UFC 312 is light on value, especially compared to UFC 311, but the co-main event is solid. UFC women's strawweight champion Zhang Weili makes the third defense of her second title reign against Tatiana Suarez. "The Ultimate Fighter 23" winner Suarez was labeled a future champion out of the gate, but frequent injuries delayed the inevitable.

The UFC 312 curtain-jerker fight between Nyamjargal Tumendemberel and Hyun Sung Park was scrapped by the promotion on weigh-in day