
- Saturday 08.20.2022 at 06:30 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ABC
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: Vivint Arena
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $4,297,655
- Attendance: 18,321
- PPV Buys / Buyrate: N/A | TV Ratings: 972,000 avg viewers (ABC prelims)
- MMA Bouts: 12
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Fight Card
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UFC Welterweight Championship
KO/TKO, Head Kick
4:04 Round 5 of 5, 24:04 Total12Main Event
170
5 x 5 | Pro
Cancelled & Fizzled Bouts
Honors & Awards
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Performance of the NightKamaru Usman vs. Leon Edwards II | $50,000 bonus to Edwards
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Fight of the NightPaulo Costa vs. Luke Rockhold | $50,000 bonus to each fighter
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Performance of the NightVictor Altamirano vs. Daniel Lacerda | $50,000 bonus to Altamirano


Referees
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Herb Dean
Usman vs. Edwards II (12), Pudilová vs. Wu (9), Gordon vs. Santos (6) -
Mike Beltran
Costa vs. Rockhold (11), Pedro vs. Hunsucker (8), Woodson vs. Saldaña (5), Fletcher vs. Loosa (4) -
Jason Herzog
Aldo vs. Dvalishvili (10), Tybura vs. Romanov (7) -
Dave Seljestad
Albazi vs. Figueiredo (3), Altamirano vs. Lacerda (1) -
Tyler Tomlinson
Aoriqileng vs. Perrin (2)
Consensus Rankings Rankings FAQ
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Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 278 is closed for new predictions. 5,017 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 278 Leaderboard
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20%80%
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88%12%
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34%66%
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74%26%
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96%4%
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15%85%
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93%7%
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27%73%
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85%15%