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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
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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
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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
![](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/10/bellator-286-cee-jay-hamilton-1.jpg)
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
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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.
![](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/04/Lance-Gibson-Jr-vs-Nainoa-Dung-Bellator-279-007.jpg)
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
![](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/09/Bellator-286-weigh-ins-Dominic-Clark.jpeg)
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
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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
![](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/09/Bellator-286-weigh-ins-Ryan-Lilley.jpeg)
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
![](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/10/sumiko-inaba-bellator-286.jpg)
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
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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
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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
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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
![](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/09/Bellator-286-weigh-ins-Jay-Jay-Wilson.jpeg)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
![](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/09/Bellator-286-weigh-ins-Miguel-Peimbert.jpeg)
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
![](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/10/juan-archuleta-bellator-286-1.jpg)
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
![](https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/91/2022/09/Bellator-286-weigh-ins-Enrique-Barzola-2.jpeg)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)