UFC 281 results: List of winners, stoppages from Adesanya vs. Pereira (VIDEO)

UFC 281 has arrived and it brings with it a pair of title bouts on the main card. The event is headlined by a middleweight title bout between Israel Adesanya and fourth-ranked Alex Pereira. The co-main event will see Carla Esparza put her strawweight title on the line against second-ranked Zhang Weili.

Adesanya is 23-1 with his only loss coming when he moved up to light heavyweight. He is a -215 favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook to continue his middleweight streak. The favored outcome is an Adesanya decision at +120. Pereira is a +185 underdog in his first UFC title shot, with his best outcome a KO/TKO/DQ win at +275.

Esparza is 19-6 and making her first defense of a title she won at UFC 274 when she claimed a split decision win over Rose Namajunas. She's won six straight bouts after a two-fight losing streak in 2018. She's a sizable underdog in this one with +280 odds. Weili is -340 to win and improve on her 22-3 record. she's coming off a knockout of Joanna Jedrzejczyk, but prior to that had lost back-to-back fights to Namajunas in 2021.

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UFC 281: Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira main card, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN+

Main event: Israel Adesanya (c) vs. #4 Alex Pereira, for Adesanya's middleweight championship

Adesanya to win: -215
Pereira to win: +185

Adesanya by KO/TKO/DQ: +275
Adesanya by Submission: +1400
Adesanya by Decision: +120
Draw: +5000
Pereira by KO/TKO/DQ: +275
Pereira by Submission: +2800
Pereira by Decision: +850

Co-main event: Carla Esparza (c) vs. #2 Zhang Weili for Esparza's strawweight championship

Esparza to win: +280
Weili to win: -340

Esparza by KO/TKO/DQ: +1800
Esparza by Submission: +1600
Esparza by Decision: +400
Draw: +5000
Weili by KO/TKO/DQ: +110
Weili by Submission: +700
Weili by Decision: +225

#2 Dustin Poirier vs. #5 Michael Chandler, Lightweights

Poirier to win: -215
Chandler to win: +185

Poirier by KO/TKO/DQ: +130
Poirier by Submission: +650
Poirier by Decision: +300
Draw: +5000
Chandler by KO/TKO/DQ: +400
Chandler by Submission: +900
Chandler by Decision: +650

#12 Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez, bantamweights

Edgar to win: +200
Gutierrez to win: -240

Edgar by KO/TKO/DQ: +800
Edgar by Submission: +1600
Edgar by Decision: +350
Draw: +5000
Gutierrez by KO/TKO/DQ: +180
Gutierrez by Submission: +1200
Gutierrez by Decision: +150

#12 Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles, Lightweights

Hooker to win: -150
Puelles to win: +130

Hooker by KO/TKO/DQ: +200
Hooker by Submission: +1000
Hooker by Decision: +250
Draw: +5000
Puelles by KO/TKO/DQ: +800
Puelles by Submission: +250
Puelles by Decision: +650

Preliminary card, 8 p.m. ET, ESPNEWS

Brad Riddell vs. Renato Moicano, Lightweights

Riddell to win: +110
Moicano to win: -130

Riddell by KO/TKO/DQ: +250
Riddell by Submission: +2000
Riddell by Decision: +330
Draw: +5000
Moicano by KO/TKO/DQ: +1000
Moicano by Submission: +225
Moicano by Decision: +300

#7 Dominick Reyes vs. #12 Ryan Spann, catchweight

Reyes to win: -205
Spann to win: +175

Reyes by KO/TKO/DQ: +110
Reyes by Submission: +700
Reyes by Decision: +400
Draw: +5000
Spann by KO/TKO/DQ: +400
Spann by Submission: +700
Spann by Decision: +800

#15 Molly McCann vs. #12 Erin Blanchfield, Flyweights

McCann to win: +320
Blanchfield to win: -390

McCann by KO/TKO/DQ: +900
McCann by Submission: +2500
McCann by Decision: +600
Draw: +5000
Blanchfield by KO/TKO/DQ: +450
Blanchfield by Submission: +350
Blanchfield by Decision: -120

Andre Petroski vs. Wellington Turman, Middleweights

Petroski to win: -195
Turman to win: +165

Petroski by KO/TKO/DQ: +240
Petroski by Submission: +300
Petroski by Decision: +300
Draw: +5000
Turman by KO/TKO/DQ: +600
Turman by Submission: +500
Turman by Decision: +550

Early preliminary card, 6 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass

Matt Frevola vs. Ottman Azaitar, Lightweights

Frevola to win: +135
Azaitar to win: -155

Frevola by KO/TKO/DQ: +550
Frevola by Submission: +500
Frevola by Decision: +400
Draw: +5000
Azaitar by KO/TKO/DQ: +100
Azaitar by Submission: +1400
Azaitar by Decision: +600

Michael Trizano vs. Choi Seung-woo, catchweight

Trizano to win: +150
Seung-woo to win: -175

Trizano by KO/TKO/DQ: +1000
Trizano by Submission: +1200
Trizano by Decision: +240
Draw: +5000
Seung-woo by KO/TKO/DQ: +250
Seung-woo by Submission: +1400
Seung-woo by Decision: +150

Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez, Strawweights

Kowalkiewicz to win: -115
Juarez to win: -105

Kowalkiewicz by KO/TKO/DQ: +500
Kowalkiewicz by Submission: +550
Kowalkiewicz by Decision: +225
Draw: +5000
Juarez by KO/TKO/DQ: +250
Juarez by Submission: +1000
Juarez by Decision: +300

Julio Arce vs. Montel Jackson, Bantamweights

Arce to win: +175
Jackson to win: -205

Arce by KO/TKO/DQ: +1000
Arce by Submission: +1100
Arce by Decision: +300
Draw: +5000
Jackson by KO/TKO/DQ: +225
Jackson by Submission: +900
Jackson by Decision: +150

Carlos Ulberg vs. Nicolae Negumereanu, Light Heavyweights

Ulberg to win: -125
Negumereanu to win: +105

Ulberg by KO/TKO/DQ: +165
Ulberg by Submission: +1600
Ulberg by Decision: +350
Draw: +5000
Negumereanu by KO/TKO/DQ: +300
Negumereanu by Submission: +650
Negumereanu by Decision: +400

  
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