UFC 78: Validation

Every card on this page is a percentile against the whole roster, so the only way to know what a night did to one is to rank the roster twice — as it stood the morning of the card, and again once the results were in. 13 bars were won across this card and 13 given back, and 3 fighters earned cards for the first time.

1. Frankie Edgarwonfirst card

   Three fights is where a rate stops being an accident, and this is the night he reached it. So this is his first card rather than a changed one — there is nothing yet to compare it against.

   Tier 1 → 2 · Established3 straight wins
2. Joe Lauzonwonfirst card

   Three fights is where a rate stops being an accident, and this is the night he reached it. So this is his first card rather than a changed one — there is nothing yet to compare it against.

   Tier 1 → 2 · Established3 straight wins
3. Thiago Silvawonfirst card

   Three fights is where a rate stops being an accident, and this is the night he reached it. So this is his first card rather than a changed one — there is nothing yet to compare it against.

   Tier 1 → 2 · Established3 straight wins
4. Michael Bispinglost2 up · 6 down
   Pow9↓82.19→1.87

   Vol9↓84.01→3.62

   SDf7↑851.1→55.2

   TDs5↓42.26→2.22

   Con5↓331.1→24.9

   Sub5↓41.88→1.48

   GDf5↓474→72.5

   Exp3↑535→50

   Tier 2 → 3 · Headliner4-fight win streak ends
5. Ed Hermanwon4 up · 2 down
   Pow1↑40.71→1.18

   Vol4↑52.29→2.76

   Acc8↑951.2→52.8

   TDs10↓94.25→4.03

   Sub10↓94.53→3.74

   Exp1↑328→39

   Tier 1 → 2 · EstablishedGrappler → Wrestler3 straight wins
6. Thiago Alveswon1 up · 2 down
   TDs3↓21.65→1.46

   GDf6↓575.2→74.7

   Exp6↑755→65

   4 straight wins
7. Rashad Evanswon1 up · 2 down
   Pow6↓51.39→1.25

   Acc3↓243.1→40.7

   Exp7↑973→88