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 Bellator 286, which took place this past Saturday in Long Beach, Calif., 13 of the 26 fighters on the card gained more than 10 percent of their weight back. Five of those 13 exceeded the 15 percent threshold. MMA Junkie obtained a list of fight-night weights from the CSAC.
Check out the weight gains and percentages for all 26 fighters on the card at Long Beach Arena.
Keoni Diggs
Weigh-in day: 155.6
Fight night: 174
Gain: 12%
Result: Keoni Diggs def. Ricardo Seixas unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Ricardo Seixas
Weigh-in day: 156
Fight night: 174.2
Gain: 12%
Result: Keoni Diggs def. Ricardo Seixas unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Cee Jay Hamilton
Weigh-in day: 135.2
Fight night: 141.2
Gain: 7%
Result: Cee Jay Hamilton def. Richard Palencia via TKO (injury) – Round 2, 0:12
Richard Palencia
Weigh-in day: 136
Fight night: 150.2
Gain: 10%
Result: Cee Jay Hamilton def. Richard Palencia via TKO (injury) – Round 2, 0:12
Lance Gibson Jr.
Weigh-in day: 155.4
Fight night: 177.6
Gain: 14%
Result: Lance Gibson Jr. def. Dominic Clark via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:49
Dominic Clark
Weigh-in day: 158.2
Fight night: 167.6
Gain: 6%
Result: Lance Gibson Jr. def. Dominic Clark via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 1:49
Weber Almeida
Weigh-in day: 144.6
Fight night: 160.6
Gain: 11%
Result: Weber Almeida def. Ryan Lilley via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Ryan Lilley
Weigh-in day: 144
Fight night: 148
Gain: 3%
Result: Weber Almeida def. Ryan Lilley via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Sumiko Inaba
Weigh-in day: 124.8
Fight night: 132.4
Gain: 6%
Result: Sumiko Inaba def. Nadine Mandiau via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 20-37)
Nadine Mandiau
Weigh-in day: 125.8
Fight night: 134.4
Gain: 7%
Result: Sumiko Inaba def. Nadine Mandiau via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 20-37)
Khalid Murtazaliev
Weigh-in day: 186
Fight night: 196.6
Gain: 6%
Result: Khalid Murtazaliev def. Khadzhimurat Bestaev via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:02
Khadzhimurat Bestaev
Weigh-in day: 185.2
Fight night: 194.8
Gain: 5%
Result: Khalid Murtazaliev def. Khadzhimurat Bestaev via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:02
Jay Jay Wilson
Weigh-in day: 156
Fight night: 170.4
Gain: 9%
Result: Jay Jay Wilson def. Vladimir Tokov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Vladimir Tokov
Weigh-in day: 154.6
Fight night: 166.2
Gain: 8%
Result: Jay Jay Wilson def. Vladimir Tokov via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Islam Mamedov
Weigh-in day: 155.2
Fight night: 176.6
Gain: 14%
Result: Islam Mamedov def. Nick Browne via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Nick Browne
Weigh-in day: 156
Fight night: 170
Gain: 9%
Result: Islam Mamedov def. Nick Browne via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bobby Seronio III
Weigh-in day: 136
Fight night: 148.4
Gain: 9%
Result: Bobby Seronio III def. Miguel Peimbert via unanimous decision (30-27, 20-37, 30- 27)
Miguel Peimbert
Weigh-in day: 131.8
Fight night: 141.2
Gain: 7%
Result: Bobby Seronio III def. Miguel Peimbert via unanimous decision (30-27, 20-37, 30- 27)
Juan Archuleta
Weigh-in day: 141
Fight night: 160.2
Gain: 14%
Result: Juan Archuleta def. Enrique Barzola via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Enrique Barzola
Weigh-in day: 137.8
Fight night: 163.4
Gain: 19%
Result: Juan Archuleta def. Enrique Barzola via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jeremy Kennedy
Weigh-in day: 145
Fight night: 168.8
Gain: 16%
Result: Jeremy Kennedy def. Aaron Pico via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 5:00
Aaron Pico
Weigh-in day: 144.6
Fight night: 166.6
Gain: 15%
Result: Jeremy Kennedy def. Aaron Pico via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 5:00
A.J. McKee
Weigh-in day: 155.8
Fight night: 174.2
Gain: 12%
Result: A.J. McKee def. Spike Carlyle via unanimous decision (29-26, 30-26, 30-27)
Spike Carlyle
Weigh-in day: 156.6
Fight night: 180.2
Gain: 15%
Result: A.J. McKee def. Spike Carlyle via unanimous decision (29-26, 30-26, 30-27)
Patricio Freire
Weigh-in day: 144.6
Fight night: 157.6
Gain: 9%
Result: Champ Patricio Freire def. Adam Borics via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 50-45)
Adam Borics
Weigh-in day: 145
Fight night: 166.2
Gain: 15%
Result: Champ Patricio Freire def. Adam Borics via unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 50-45)
