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UFC 278 comes to you live from the Vivant Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, August 20. The event will feature 13 total bouts starting at 6 p.m. ET with the early preliminary card on UFC Fight Pass. The preliminary card will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC at 8 p.m. ET, and the main card will be on ESPN+ PPV. The night's main event is a match for the UFC welterweight title between defending champion Kamaru Usman and No. 2-ranked contender Leon Edwards.
Here is the complete card listed below with odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, and we’ll be updating all night long with some commentary, video, stats and analysis after each bout is over.
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards main card, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV
(C) Kamaru Usman (-360) vs #2 Leon Edwards (+295), welterweight title
Edwards wins by knockout in the fifth round
#UFC278 Replay: Leon Edwards shocks the world in one of the greatest comeback in UFC title history! #UFCpic.twitter.com/rm8z9zyk5q
— MMAdissect (@mmadissect) August 21, 2022
Usman by KO, TKO or DQ: +240
Usman by Submission: +1200
Usman by Decision: -110
Draw: +5000
Edwards by KO, TKO or DQ: +500
Edwards by Submission: +2500
Edwards by Decision: +700
#6 Paulo Costa (-360) vs Luke Rockhold (+295), middleweight
Costa wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Costa by KO, TKO or DQ: -165
Costa by Submission: +1600
Costa by Decision: +400
Draw: +5000
Rockhold by KO, TKO or DQ: +1100
Rockhold by Submission: +900
Rockhold by Decision: +700
#3 José Aldo (+110) vs #6 Merab Dvalishvili (-130), bantamweight
Dvalishvili wins by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Aldo by KO, TKO or DQ: +400
Aldo by Submission: +1400
Aldo by Decision: +250
Draw: +5000
Dvalishvili by KO, TKO or DQ: +550
Dvalishvili by Submission: +1200
Dvalishvili by Decision: +130
Yanan Wu (+100) vs. Lucie Pudilová (-120), women’s bantamweight
Pudilova wins by TKO in the second round
Lucie Pudilová TKOs Wu Yanan at #UFC278 pic.twitter.com/rM8NrKzgq6
— Takedown Defense (@ChillemThreebo) August 21, 2022
Wu by KO, TKO or DQ: +900
Wu by Submission: +1100
Wu by Decision: +165
Draw: +5000
Pudilová by KO, TKO or DQ: +900
Pudilová by Submission: +1100
Pudilováby Decision: +120
Tyson Pedro (-740) vs. Harry Hunsucker (+540), light heavyweight
Pedro wins by TKO in the first round by kicks
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!!!
— Layu Eliud Kipchoge Dario Vázquez De Castro (@Doclayu) August 21, 2022
What a FLAWLESS performance by @Tyson_Pedro_! #UFC278 pic.twitter.com/cP6f2BJV4U
Pedro by KO, TKO or DQ: -250
Pedro by Submission: +300
Pedro by Decision: +1400
Draw: +5000
Hunsucker by KO, TKO or DQ: +900
Hunsucker by Submission: +2200
Hunsucker by Decision: +1600
Preliminary card, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN+
#11 Marcin Tybura (+285) vs. #13 Alexander Romanov (-345), heavyweight
Tybura wins by majority decision (29-28 Tybura, 29-28 Tybura, 28-28)
Tybura by KO, TKO or DQ: +900
Tybura by Submission: +1800
Tybura by Decision: +550
Draw: +5000
Alexander Romanov by KO, TKO or DQ: +150
Alexander Romanov by Submission: +350
Alexander Romanov by Decision: +225
Leonardo Santos (+225) vs. Jared Gordon (-265), lightweight
Gordon wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Santos by KO, TKO or DQ: +600
Santos by Submission: +700
Santos by Decision: +700
Draw: +5000
Gordon by KO, TKO or DQ: +200
Gordon by Submission: +900
Gordon by Decision: +140
Sean Woodson (-340) vs. Luis Saldana (+280), featherweight
This one ends in a split draw. 29-27 Saldana, 29-27 Woodson, 28-28
Woodson by KO, TKO or DQ: +150
Woodson by Submission: +1200
Woodson by Decision: +120
Draw: +5000
Luis Saldana by KO, TKO or DQ: +800
Luis Saldana by Submission: +1800
Luis Saldana by Decision: +650
AJ Fletcher (-155) vs. Ange Loosa (+135), welterweight
Loosa wins by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
Fletcher by KO, TKO or DQ: +400
Fletcher by Submission: +600
Fletcher by Decision: +165
Draw: +5000
Loosa by KO, TKO or DQ: +550
Loosa by Submission: +1000
Loosa by Decision: +275
Early preliminary card, 6 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Pass
#11 Amir Albazi (-435) vs. Francisco Figueiredo (+350), flyweight
Albazi wins by first round submission
ALBAZI GETS IT DONE IN ONE
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 20, 2022
Stream #UFC278 tonight on @ESPNPlus ➡️ https://t.co/pxRev95Bd2 pic.twitter.com/j1O8wbcaGZ
Albazi by KO, TKO or DQ: +275
Albazi by Submission: +330
Albazi by Decision: +110
Draw: +5000
Figueiredo by KO, TKO or DQ: +1400
Figueiredo by Submission: +1200
Figueiredo by Decision: +750
Aori Qileng (-140) vs. Jay Perrin (+120), bantamweight
Qileng wins by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Qileng by KO, TKO or DQ: +330
Qileng by Submission: +1800
Qileng by Decision: +150
Draw: +5000
Perrin by KO, TKO or DQ: +650
Perrin by Submission: +800
Perrin by Decision: +250
Daniel da Silva (+140) vs. Victor Altamirano (-165), flyweight
Altamirano wins by TKO in the first round from punches.
Victor Altamirano TKOs Daniel da Silva in the 1st round! pic.twitter.com/T6E01cDZ7C
— Follow @FTBeard7 (@FTBeard7) August 20, 2022
de Silva by KO, TKO or DQ: +650
de Silva by Submission: +400
de Silva by Decision: +450
Draw: +5000
Altamirano by KO, TKO or DQ: +400
Altamirano by Submission: +200
Altamirano by Decision: +400