In California, fighters have their weights checked on the day of their fights – not just when they have to hit their marks on the scale.
In 2017, the California State Athletic Commission put a plan in place to try to cut back on excessive weight cutting. Within those rules was a cap on how much a fighter could gain from the official weigh-ins to the fight.
If a fighter gained more than 10 percent back before the bout, the commission then could make a recommendation that he or she move to a higher weight class. If a fighter gained more than 15 percent, the commission had plans in place to potentially cancel fights.
At UFC 311, which took place this past Saturday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., 15 of the 26 fighters on the card gained more than 10 percent of their weight back. Six of 15 exceeded the 15 percent threshold. MMA Junkie on Tuesday obtained a list of fight-night weights from the CSAC.
Check out the weight gains and percentages for all 26 fighters on the card.
Tagir Ulanbekov
Weigh-in day: 125.5
Fight night: 147.4
Gain: 17 percent
Clayton Carpenter
Weigh-in day: 125.5
Fight night: 141.2
Gain: 13 percent
Ricky Turcios
Weigh-in day: 136
Fight night: 156
Gain: 15 percent
Bernardo Sopaj
Weigh-in day: 135
Fight night: 147.8
Gain: 9 percent
Rinya Nakamura
Weigh-in day: 135.5
Fight night: 148.6
Gain: 10 percent
Muin Gafurov
Weigh-in day: 136
Fight night: 151.8
Gain: 12 percent
Karol Rosa
Weigh-in day: 135.5
Fight night: 154
Gain: 18 percent
Ailin Perez
Weigh-in day: 135
Fight night: 152.2
Gain: 13 percent
Zach Reese
Weigh-in day: 185.5
Fight night: 201
Gain: 8 percent
Azamat Bekoev
Weigh-in day: 185.5
Fight night: 203.2
Gain: 10 percent
Grant Dawson
Weigh-in day: 156
Fight night: 179.4
Gain: 15 percent
Diego Ferreira
Weigh-in day: 156
Fight night: 173.2
Gain: 11 percent
Bogdan Guskov
Weigh-in day: 205.5
Fight night: 214.4
Gain: 4 percent
Billy Elekana
Weigh-in day: 200
Fight night: 202.4
Gain: 1 percent
Jailton Almeida
Weigh-in day: 235
Fight night: 232.2
Gain: -1 percent
Serghei Spivac
Weigh-in day: 233
Fight night: 234.2
Gain: 1 percent
Payton Talbott
Weigh-in day: 135.5
Fight night: 158.2
Gain: 17 percent
Raoini Barcelos
Weigh-in day: 135.5
Fight night: 158.2
Gain: 17 percent
Kevin Holland
Weigh-in day: 183.5
Fight night: 190.4
Gain: 4 percent
Reinier de Ridder
Weigh-in day: 184.5
Fight night: 212
Gain: 15 percent
Jiri Prochazka
Weigh-in day: 204.5
Fight night: 208.2
Gain: 2 percent
Jamahal Hill
Weigh-in day: 205.5
Fight night: 221.8
Gain: 8 percent
Merab Dvalishvili
Weigh-in day: 134
Fight night: 156.8
Gain: 17 percent
Umar Nurmagomedov
Weigh-in day: 135
Fight night: 156.8
Gain: 16 percent
Islam Makhachev
Weigh-in day: 154.5
Fight night: 178
Gain: 15 percent
Renato Moicano
Weigh-in day: 155
Fight night: 181.8
Gain: 17 percent
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