chandler USA · 23-7-0 record going in: 23-7-0
Submission (rear-naked choke) Round 3 2:00 Lightweight
Chris Gutiérrez USA · 18-4-2 record going in: 18-4-2
def.
Frankie Edgar USA · 24-10-1 record going in: 24-10-1
KO (knees) Round 1 2:01 Bantamweight
Dan Hooker NZL · 21-12-0 record going in: 21-12-0
def.
Claudio Puelles PER · 12-2-0 record going in: 12-2-0
TKO (body kick) Round 2 4:06 Lightweight

Prelims

Renato Moicano BRA · 16-5-1 record going in: 16-5-1
def.
Brad Riddell NZL · 10-3-0 record going in: 10-3-0
Submission (rear-naked choke) Round 1 3:20 Lightweight
Ryan Spann USA · 20-7-0 record going in: 20-7-0
def.
Dominick Reyes USA · 12-3-0 record going in: 12-3-0
KO (punches) Round 1 1:20 Catchweight
Erin Blanchfield USA · 9-1-0 record going in: 9-1-0
def.
Molly McCann GBR · 13-4-0 record going in: 13-4-0
Submission (kimura) Round 1 3:37 Women's Flyweight
Andre Petroski USA · 8-1-0 record going in: 8-1-0
def.
Wellington Turman BRA · 18-5-0 record going in: 18-5-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Middleweight

Early Prelims

Matt Frevola USA · 9-3-1 record going in: 9-3-1
def.
Ottman Azaitar DEU · 13-0-0 record going in: 13-0-0
KO (punches) Round 1 2:30 Lightweight
Karolina Kowalkiewicz POL · 13-7-0 record going in: 13-7-0
def.
Silvana Gómez Juárez ARG · 11-4-0 record going in: 11-4-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Women's Strawweight
Michael Trizano USA · 9-3-0 record going in: 9-3-0
def.
Seung Woo Choi KOR · 10-5-0 record going in: 10-5-0
KO (punches) Round 1 4:51 Catchweight
Montel Jackson USA · 11-2-0 record going in: 11-2-0
def.
Julio Arce USA · 18-5-0 record going in: 18-5-0
Decision (unanimous) Round 3 5:00 Bantamweight
Carlos Ulberg NZL · 6-1-0 record going in: 6-1-0
def.
Nicolae Negumereanu ROU · 13-1-0 record going in: 13-1-0
KO (punches) Round 1 3:44 Light Heavyweight

In brief

UFC 281 took place on 12 November 2022 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States. Main event: Alex Pereira def. Israel Adesanya (TKO (punches) · Round 5 2:01). Full results for all 14 fights on the card, with winner, method and round.