UFC Fight Night 117 Live Attendance Numbers

UFC officials reportedly announced following UFC Fight Night 117 (via MMAjunkie) drew a live attendance of 8,571 people. No live gate figures were revealed.

The fight card was held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan earlier today. The main card and prelims were shown live on FXX. In the main event, Ovince Saint Preux submitted Yushin Okami with a Von Flue Choke in the first round. Okami came in as a last-minute replacement, filling in for the injured Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.

This marks the lowest attendance for UFC holding an event in Saitama. You can check out the attendance figures for UFC’s other events in the arena below (From highest to lowest):

UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson – 21,000 attendance
UFC on FUEL TV 8: Silva vs. Stann – 14,682 attendance
UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson – 12,395 attendance
UFC Fight Night 75: Barnett vs. Nelson – 10,137 attendance
UFC Fight Night 117: Saint Preux vs. Okami – 8,571 attendance

You can check out our full results and coverage from UFC Fight night 117 RIGHT HERE.