| UFC 78: Validation | |
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| Date | November 17th, 2007 |
| Venue | |
| Location | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Links | ufcstats.com |
| Legend |
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| Fight of the Night |
| Performance of the Night |
| Title Fight |
| Fight | Fighters | Winner | Division | Method | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akihiro Gono Tamdan McCrory |
Akihiro Gono | Welterweight | Submission Armbar |
Round 2 3:19 |
| 2 | Marcus Aurelio Luke Caudillo |
Marcus Aurelio | Lightweight | Knockout Punches |
Round 1 4:29 |
| 3 | Joe Lauzon Jason Reinhardt |
Joe Lauzon | Lightweight | Submission Rear Naked Choke |
Round 1 1:14 |
| 4 |  Thiago Alves Chris Lytle |
Thiago Alves | Welterweight | Knockout | Round 2 5:00 |
| 5 | Frankie EdgarSpencer Fisher |
Frankie Edgar | Lightweight | Unanimous Decision | Round 3 5:00 |
| 6 | Ed Herman Joe Doerksen |
Ed Herman | Middleweight | Knockout Punch |
Round 3 0:39 |
| 7 |  Karo ParisyanRyo Chonan |
Karo Parisyan | Welterweight | Unanimous Decision | Round 3 5:00 |
| 8 | Thiago Silva Houston Alexander |
Thiago Silva | Light Heavyweight | Knockout Punches |
Round 1 3:25 |
| 9 | Rashad Evans Michael Bisping |
Rashad Evans | Light Heavyweight | Split Decision | Round 3 5:00 |