Making weight is a part of the job of a combined martial artist.
All through the game’s historical past, many fighters have skilled weigh-in day blunders on the dimensions. Whether or not they tried to chop an excessive amount of, mismanaged their weight reduction aim, or skilled a medical problem, there are a variety of causes which will trigger fighters to step on the dimensions above their contracted weights.
Many occasions see all opponents make weight with out problem, however a fighter or two coming in heavy isn’t unusual. Nonetheless, there are uncommon cases that see three or extra tip the dimensions too heavy, inflicting dramatic moments the day earlier than the fights. 4 is the excessive mark, which has occurred on 4 events.
Scroll beneath to see which UFC occasions, in chronological order, noticed three or extra misses.
UFC Struggle Night time 60: 3 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Feb. 13, 2015
Struggle venue: 1STBANK Heart
Location: Broomfield, Colo.
Fighters who missed weight:
- Middleweight – Patrick Walsh (191.5)
- Flyweight – Chris Kelades (127)
- Light-weight – James Moontasri (158)
UFC Struggle Night time 96: 3 fighters miss
John Lineker
Weigh-in date: Sept. 30, 2016
Struggle venue: Moda Heart
Location: Portland, Ore.
Fighters who missed weight:
- Bantamweight – John Lineker (136.5)
- Light-weight – Alex Oliveira (161.5)
- Featherweight – Hacran Dias (148.5)
UFC 206: 3 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Dec. 9, 2016
Struggle venue: Air Canada Centre
Location: Toronto
Fighters who missed weight:
- Featherweight – Anthony Pettis (148) – for interim title
- Strawweight – Valerie Letourneau (117.5)
- Light-weight – Rustam Khabilov (158.5)
UFC Struggle Night time 121: 4 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Nov. 17, 2017
Struggle venue: Qudos Financial institution Enviornment
Location: Sydney
Fighters who missed weight:
- Flyweight – Jessica-Rose Clark (128)
- Flyweight – Ryan Benoit (129)
- Light-weight – Frank Camacho (160)
- Strawweight – Nadia Kassem (120)
UFC on ESPN 1: 3 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Feb. 16, 2019
Struggle venue: Speaking Stick Resort Enviornment
Location: Phoenix
Fighters who missed weight:
- Bantamweight – Manny Bermudez (140)
- Strawweight – Jessica Penne (118)
- Bantamweight – Renan Barao (138)
UFC on ESPN+ 22: 3 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Nov. 15, 2019
Struggle venue: Ginásio do Ibirapuera
Location: Sao Paulo
Fighters who missed weight:
- Flyweight – Isabella de Padua (130.5)
- Bantamweight – Tracy Cortez (136.5)
- Bantamweight – Vanessa Melo (136.5)
UFC on ESPN 10: 4 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: June 12, 2020
Struggle venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas
Fighters who missed weight:
- Flyweight – Jessica Eye (126.25)
- Middleweight – Karl Roberson (190.5)
- Bantamweight – Zarrukh Adashev (138.5)
- Featherweight – Darrick Minner (didn’t weigh in)
UFC Struggle Night time 182: 3 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Nov. 13, 2020
Struggle venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas
Fighters who missed weight:
- Welterweight – Abdul Razak Alhassan (172.5)
- Middleweight – Eryk Anders (187.5)
- Bantamweight – Louis Smolka (139)
UFC 257: 3 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Jan. 22, 2021
Struggle venue: Etihad Enviornment
Location: Abu Dhabi
Fighters who missed weight:
- Light-weight – Arman Tsarukyan (157)
- Light-weight – Nasrat Haqparast (didn’t weigh in)
- Light-weight – Ottman Azaitar (didn’t weigh in)
UFC Struggle Night time 185: 4 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Feb. 19, 2021
Struggle venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas
Fighters who missed weight:
- Ketlen Vieira (138)
- Jared Gordon (150)
- Rafael Alves (157.5)
- Drako Rodriguez (140.5)
UFC on ESPN 24: 3 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Could 7, 2021
Struggle venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas
Fighters who missed weight:
- Light-weight – Diego Ferreira (160.5)
- Flyweight – Ryan Benoit (129)
- Heavyweight – Philipe Lins (didn’t weigh in)
UFC on ESPN 28: 3 fighters miss
UFC on ESPN 28 weigh-in
Weigh-in date: July 30, 2021
Struggle venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas
Fighters who missed weight:
- Bantamweight – Nicco Montano (143)
- Welterweight – Phil Rowe (173.5)
- Bantamweight – Ronnie Lawrence (didn’t weigh in)
UFC Struggle Night time 193: 3 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Oct. 1, 2021
Struggle venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas
Fighters who missed weight:
- Bantamweight – Aspen Ladd (137)
- Light-weight – Mike Breeden (158.5)
- Bantamweight – Bethe Correia (138.5)
UFC Struggle Night time 199: 3 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Dec. 17, 2021
Struggle venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas
Fighters who missed weight:
- Heavyweight – Justin Tafa (267)
- Flyweight – Sijara Eubanks (127.5)
- Featherweight – Macy Chiasson (148.5)
UFC 279: 3 fighters miss
Weigh-in date: Sept. 9, 2022
Struggle venue: T-Cell Enviornment
Location: Las Vegas
Fighters who missed weight:
- Welterweight – Khamzat Chimaev (178.5)
- Featherweight – Hakeem Dawodu (149.5)
- Heavyweight – Chris Barnett (267.5)
UFC Struggle Night time 214: 4 fighters miss
Grant Dawson
Weigh-in date: Nov. 4, 2022
Struggle venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas
Fighters who missed weight:
- Light-weight – Grant Dawson (157.5)
- Bantamweight – Benito Lopez (138.5)
- Flyweight – Carlos Candelario (128.5)
- Bantamweight – Ramona Pascual (137)
UFC Struggle Night time 231: 3 fighters miss
Eduarda Moura
Weigh-in date: Nov. 3, 2023
Struggle venue: Ginasio Do Ibirapuera
Location: Sao Paulo
Fighters who missed weight:
- Light-weight – Ismael Bonfim (159.5)*
- Bantamweight – Victor Hugo (138.5)*
- Ladies’s strawweight – Eduarda Moura (119.5)
*Struggle canceled after official weigh-ins
UFC Struggle Night time 239: 3 fighters miss
Chelsea Chandler
Weigh-in date: March 15, 2024
Struggle venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas
Fighters who missed weight:
- Light-weight – Natan Levy (156.5)
- Ladies’s bantamweight – Chelsea Chandler (137)
- Featherweight – Danny Silva (148.5)
UFC Struggle Night time 2: 404 fighters miss
Cynthia Calvillo
Weigh-in date: April 5, 2024
Struggle venue: UFC Apex
Location: Las Vegas
Fighters who missed weight:
- Featherweight – Alexander Hernandez (150)
- Ladies’s strawweight – Cynthia Calvillo (119)
- Ladies’s bantamweight – Melissa Mullins (138)
- Ladies’s bantamweight – Nora Cornolle (138.5)
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