The official weigh-ins for UFC Winnipeg have been completed with all fighters making weight. The main event features Gilbert Burns (77.56 kg) versus Mike Malott (77.56 kg) at welterweight. Russian fighters Mark Vologdin (62.82 kg) and Daria Zheleznyakova (61.68 kg) successfully made weight for their respective bouts. The main card also includes Kyler Phillips vs Charles Jourdain at bantamweight, Mandel Nallo vs Jai Herbert at lightweight, Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Karine Silva in women's strawweight, and Thiago Moises vs Gage Young at lightweight. Dennis Buzukja faces Marcio Barbosa at featherweight to round out the main card.
All fighters came in on weight Thursday as the UFC Winnipeg card was made official, clearing the way for a full slate of bouts headlined by a welterweight clash between Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott.
Burns, nicknamed "Durinho," enters the fight ranked 13th in the welterweight division with a record of 22-10-0. The 39-year-old Brazilian, who trains out of Kill Cliff FC, carries a well-rounded game built on a combination of grappling and striking. He lands 3.15 significant strikes per minute at 48 percent accuracy and averages 2.12 takedowns per 15 minutes, making him a consistent threat in multiple areas. Malott, fighting on home soil in Canada, weighed in at the same 77.56 kg limit.
Bantamweight Kyler Phillips also features on the main card opposite Charles Jourdain. The 31-year-old American out of MMA Lab holds a 12-5-0 record and is one of the more active strikers on the roster, landing 5.04 significant strikes per minute. He also chips in with 2.31 takedowns per 15 minutes, giving him a versatile offensive profile heading into the Jourdain fight.
English lightweight Jai Herbert, known as the "Black Country Banger," squares off with Mandel Nallo. Herbert carries a 14-6-1 record into the bout and stands six-foot-one with a 77-inch reach, giving him notable physical tools at 38 years old.
Why it matters
- Burns' welterweight ranking makes the main event relevant to the division's top-15 landscape
- Phillips versus Jourdain has bantamweight rankings implications for two fighters on opposite ends of momentum
- The card features two separate lightweight bouts, with both Moises-Young and Herbert-Nallo potentially shaking up that division's mid-tier
