The highly anticipated UFC Fight Night 261 event, slated for Sunday morning in Rio, officially commenced with its crucial weigh-in procedure. All participating fighters successfully stepped onto the scales to meet their respective weight class requirements, confirming their eligibility for the upcoming bouts. Below is a comprehensive breakdown of the results from the weigh-ins:
Main Card Fights
- Charles Oliveira vs. Mateusz Gamrot (Oliveira: 156 lbs / 70.76 kg — Gamrot: 156 lbs / 70.76 kg)
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Montel Jackson (Figueiredo: 136 lbs / 61.69 kg — Jackson: 136 lbs / 61.69 kg)
- Joel Alvarez vs. Vicente Luque (Alvarez: 171 lbs / 77.56 kg — Luque: 170 lbs / 77.11 kg)
- Jonata Diniz vs. Mario Pinto (Diniz: 257 lbs / 116.57 kg — Pinto: 255 lbs / 115.67 kg)
- Kaan Ofli vs. Ricardo Ramos (Ofli: 145.5 lbs / 66 kg — Ramos: 146 lbs / 66.22 kg)
- Lucas Almeida vs. Michael Aswell (Almeida: 145.5 lbs / 66 kg — Aswell: 145.5 lbs / 66 kg)
Preliminary Card Fights
- Clayton Carpenter vs. Jafel Filho (Carpenter: 126 lbs / 57.15 kg — Filho: 126 lbs / 57.15 kg)
- Thomas Petersen vs. Vitor Petrino (Petersen: 246.5 lbs / 111.8 kg — Petrino: 250 lbs / 113.4 kg)
- Irina Alexeeva vs. Beatriz Mesquita (Alexeeva: 135.5 lbs / 61.46 kg — Mesquita: 136 lbs / 61.69 kg)
- Stuart Nicoll vs. Lucas Rocha (Nicoll: 126 lbs / 57.15 kg — Rocha: 126 lbs / 57.15 kg)
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Julia Polastri (Kowalkiewicz: 116 lbs / 52.62 kg — Polastri: 116 lbs / 52.62 kg)
- Luan Lacerda vs. Saimon Oliveira (Lacerda: 136 lbs / 61.69 kg — Oliveira: 144 lbs / 65.32 kg)*
*An asterisk typically denotes a fighter who either missed their contracted weight limit or for whom a catchweight bout was officially agreed upon.
