UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen
Oakland, California
August 7, 2010
Preliminary card
* Welterweight bout: Ben Saunders vs. Dennis Hallman
* Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Christian Morecraft
* Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Charlie Brenneman
* Light Heavyweight bout: Tim Boetsch vs. Todd Brown
* Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs. Rodney Wallace
* Welterweight bout: Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story
Main card
* Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos
* Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
* Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos
* Catchweight bout (171.5 Ibs): Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
* Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Chael Sonnen
Oakland, California
August 7, 2010
Preliminary card
* Welterweight bout: Ben Saunders vs. Dennis Hallman
Hallman defeated Saunders via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28).
* Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Christian Morecraft
Struve defeated Morecraft via TKO (punches) at 0:21 of round 2.
* Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Charlie Brenneman
Hendricks defeated Brenneman via TKO (punches) at 0:40 of round 2.
* Light Heavyweight bout: Tim Boetsch vs. Todd Brown
Boetsch defeated Brown by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
* Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs. Rodney Wallace
Davis defeated Wallace via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27).
* Welterweight bout: Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story
Story defeated Hazelett via TKO (punches) at 1:15 of round 2.
Main card
* Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson vs. Junior dos Santos
Dos Santos defeated Nelson via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27).
* Welterweight bout: Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
Hughes defeated Almeida via technical submission (anaconda choke) at 3:15 of round 1.
* Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Guida defeated dos Anjos via submission (broken jaw) at 1:51 of round 3.
* Catchweight bout (171.5 Ibs): Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
Fitch defeated Alves via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
* Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (c) vs. Chael Sonnen
Silva defeated Sonnen via submission (triangle choke) at 3:10 of round 5 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship. This was only one of three fights in UFC history to end in the 5th round. The others were Randy Couture vs. Ricco Rodriguez at UFC 36, and B. J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez at UFC 107.
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