Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott both successfully made weight for their UFC Winnipeg main event. Russian fighter Mark Vologdin also made weight at 62.8 kg. All fighters on the card made weight except Thiago Moises and John Castaneda, who were given additional time to reach the required limits. The weigh-ins were completed ahead of Saturday's event in Winnipeg, Canada.
Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott both came in at the welterweight limit ahead of their UFC Winnipeg main event, with the official weigh-ins completed on Friday ahead of Saturday's card in Winnipeg, Canada.
Burns, fighting out of Brazil and representing Kill Cliff FC, enters the contest at 39 years old carrying a 22-10-0 record and a number-13 divisional ranking at welterweight. The orthodox striker known as "Durinho" lands 3.15 significant strikes per minute at 48 percent accuracy and adds a consistent wrestling threat, averaging 2.12 takedowns per 15 minutes across his career.
Malott, the Canadian welterweight, steps in as the home fighter for the main event, giving the Winnipeg crowd a local headliner to rally behind.
Russian fighter Mark Vologdin also cleared his limit, coming in at 62.8 kg ahead of his own bout on the card.
Not all fighters moved through the scale without issue. Thiago Moises and John Castaneda both missed their initial targets and were granted additional time to reach the required limits. Moises, a 31-year-old Brazilian lightweight out of American Top Team, holds a 19-10-0 record and is a submission-oriented fighter averaging 1.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes. Castaneda, the 34-year-old American known as "Sexi Mexi," carries a 21-8-1 record and brings high offensive volume, landing 4.42 significant strikes per minute at 50 percent accuracy.
Why it matters
- Burns enters as a ranked welterweight contender, making the main event a meaningful divisional contest
- Moises and Castaneda facing weight issues introduces uncertainty around their respective bouts
- Vologdin clearing at 62.8 kg positions his fight to proceed without complications
