Three fighters missed weight at Friday’s weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 122, set for Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Ismael Bonfim posted the biggest miss of the card, coming in seven and a half pounds over the lightweight limit.
Bonfim Misses Weight for the Third Time in the UFC
Ismael Bonfim weighed in at 163.5 pounds (74.2 kg) for his lightweight bout against Francisco Prado, seven and a half pounds over the non-title limit of 156 pounds (70.8 kg), which already includes the standard one-pound allowance. It marks the third time in his UFC career that Bonfim has missed weight, a pattern that is starting to follow him around the division. Prado made weight comfortably at 155.5 pounds. Both fighters agreed to proceed with the bout at catchweight rather than scrap it, and Bonfim will forfeit a percentage of his purse to Prado, the standard penalty the promotion applies in these situations. The UFC has not disclosed the exact percentage.
Two More Misses on the Card
Bonfim was not the only fighter to come in heavy on Friday. Brendson Ribeiro, booked against Felipe Franco at light heavyweight, weighed in at 208.5 pounds (94.6 kg), two and a half pounds over the non-title limit of 206 pounds. Franco made weight right on the number at 205 pounds. At strawweight, Ketlen Souza missed by a pound, weighing in at 117 pounds (53.1 kg) against a non-title limit of 116 pounds. Her opponent, Loopy Godinez, made weight at 115.5 pounds. As with Bonfim, officials confirmed both bouts would proceed with financial penalties attached for the fighters who missed. Three misses on a single Fight Night card is a notably high number, even though the UFC does not publish official statistics on how often this happens. Combined, the three fighters came in eleven pounds over their respective non-title limits, spread across the strawweight, light heavyweight and lightweight divisions.
Headliners Both Make Weight
The two main event fighters had no trouble on the scale. Brendan Allen weighed in at 186 pounds and Christian Leroy Duncan at 185 pounds for their five-round middleweight headliner closing out the card. The winner figures to move into serious contention in a division where the picture behind champion Sean Strickland remains unsettled, with Strickland currently in a public dispute with the UFC over pay. A decisive win by either man could factor into how the promotion handles the next challenger conversation as Strickland’s situation develops in the coming weeks.
What Happens When a Fighter Misses Weight
UFC rules allow a one-pound allowance above the official class limit for non-title bouts. A fighter who exceeds that typically gets a two-hour window to cut the remaining weight before a second weigh-in. When the gap is too large to close, as was the case with Bonfim’s seven-and-a-half-pound miss, the promotion and the opposing camp negotiate a catchweight bout with a financial penalty paid by the fighter who missed. If the opponent declines, the bout is scrapped entirely, an outcome avoided in all three cases at Friday’s weigh-ins in Las Vegas. For Souza and Ribeiro, the one-pound and two-and-a-half-pound misses were close enough to the limit that neither opponent appeared to consider walking away from the fight, based on both bouts being confirmed to proceed as scheduled.
How to Watch UFC Vegas 122
UFC Vegas 122 takes place at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Preliminary fights begin at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT on Paramount+, with the main card following at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT, also on Paramount+. For fans on the East Coast, the main card starts right after dinner; for Mountain and Central time zones, that’s 6 p.m. MT and 7 p.m. CT. Viewers in the United Kingdom will need to stay up, with the main card landing around 1 a.m. local time, while fans in Central Europe can catch it starting around 2 a.m. Full results from the card will be available on the UFC results page, and the promotion’s next scheduled event is already posted on the UFC 2026 schedule. Fans without a Paramount+ subscription can check local listings for any simulcast option closer to the date, though Paramount+ remains the confirmed home for both the prelims and the main card. Three missed weigh-ins before the first bout even starts sets up a card with plenty riding on it across the lightweight, light heavyweight and middleweight divisions.
