UFC 281 results begin at 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT on Saturday November 12, on MMAWeekly.com. The fights take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Click on the fight below in the UFC 281 results section for live stats or jump down to the UFC 281 written results. In-fight live stats and results provided courtesy of Fight Analytics.
The UFC 281 fight card is headlined by two world title bouts. In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya takes on No. 4 ranked Alex Pereira. In the co-main event, two-time women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza puts her belt on the line against former titleholder Zhang Weili.
How to Watch UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
- UFC 281 main card start time: 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on Pay-Per-View
- UFC Vegas 64 prelims start time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on ESPN+/ESPNN
- UFC 281 early prelims start time: 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on ESPN+
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UFC 281 Results: When, Where, and Who?
UFC 281 takes place on Saturday, November 12, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
UFC 281 main event: Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya vs. #4 Alex Pereira
Adesanya (23-1) looks to defend his title for the sixth time against Pereira (6-1) and avenge to previous losses to Pereira in kickboxing, including a knockout loss in their second fight. Pereira plans to continue his meteoric rise in the UFC’s middleweight division and pick up another win over Adesanya.
UFC 281 co-main event: Women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza vs. #2 Zhang Weili
Esparza (9-6) became a two-time strawweight champion when she defeated former titleholder and top ranked Rose Namajunas in her last outing. She’s became the inaugural women’s 115-pound champion bye defeated Namajunas in 2014. She lost her first title defense.
Zhang (22-3) has only lost to Namajunas inside the octagon. He plans to win back the title she once owned and become a two-time titleholder herself.
UFC Vegas 63 Live Results & Fight Card
Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
- Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira
- Carla Esparza vs. Weili Zhang
- Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler
- Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez
- Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles
Preliminary card (ESPN+/ESPNN at 8 p.m. ET)
- Brad Riddell vs. Renato Moicano
- Dominick Reyes vs. Ryan Spann
- Molly McCann vs. Erin Blanchfield
- Andre Petroski vs. Wellington Turman
Early prelims (ESPN+ at 6 p.m. ET)
- Matt Frevola vs. Ottman Azaitar
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez
- Michael Trizano vs. Seung Woo Choi
- Julio Arce vs. Montel Jackson
- Carlos Ulberg vs. Nicolae Negumereanu
UFC 281 Live Results: Adesanya vs. Pereira