The official weigh-in results for UFC Vegas 116 have been released. In the main event, Aljamain Sterling weighed in at 145.9 pounds and Youssef Zalal at 145.4 pounds for their featherweight bout. The main card also features Norma Dumont vs. Jocelyn Edwards at women's bantamweight, Rafa Garcia vs. Alexander Hernandez at lightweight, and other matchups. The preliminary card includes multiple bouts across various weight classes. All fighters successfully made weight for their scheduled contests.
All fighters competing at UFC Vegas 116 successfully made weight on Thursday, clearing the way for a full card of action scheduled for April 25.
The headlining featherweight contest between Aljamain Sterling and Youssef Zalal is set after Sterling came in at 145.9 pounds and Zalal at 145.4 pounds, both comfortably inside the 146-pound limit. The main card also features a women's bantamweight matchup between Norma Dumont and Jocelyn Edwards, as well as a lightweight bout between Rafa Garcia and Alexander Hernandez.
Hernandez, known as "The Great Ape," enters that lightweight contest with an 18-9 record. The 33-year-old American trains out of Factory X and brings a well-rounded offensive game, averaging 4.31 significant strikes per minute with a 72-inch reach to work behind.
Elsewhere on the card, Davey Grant and Rodolfo Vieira are also scheduled to compete. Grant, the 40-year-old Englishman out of Syndicate MMA, carries an 18-8 record and has historically been one of the more active strikers in his division, landing 5.14 significant strikes per minute. His opponent Vieira, a 36-year-old Brazilian with an 11-5 mark, offers a contrasting profile built around wrestling and grappling, averaging 2.7 takedowns per 15 minutes and connecting on 53 percent of his significant strikes.
Why it matters
- The featherweight main event carries divisional weight, with Sterling making his push in a second weight class following his bantamweight career.
- Hernandez's lightweight bout represents a crossroads moment for a fighter sitting at .500 over his last several outings.
- Grant vs. Vieira pits a high-output striker against one of the more decorated grapplers on the roster, creating a compelling stylistic contrast.
