Who's fighting on the UFC card tonight, March 18, 2023? - Know your main and prelim card fighters, records, and highlights

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 is set to go down from the O2 Arena in London, England, on Saturday, March 18. The pay-per-view card will be headlined by a historic third meeting between new welterweight champion Leon Edwards and former titleholder Kamaru Usman.

Watch Leon Edwards vs. Kamaru Usman 2 below:

Taking the co-main event honors will be a highly-anticipated lightweight showdown between former interim champion Justin Gaethje and rising contender Rafael Fiziev.

Take a look at all the main and prelim card fighters competing at UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 below.

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UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 - Main card fighters

Here is a list of all the main card fights for this weekend's event:

Leon Edwards (c) vs. Kamaru Usman (welterweight championship)

Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev (lightweight)

Gunnar Nelson vs. Bryan Barberena (welterweight)

Jennifer Maia vs. Casey O'Neill (women's flyweight)

Marvin Vettori vs. Roman Dolidze (middleweight)

Leon Edwards (20-3-1NC)

Leon Edwards scored a stunning head kick knockout win over Kamaru Usman at UFC 278 last August to even out their score. The Brit will take center stage in front of his home crowd on Saturday, looking to make his first successful title defense.

Kamaru Usman (20-2)

Kamaru Usman will enter the upcoming title bout hoping to reclaim his 170-pound crown. His loss to Edwards in August marked his only defeat inside the octagon and the second of his 22-fight professional career.

Justin Gaethje (23-4)

Justin Gaethje is fresh off a first-round submission loss to Charles Oliveira in their lightweight title bout last May. 'The Highlight' edged out Michael Chandler prior to that defeat to bounce back from another title loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2020.

Rafael Fiziev (12-1)

Rafael Fiziev will enter Saturday's co-main event on the strength of a six-fight win streak. 'Ataman' is coming off back-to-back finishes inside the octagon. The Azerbaijani most recently knocked out Rafael dos Anjos last July before dispatching Brad Riddell with a KO in late 2021.

Gunnar Nelson (18-5-1D)

After dropping back-to-back decisions in 2019, Gunnar Nelson edged out Takashi Sato as he made a comeback last March. 'Gunni' is 2-3 in his last five bouts and will be looking to build up a win streak as he makes the walk on Saturday night.

Bryan Barberena (18-9)

Bryan Barberena suffered a second-round submission loss against Rafael dos Anjos last time out in December. 'Bam Bam' is 3-2 in his past five outings and will look to get back into the win column at UFC 286 this weekend.

Jennifer Maia (20-9-1D)

Jennifer Maia has had a roller coaster of a career since joining the UFC ranks in 2018. The Brazilian is coming off a unanimous decision win over Maryna Moroz back in November and is 5-5 under the promotional banner.

Casey O'Neill (9-0)

Casey O'Neill was awarded a split decision victory over Roxanne Modafferi last time out in February 2022. The undefeated flyweight finished all three of her previous opponents inside the octagon.

Marvin Vettori (18-6-1D)

Marvin Vettori went 1-2 in his last three outings after going on a five-fight win streak. 'The Italian Dream' most recently dropped a unanimous decision to Robert Whittaker in September.

Roman Dolidze (12-1)

Roman Dolidze will enter UFC 286 on Saturday, hoping to pick up his fifth consecutive win. 'The Caucasian' has finished all of his last three fights, with his latest triumph coming over Jack Hermansson via TKO in December.

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UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 - Preliminary card fighters

Here is a list of all the prelim card fights for this weekend's event:

Jack Shore vs. Makwan Amirkhani (featherweight)

Chris Duncan vs. Omar Morales (lightweight)

Sam Patterson vs. Yanal Ashmoz (lightweight)

Muhammad Mokaev vs. Jafel Filho (flyweight)

Jack Shore (16-1)

Jack Shore suffered the first loss of his career in his latest octagon appearance last July. The 28-year-old was submitted by Ricky Simon in the second round of their fight.

Makwan Amirkhani (17-8)

Makwan Amirkhani's UFC career has been on a downward trajectory. 'Mr. Finland' has gone 2-5 in his last seven bouts and is fresh off a TKO defeat at the hands of Jonathan Pearce in July.

Chris Duncan (9-1)

Chris Duncan is set to make his promotional debut this Saturday after scoring a vicious first-round knockout of Charlie Campbell at Dana White's Contender Series 2022: Week 2. 'The Problem' will aim for his third straight win this weekend.

Omar Morales (11-3)

Omar Morales has gone 1-3 in his last four UFC outings after going unbeaten in 10 straight fights early in his pro career. The 37-year-old was stopped in both of his last two bouts, with his latest defeat coming at the hands of Uros Medic via TKO last May.

Sam Patterson (10-1-1D)

Sam Patterson will make his UFC debut on Saturday on the back of an 11-fight win streak (1 draw). The Brit most recently picked up a second-round submission win over Vinicius Sacchelli Cenci at DWCS 2022 Week 10 in September.

Yanal Ashmoz (6-0)

Yanal Ashmoz is also set to make his octagon debut at UFC 286 this weekend. The Israeli has finished five of his six wins and is seeking his seventh straight victory against another promotional debutant.

Muhammad Mokaev (9-0-1NC)

Fresh off a submission win over Malcolm Gordon in October, the highly-touted Muhammad Mokaev has finished two of his last three fights. 'The Punisher' will look to produce another statement performance and keep his undefeated streak alive as he takes on another streaking opponent in front of his home crowd.

Jafel Filho (14-2)

Jafel Filho will make his UFC debut this Saturday on the strength of a five-fight win streak. The 29-year-old finished all of those wins, with his latest triumph coming over Roybert Echeverria at DWCS 2022: Week 9 in September. At UFC 286 on Saturday, the Brazilian will be determined to continue his strong run of form and take Mokaev's momentum with him.