At the UFC 327 weigh-ins, 23 of 24 fighters successfully made weight. Chris Padilla missed weight by 900 grams and will be fined 20% of his purse, which will go to his opponent Markel Mederos. Despite the weight miss, their bout remains on the card and will proceed as scheduled. This is a standard penalty for missing weight in the UFC, where the overweight fighter forfeits a portion of their earnings to compensate their opponent.
At the UFC 327 weigh-ins on April 10, Chris Padilla came in 900 grams over the limit for his scheduled bout against Markel Mederos, making him the only fighter among the 24 on the card to miss weight. As a result, Padilla will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Mederos, the standard UFC penalty for failing to make weight. The fight remains on the card and will proceed as planned on April 11.
Padilla, 30, fights out of California Mixed Martial Arts and carries a professional record of 17-6-1. The American stands five-foot-nine with a 74-inch reach and competes out of an orthodox stance. He is an active striker, landing 4.78 significant strikes per minute at a 54 percent accuracy rate, and adds a takedown threat averaging 1.18 per 15 minutes.
No verified data for Mederos was available in the AgentMMA database ahead of this report.
Why it matters
- Padilla is the lone fighter from a 24-person weigh-in slate to miss weight, an uncommon outcome at a numbered pay-per-view event.
- The 20 percent purse deduction is a direct financial penalty that transfers to Mederos as compensation for the weight advantage Padilla will carry into the cage.
- The bout proceeding as scheduled means neither fighter loses the opportunity, though Mederos will enter knowing his opponent did not meet the agreed-upon competitive conditions.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
