Gadelha out 45 days; 3 fighters hit with 6-month medical bans at UFC Japan

Claudia Gadelha has been handed a 45-day medical suspension following her three-round battle with Jessica Andrade at UFC Fight Night 117 in Saitama, Japan on Saturday, according to promotional records the Association of Boxing Commissions sent to MMAjunkie on Monday.

The strawweight contender suffered a gruesome cut next to her left eye in a bout she lost by unanimous decision.

Also handed a 45-day ban was Yushin Okami, who was choked unconscious by Ovince Saint Preux on just six days' notice in the light heavyweight main event.

Welterweights Alex Morono, Hyun Gyu Lim, and Daichi Abe were handed six-month suspensions for a variety of injuries sustained in their fights on Saturday's card. However, they can each be given clearance by a physician to return at an earlier date.

The full list of bans exceeding the minimum is as follows:

• Yushin Okami: Suspended 45 days due to no tap on choke, leaving him unconscious, with 30 days no contact.
• Jessica Andrade: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for forehead laceration.
• Claudia Gadelha: Suspended 45 days for right eyebrow laceration; head CT scan was negative.
• Takanori Gomi: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for TKO.
• Henrique da Silva: Suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact for knockout.
• Teruto Ishihara: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
• Rolando Dy: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact.
• Keita Nakamura: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact; head CT scan was negative.
• Alex Morono: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by X-ray for right hand, and suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact for right eyebrow laceration.
• Chan-Mi Jeon: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact.
• Shinsho Anzai: Suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact.
• Luke Jumeau: Suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for right eyebrow laceration.
• Daichi Abe: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by maxillofacial surgeon, and suspended minimum 45 days with 30 days no contact.
• Hyun Gyu Lim: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by ophthalmologist, and suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for nasal laceration.