
- Saturday 11.12.2022 at 06:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: Madison Square Garden
- Location: New York City, New York, United States
- Enclosure: Octagon
- TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
- Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
- Interviews: Joe Rogan | Backstage: Megan Olivi
- Ticket Revenue (live gate): $11,562,807
- Attendance: 20,845
- MMA Bouts: 14
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Fight Card
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UFC Middleweight Championship
KO/TKO, Punches (Standing TKO)
2:01 Round 5 of 5, 22:01 Total14Main Event
185
5 x 5 | Pro -
UFC Strawweight Championship
Submission, Crucifix Rear Naked Choke
1:05 Round 2 of 5, 6:05 Total13Co-Main Event
115
5 x 5 | Pro
Honors & Awards
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Performance of the NightIsrael Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira | $50,000 bonus to Pereira
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Performance of the NightCarla Esparza vs. Weili Zhang | $50,000 bonus to Zhang
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Fight of the NightDustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler | $50,000 bonus to each fighter


Referees
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Marc Goddard
Adesanya vs. Pereira (14), Reyes vs. Spann (8), Kowalkiewicz vs. Juárez (4), Arce vs. Jackson (2) -
Keith Peterson
Esparza vs. Zhang (13), Hooker vs. Puelles (10), Petroski vs. Turman (6) -
Dan Miragliotta
Poirier vs. Chandler (12), Moicano vs. Riddell (9), Azaitar vs. Frevola (5) -
Kevin MacDonald
Edgar vs. Gutierrez (11), Blanchfield vs. McCann (7), Trizano vs. Choi (3), Ulberg vs. Negumereanu (1)
Consensus Rankings Rankings FAQ
Event Discussion
11.13.2022 | 9:24 PM ET
11.13.2022 | 11:26 PM ET
For the kimuras, I have no memorie of any happening, But I kinda doubt it the first kimuras, I fell like Kimuras are more of a rarer sub anyway
* Edited at 11.14.2022, 2:07 AM ET *
11.14.2022 | 8:30 PM ET
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Fight Predictions
Tapology members can make predictions for upcoming MMA & Boxing fights. UFC 281 is closed for new predictions. 5,372 total members made predictions on this event, breaking down as follows below.
Leaderboard of the best predictions by member: UFC 281 Leaderboard
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