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Date:Feb 12, 2012 10:00pm PT
City:Saitama
Country:Japan
Venue:Saitama Super Arena
Attendance:~20,000
Gate:375,000
Remarks:

A great event in Japan with a packed card that didn't disappoint. Pettis silenced everyone with a wicked head kick that KO'd a tough Joe Lauzon. Bader beat a tired looking Rampage. Okami was shocked by Boetsch, and Ben Henderson took the title from Edgar. KO of the Night: Anthony Pettis - $65,000 Submission of the Night: Vaughan Lee - $65,000 Fight of the Night: Frankie Edgar and Benson Henderson - $65,000 each

Featured Fights:
Main - Frankie Edgar vs Benson Henderson (W)

Henderson defeated Edgar via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46) to become the new UFC Lightweight Champion.

Frankie Edgar [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0, rd4-0, rd5-0)Final Pick Stats!

Benson Henderson [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0, rd4-0, rd5-0)

Co-Main - Quinton Jackson vs Ryan Bader (W)

Bader defeated Jackson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Quinton Jackson [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)Final Pick Stats!

Ryan Bader [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)

3 - Mark Hunt (W) vs Cheick Kongo

Hunt defeated Kongo via TKO (punches) at 2:11 of round 1.

Mark Hunt [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)Final Pick Stats!

Cheick Kongo [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)

4 - Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Jake Shields (W)

Shields defeated Akiyama via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Yoshihiro Akiyama [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)Final Pick Stats!

Jake Shields [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)

5 - Yushin Okami vs Tim Boetsch (W)

Boetsch defeated Okami via TKO (punches) at 0:54 of round 3.

Yushin Okami [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)Final Pick Stats!

Tim Boetsch [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)

6 - Hatsu Hioki (W) vs Bart Palaszewski

Hioki defeated Palazewski via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

Hatsu Hioki [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)Final Pick Stats!

Bart Palaszewski [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)

7 - Anthony Pettis (W) vs Joe Lauzon

Pettis defeated Lauzon via KO (head kick & punches) at 1:21 of round 1.

Anthony Pettis [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)Final Pick Stats!

Joe Lauzon [ 0 ] (KO-0, Sub-0, Decision-0) (rd1-0, rd2-0, rd3-0)

Non-Featured Fight Results:

- Gomi defeated Mitsuoka via TKO (punches) at 2:21 of round 2 - Lee defeated Yamamoto via submission (armbar) at 4:29 of round 1 - Fukuda defeated Cantwell via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) - Cariaso defeated Mizugaki via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) - Tamura defeated Zhang via KO (punch) at 0:32 of round 2

Full Card:
MAIN CARD
Benson Henderson vs Frankie Edgar (Lightweight Championship)
Ryan Bader vs Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Mark Hunt vs Cheick Kongo
Jake Shields vs Yoshihiro Akiyama
Tim Boetsch vs Yushin Okami
Hatsu Hioki vs Bart Palaszewski
Anthony Pettis def. Joe Lauzon

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)
Takanori Gomi vs Eiji Mitsuoka
Vaughan Lee vs Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
Riki Fukuda vs Steve Cantwell
Chris Cariaso vs Takeya Mizugaki

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Issei Tamura vs Zhang Tiequan

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