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UFC returned to Madison Square Garden with another iconic card that saw Alex Pereira defeat Israel Adesanya in the fifth round to become the new middleweight champion. In the co-main event, Zhang Weili reclaimed the strawweight belt when she submitted Carla Esparza in the second round. | Results, Winner Interviews & More
UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira Scorecards
Carlos Ulberg vs Nicolae Negumereanu
Official Result: Carlos Ulberg defeats Nicolae Negumereanu by KO at 3:44 of Round 1 | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Julio Arce vs Montel Jackson
Official Result: Montel Jackson defeats Julio Arce by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Michael Trizano vs SeungWoo Choi
Official Result: Michael Trizano defeats SeungWoo Choi by TKO (punches) at 4:51 of Round 1 | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Silvana Gomez Juarez
Official Result: Karolina Kowalkiewicz defeats Silvana Gomez Juarez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Matt Frevola vs Ottman Azaitar
Official Result: Matt Frevola defeats Ottman Azaitar by KO (left hook) at 2:30 of Round 1 | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Andre Petroski vs Wellington Turman
Official Result: Andre Petroski defeats Wellington Turman by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Erin Blanchfield vs Molly McCann
Official Result: Erin Blanchfield defeats Molly McCann by submission (kimura) at 3:37 of Round 1 | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Dominick Reyes vs Ryan Spann
Official Result: Ryan Spann defeats Dominick Reyes by knockout (left hand) at 1:20 of Round 1 | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Brad Riddell vs Renato Moicano
Official Result: Renato Moicano defeats Brad Riddell by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:20 of Round 1 | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Dan Hooker vs Claudio Puelles
Official Result: Dan Hooker defeats Claudio Puelles by TKO (body kick) at 4:06 of Round 2 | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Frankie Edgar vs Chris Gutierrez
Official Results: Chris Gutierrez defeats Frankie Edgar by KO (knee) at 2:01 of Round 1 | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Dustin Poirier vs Michael Chandler
Official Result: Dustin Poirier defeats Michael Chandler by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:00 of Round 3 | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Co-Main Event: Carla Esparza vs Zhang Weili
Official Result: Zhang Weili defeats Carla Esparza by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:05 of Round 2 | Results, Winner Interviews & More
Main Event: Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira
Official Result: Alex Pereira defeats Israel Adesanya by TKO (punches) at 2:01 of Round 5 | Results, Winner Interviews & More
UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira took place live from Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 12, 2022. See the Final Results, Official Scorecards, and Who Won Bonuses - and relive the action on UFC Fight Pass!
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