UFC 117
Results
For the Middleweight Championship.

UFC 117

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: For the Middleweight Championship.

Main card

Weight class	Method	Round	Time	Notes

Middleweight	Anderson Silva (c)	def	Chael Sonnen	Submission (triangle armbar)	5	3:10

Catchweight (171.5 lbs)	Jon Fitch	def	Thiago Alves	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00

Lightweight	Clay Guida	def	Rafael dos Anjos	Submission (jaw injury)	3	1:51

Welterweight	Matt Hughes	def	Ricardo Almeida	Technical Submission (Dave Schultz front headlock)	1	3:15

Heavyweight	Junior dos Santos	def	Roy Nelson	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00

Preliminary card

Weight class	Method	Round	Time	Notes

Welterweight	Rick Story	def	Dustin Hazelett	TKO (punches)	2	1:15

Light Heavyweight	Phil Davis	def	Rodney Wallace	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00

Welterweight	Johny Hendricks	def	Charlie Brenneman	TKO (punches)	2	0:40

Light Heavyweight	Tim Boetsch	def	Todd Brown	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

Heavyweight	Stefan Struve	def	Christian Morecraft	KO (punches)	2	0:22

Welterweight	Dennis Hallman	def	Ben Saunders	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00

Sentence(s)

The Fitch/Alves fight was changed to catchweight status after Alves weighed in at 171.5 lbs.

final_sentence: The Fitch/Alves fight was changed to catchweight status after Alves weighed in at 171.5 lbs.