UFC Vegas 117: Eight Finishes at Allen vs Costa

UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Costa, also known as UFC Vegas 117, took place on May 16, 2026, at Meta APEX in Las Vegas. Eight of the card’s 13 bouts ended by knockout, technical knockout or submission. Arnold Allen defeated Melquizael Costa by unanimous decision in the main event, with scorecards of 50-45, 50-45 and 49-46.

Eight Finishes on the UFC Vegas 117 Card

• Nicolle Caliari submitted Shauna Bannon by arm-triangle choke at 3:08 of Round 3.
• Alice Ardelean defeated Polyana Viana by capsule-lock verbal submission at 4:36 of Round 2.
• Cody Brundage stopped Andre Petroski by strikes at 0:44 of Round 2.
• Tommy Gantt stopped Artur Minev by strikes at 2:51 of Round 2.
• Khaos Williams stopped Nikolay Veretennikov by strikes at 3:31 of Round 1.
• Benardo Sopaj submitted Timmy Cuamba by rear-naked choke at 2:25 of Round 2.
• Juan Diaz submitted Malcolm Wellmaker by rear-naked choke at 4:08 of Round 2.
• DooHo Choi stopped Daniel Santos by strikes at 4:29 of Round 2.

The eight finishes came across the preliminary and main cards. The complete UFC results also include decision wins by Ketlen Vieira, Ivan Erslan and Modestas Bukauskas, alongside Allen’s main-event victory.

Citation Sources

• UFC official results: https://www.ufc.com
• Fighter records and bout histories: https://www.tapology.com
• Additional event data and athlete profiles: https://www.sherdog.com

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UFC, UFC Vegas 117, MMA Results, Fight Finishes, Knockouts, Submissions, Chaos Williams, Tommy G, Juan Diaz, UFC Highlights

Sources

• UFC
• tapology.com

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