All fighters for UFC Winnipeg successfully made weight. Main event fighters Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott both weighed in at 77.56 kg. Russian fighters Mark Vologdin and Daria Zheleznyakova also made weight. Thiago Moises and John Castaneda required second attempts to make weight, with all bouts remaining official. Castaneda had requested a catchweight bout up to 63 kg the previous evening, which Vologdin agreed to, and Castaneda will forfeit 30% of his purse to Vologdin.
