The following are the numbers from the official UFC 78 "Validation" weigh-in results for Saturday's show in Newark, New Jersey:
Main PPV Card:
-Michael Bisping (205 lbs.) vs. Rashad Evans (206 lbs.)
-Houston Alexander (203 lbs.) vs. Thiago Silva (204 lbs.)
-Ryo Chonan (169.5 lbs.) vs. Karo Parisyan (170 lbs.)
-Joe Doerksen (185.5 lbs.) vs. Ed Herman (186 lbs.)
-Frankie Edgar (154 lbs.) vs. Spencer Fisher (154.5 lbs.)
Preliminary Card:
-Chris Lytle (170.5 lbs.) vs. Thiago Alves (171 lbs.)
-Jason Reinhardt (155 lbs.) vs. Joe Lauzon (155 lbs.)
-Luke Caudillo (155.5 lbs.) vs. Marcus Aurelio (156 lbs.)
-Akihiro Gono (169 lbs.) vs. Tamdan McCrory (170 lbs.)