UFC Fight Night 117 results: Syrui Kondo takes split from Chan-Mi Jeon in slugfest

In a back-and-forth battle, Syrui Kondo stayed unbeaten and won her UFC debut with a split call over Chan-Mi Jeon.

Kondo (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) was consistent in her pressure against Jeon (5-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) and won with a 30-27 score and a 29-28. A dissenting judge gave the fight to Jeon 30-27.

The women’s strawweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 117 event at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, near Tokyo. It aired on FXX ahead of the main card on the same channel.

Kondo looked comfortable in the standup game early, though when threatened was adept at backing out from Jeon’s offense. The two came together midway through the first and traded punches, followed by a nice head kick attempt from Jeon. But Kondo continued to press forward, hoping to make Jeon uncomfortable in her debut. When Jeon landed a combo, Kondo fired off a low kick counter. Kondo pressed forward much of the rest of the round. She had to eat some kicks for it, but seemed happy with the pace.

Kondo started to gather momentum 90 seconds into the second. She put together solid surges of offense, even when Jeon tried to fire back. Kondo kept coming forward, working through Jeon’s counters. The pair kept landing on each other at close distance the full round.

The third round was close, as well – the two continued to exchange, but neither took a clear advantage. It made for another tough one for the judges, but it was Kondo who got the split call.

Kondo stayed perfect in her brief pro career and won her UFC debut. Jeon lost for the second time in her career, both of which have come in the UFC.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 117 results include:

• Syrui Kondo def. Chan-Mi Jeon via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 30-27)
• Shinsho Anzai def. Luke Jumeau via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Daichi Abe def. Hyun Gyu Lim via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 117, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s Ken Hathaway contributed to this report on site in Japan.)