UFC 281 took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Two champions were crowned at the event. Alex Pereira won the Middleweight Title in the main event. Weili Zhang recaptured the Women’s Strawweight Title in the co-main event.
Here are the results of UFC 281
Main Card
- Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya by TKO (strikes) in the fifth round (2:01) to become the new Middleweight Champion
- Weili Zhang defeated Carla Esparza by submission (rear-naked choke) in the second round (1:05) to become the new Women’s Strawweight Champion
- Dustin Poirier defeated Michael Chandler by submission (rear-naked choke) in the third round (2:00)
- Chris Gutierrez defeated Frankie Edgar by KO in the first round (2:01)
- Dan Hooker defeated Claudio Puelles by TKO in the second round (4:06)
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Preliminary Card
- Renato Moicano defeated Brad Riddell by submission (rear-naked choke) in the first round (3:20)
- Ryan Spann defeated Dominick Reyes by KO in the first round (1:20)
- Erin Blanchfield defeated Molly McCann by submission (kimura) in the first round (3:37)
- Andre Petroski defeated Wellington Turman by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Early Preliminary Card
- Matt Frevola defeated Ottman Azaitar by KO in the first round (2:30)
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz defeated Silvana Gomez Juarez by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Michael Trizano defeated SeungWoo Choi by KO in the first round (4:51)
- Montel Jackson defeated Julio Arce by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Carlos Ulberg defeated Nicolae Negumereanu by KO in the first round (3:44)
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