All fighters successfully made weight for UFC Winnipeg. The main event welterweight bout between Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott will proceed as scheduled, with both fighters weighing in at 77.56 kg (170.9 lbs). Russian fighters Mark Vologdin made weight at 62.82 kg for a catchweight bout against John Castaneda at 63.04 kg, while Daria Zheleznyakova weighed 61.68 kg to face Melissa Croden at 61.46 kg. The bantamweight co-main event features Kyler Phillips (61.23 kg) versus Charles Jourdain (61.68 kg), and the preliminary card includes 12 total bouts across multiple weight classes.
Every fighter on the UFC Winnipeg card successfully made weight on April 17, clearing the way for a full night of action headlined by a welterweight clash between Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott, both of whom stepped on the scale at 77.56 kg (170.9 lbs).
Burns, known as "Durinho," enters the bout ranked 13th in the welterweight division with a professional record of 22-10-0. The 39-year-old Brazilian, who trains out of Kill Cliff FC, carries a well-rounded game built on takedowns — averaging 2.12 per 15 minutes — and solid striking output of 3.15 significant strikes per minute at 48 percent accuracy.
The bantamweight co-main event pairs Kyler Phillips against Charles Jourdain, with Phillips weighing in at 61.23 kg and Jourdain at 61.68 kg. The 31-year-old American, nicknamed "The Matrix" and representing MMA Lab, is one of the division's more active strikers, landing 5.04 significant strikes per minute and averaging 2.31 takedowns per 15 minutes across his 12-5-0 career.
John Castaneda, nicknamed "Sexi Mexi," also made weight for his catchweight contest against Mark Vologdin, coming in at 63.04 kg to Vologdin's 62.82 kg. The 34-year-old American carries a 21-8-1 record and generates heavy volume on the feet, landing 4.42 significant strikes per minute at 50 percent accuracy.
Daria Zheleznyakova and Melissa Croden rounded out the notable weigh-in results, with Zheleznyakova at 61.68 kg and Croden at 61.46 kg.
Why it matters
- Burns at 13th in the welterweight rankings means a strong performance could push him back toward contention, while a loss deepens questions about his trajectory at 39.
- The Jourdain-Phillips matchup pits two high-volume fighters against each other at bantamweight, with Phillips averaging over five significant strikes landed per minute.
- The catchweight booking for Castaneda versus Vologdin signals neither man could secure a standard divisional slot, adding extra stakes to the outcome.
