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UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira November 12, 2022 New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) UFC Middleweight Championship: Israel Adesanya © (185) vs. Alex Pereira (184.6) (sixth defense) - Pereira, TKO (strikes), R5 (2:01) UFC Women's Strawweight Championship: Carla Esparza © (114.8) vs. Weili Zhang (114.8) (first defense) - Zhang, SUB (rear naked choke), R2 (1:05) Dustin Poirier (156) vs. Michael Chandler (155.8) - Poirier, SUB (rear naked choke), R2 (3:00) Frankie Edgar (135.6) vs. Chris Gutiérrez (136) - Gutiérrez, KO (knee), R1 (2:01) Dan Hooker (155.8) vs. Claudio Puelles (155.2) - Hooker, TKO (front kick to the body), R2 (4:06) ESPNews / ESPN+ Preliminary Card: Brad Riddell (155.6) vs. Renato Carneiro (155.8) - Riddell, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (3:20) Dominick Reyes (205.4) vs. Ryan Spann (206.6)** - Spann, KO (punch), R1 (1:20) Molly McCann (125.4) vs. Erin Blanchfield (125) - Blanchfield, SUB (kimura), R1 (3:37) Andre Petroski (185.8) vs. Wellington Turman (185.2) - Petroski, DEC (unanimous) ESPNews / Fight Pass Preliminary Card: Matt Frevola (154.8) vs. Ottman Azaitar (155.6) - Frevola, KO (punch), R1 (2:30) Karolina Kowalkiewicz (115.6) vs. Silvana Gómez Juárez (115.6) - Kowalkiewicz, DEC (unanimous) Mike Trizano (147.6)* vs. Seung Woo Choi (145.6) - Trizano, KO (punches), R1 (4:51) Julio Arce (135.8) vs. Montel Jackson (135.8) - Jackson, DEC (unanimous) Carlos Ulberg (205.2) vs. Nicolae Negumereanu (206) - Ulberg, KO (punches), R1 (3:44) *Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight **Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight Event Bonuses ($50,000) Performance of the Night: Weili Zhang Performance of the Night: Alex Pereira Fight of the Night: Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler Attendance: 20,845 Gate: $11.56 million