Luis Hernandez, stepping into the Octagon for his UFC debut, secured a notable weight advantage over Sedriques Dumas at the UFC Vegas 121 weigh-ins. Hernandez weighed in at 204 pounds for their light heavyweight bout, while Dumas came in at 197 pounds. The impact of this weight difference on the fight remains to be seen.
Headliners Raul Rosas Jr. and Raoni Barcelos successfully made weight, with Rosas Jr. using the one-pound allowance for non-title fights and Barcelos hitting the mark exactly at 135 pounds.
The weigh-ins proceeded smoothly overall, with a slight hiccup for preliminary fighter John Castaneda. He initially missed the bantamweight limit of 136 pounds but made weight on his second attempt against Alateng Heili.
Here are the complete UFC Vegas 121 weigh-in results:
Main Card (Paramount+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Raul Rosas Jr. (136 lbs) vs. Raoni Barcelos (135 lbs)
- Norma Dumont (136 lbs) vs. Ailin Perez (136 lbs)
- Luis Hernandez (204 lbs) vs. Sedriques Dumas (197 lbs)
- Mehemmedeli Osmanli (136 lbs) vs. Ilimbek Akylbeck Uulu (135.5 lbs)
- Melissa Amaya (116 lbs) vs. Tina Black (116 lbs)
Prelims (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)
- Brady Hiestand (135.5 lbs) vs. Rinya Nakamura (136 lbs)
- Rodolfo Vieira (186 lbs) vs. Robert Bryczek (185.5 lbs)
- Rodolfo Bellato (204.5 lbs) vs. Christian Edwards (205 lbs)
- Elves Brener (155 lbs) vs. Josiah Harrell (155.5 lbs)
- Montel Jackson (136 lbs) vs. Ricky Simon (135.5 lbs)
- John Castaneda (136 lbs) vs. Alateng Heili (136 lbs)
- Vanessa Demopoulos (116 lbs) vs. Yazmin Jauregui (115 lbs)
Rosas Jr., coming off a significant win against Rob Font, aims for his sixth consecutive victory. Barcelos, on a five-fight win streak, is looking to maximize his career opportunities. The night in Las Vegas will see youth face experience.
