The official weigh-ins for UFC Winnipeg have been completed with all fighters successfully making weight. The main event features Gilbert Burns (77.56 kg) versus Mike Malott (77.56 kg) in a welterweight bout. 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 flyweight, and Thiago Moises vs Gage Young at lightweight. Russian fighters Mark Vologdin (62.82 kg) and Darya Zheleznyakova (61.68 kg) both made weight for their respective bouts on the preliminary card. The event is now set to proceed as scheduled.
All fighters at UFC Winnipeg came in on weight Thursday, clearing the way for a card headlined by a welterweight clash between Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott, both tipping the scales at 77.56 kilograms.
Burns, known as "Durinho," enters the bout ranked thirteenth in the welterweight division. The 39-year-old Brazilian, who trains out of Kill Cliff FC, carries a professional record of 22-10. He 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.
Also on the main card, Kyler Phillips meets Charles Jourdain in a bantamweight contest. Phillips, nicknamed "The Matrix," is 31 years old and fights out of MMA Lab. The American holds a 12-5 record and is one of the more active strikers in the division, landing an impressive 5.04 significant strikes per minute. He also contributes on the mat, averaging 2.31 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Jai Herbert, the 38-year-old English lightweight known as the "Black Country Banger," steps in against Mandel Nallo. Fighting out of Renegade Jiu Jitsu, Herbert carries a 14-6-1 record and brings a lengthy physical frame at six-foot-one with a 77-inch reach. He averages 3.07 significant strikes per minute, though his takedown and submission output is limited.
The main card rounds out with Jasmine Jasudavicius against Karine Silva at women's flyweight and Thiago Moises facing Gage Young in another lightweight pairing. On the prelims, Russian fighters Mark Vologdin, who weighed in at 62.82 kilograms, and Darya Zheleznyakova, at 61.68 kilograms, both cleared their respective limits without issue.
Why it matters
- Burns at ranked thirteenth at welterweight has clear divisional incentive to pick up a win against Malott
- Phillips brings elite striking volume to a bantamweight division where activity often dictates rankings movement
- Herbert's size and experience give the Nallo matchup a competitive dynamic at lightweight
