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UFC 117 Weigh-In Results

Below are the official weigh-in results for Saturday night’s UFC 117 event. UFC 117, which is headlined by the middleweight championship bout between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen and the welterweight rematch between Jon Fitch and Thiago Alves, airs live on Pay-Per-View from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.

Main Event – UFC Middleweight Championship
Chael Sonnen (185) VS Anderson Silva (184.5)

PPV
Thiago Alves (171.5*) VS Jon Fitch (170.5)
Ricardo Almeida (170.5) VS Matt Hughes (170.5)
Junior Dos Santos (240) VS Roy Nelson (263)
Rafael Dos Anjos (156) VS Clay Guida (156)

Undercard
Rick Story (169.5) VS Dustin Hazelett (169.5)
Rodney Wallace (206) VS Phil Davis (205.5)
Charlie Brenneman (171) VS Johny Hendricks (171)
Tim Boetsch (206) VS Todd Brown (206)
Christian Morecraft (263) VS Stefan Struve (247)
Dennis Hallman (171) VS Ben Saunders (171)

*Alves failed to make 171 pounds in his return to the scales. He will fight at 171.5 pounds and be fined 20% of his purse.
 

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