UFC Fight Night 117 took place Friday, September 22nd at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event was headlined by a lightheavyweight bout between Ovince Saint Preux and former middleweight title contender Yushin Okami.

UFC Fight Night 117 was broadcast exclusively on FXX with a four fight preliminary card that started at 8:00 PM EST and the five fight main card that started at 10:00 PM EST.

Main Card

-Ovince Saint Preux defeated Yushin Okami by Technical Submission (Von Flue Choke, Round 1, 1:50)
-Jessica Andrade defeated Claudia Gadelha by Unanimous Decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)
-Dong Hyun Kim defeated Takanori Gomi by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 1:30)
-Gokhan Saki defeated Henrique da Silva by KO (Punch, Round 1, 4:45)
-Teruto Ishihara defeated Rolando Dy by Unanimous Decision (28-27, 28-27, 29-27)
-Jussier Formiga defeated Ulka Sasaki by Submission (RNC, Round 1, 4:30)

Preliminary Bouts

-Keita Nakamura defeated Alex Morono by Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
-Syrui Kondo defeated Chan-Mi Jeon by Split Decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27)
-Shinsho Anzai defeated Luke Jumeau by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
-Daichi Abe defeated Hyun Gyu Lim by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)