UFC 78: Validation
- PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
- VenuePrudential Center
- LocationAtlantic City, New Jersey, United States
- Number of bouts9
Main Card
Heavyweight bout
Main Event
3 x 5
Rashad
Evans
10-0-1
Michael
Bisping
14-0-0
Split Decision
Thiago Silva
11-0-0
Heavyweight bout
Co-Main Event | 3 x 5
VS
KO/TKO, Punches | R1 · 3:25Houston Alexander
8-1-0
Heavyweight bout
Co-Main Event
3 x 5
Thiago
Silva
11-0-0
Houston
Alexander
8-1-0
KO/TKO, Punches
R1 · 3:25Welterweight bout
3 x 5
Karo
Parisyan
17-4-0
Ryo
Chonan
14-7-0
Decision
Middleweight bout
3 x 5
Ed
Herman
13-5-0
Joe
Doerksen
39-10-0
KO/TKO, Punch
R3 · 0:39Lightweight bout
3 x 5
Frankie
Edgar
8-0-0
Spencer
Fisher
20-3-0
Decision
Preliminary Card
Welterweight bout
3 x 5
Thiago
Alves
13-5-0
Chris
Lytle
24-14-5
KO/TKO, Doctor Stoppage
R2 · 5:00Joe Lauzon
15-3-0
Lightweight bout
3 x 5
VS
Submission, Rear Naked Choke | R1 · 1:14Jason Reinhardt
18-0-0
Lightweight bout
3 x 5
Joe
Lauzon
15-3-0
Jason
Reinhardt
18-0-0
Submission, Rear Naked Choke
R1 · 1:14Lightweight bout
3 x 5
Marcus
Aurelio
14-5-0
Luke
Caudillo
15-10-0
KO/TKO, Punches
R1 · 4:29Welterweight bout
3 x 5
Akihiro
Gono
29-12-7
Tamdan
McCrory
9-0-0
Submission, Armbar
R2 · 3:19