Official weigh-in results for UFC Winnipeg have been released. The main event features Gilbert Burns (77.56 kg) versus Mike Malott (77.56 kg) at welterweight. The main card also includes Kyler Phillips (61.23 kg) versus Charles Jourdain (61.68 kg) at bantamweight, Mandel Nallo (70.53 kg) versus Jai Herbert (70.53 kg) at lightweight, Jasmine Jasudavicius (56.69 kg) versus Karine Silva (56.92 kg) in women's strawweight, Thiago Moises (70.76 kg) versus Gage Young (70.53 kg) at lightweight, and Dennis Buzukja (65.99 kg) versus Marcio Barbosa (65.77 kg) at featherweight. All fighters successfully made weight for their respective bouts. The preliminary card weights were also listed, with no weight misses reported across the entire event.
All fighters at UFC Winnipeg cleared the scales without issue on Friday, with official weigh-in results confirming every bout on the card is cleared to proceed.
The main event is a welterweight clash between Gilbert Burns and Mike Malott, both checking in at the 77.56 kg limit. Burns, nicknamed "Durinho," is a 39-year-old Brazilian fighting out of Kill Cliff FC. Ranked 13th in the welterweight division with a 22-10-0 record, he brings a well-rounded game that averages 3.15 significant strikes per minute at 48 percent accuracy, along with 2.12 takedown attempts per 15 minutes and a submission threat on the ground. The fight carries added significance as a homecoming of sorts for Malott, who competes in front of a Canadian crowd.
Jai Herbert, the 38-year-old Englishman known as "Black Country Banger," weighed in at the lightweight limit of 70.53 kg for his bout against Mandel Nallo. Herbert holds a 14-6-1 record and stands six-foot-one with a 77-inch reach, giving him a physical edge in many matchups. He lands 3.07 significant strikes per minute, though his 40 percent striking accuracy suggests he relies more on output and pressure than precision.
Why it matters
- Burns versus Malott in the welterweight main event has divisional ranking implications, with Burns sitting at No. 13 in the division
- Jourdain versus Phillips missed the bantamweight limit by 0.45 kg on Jourdain's side, the only fighter not to make the standard mark
- Herbert and Nallo both hit the lightweight limit cleanly, setting up a straightforward sanctioned contest
- A clean card overall keeps all bouts intact and allows the full fight night to proceed as scheduled
