UFC Houston weigh-in results: Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez on point, scale hiccup avoided

By Fernando Quiles Jr. - February 20, 2026 at 10:50 AM PST // 0 Comments

The UFC Houston weigh-ins saw every fighter hit their target. The main event middleweight clash between Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez is intact. Strickland had some struggles during the weight cutting process, but it didn’t prevent him from hitting the 185-pound mark. Hernandez clocked in at 186 pounds, making Saturday’s headliner official.

Co-headliners Uros Medic and Geoff Neal also made weight for their welterweight battle. Medic tipped the scales at 171 bouts, while Neal’s weight was 170.5 pounds.

A featherweight collision between Melquizael Costa and Dan Ige has also been made official. Both men clocked in at 145.5 pounds. The rest of the fighters on the main card also made their contracted weights.

The lone hiccup was preliminary fighter Phil Rowe, who initially missed the welterweight limit by one pound. He weighed in at 172 pounds in his first attempt for his bout with Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani, who made weight at 170.5 pounds. The bout will go on and Rowe eventually made weight at 170.5 pounds.

Take a look at the rest of the UFC Houston weigh-in results:

Main Card (Paramount+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Sean Strickland (185) vs. Anthony Hernandez (186)
  • Uros Medic (171) vs. Geoff Neal (170.5)
  • Melquizael Costa (145.5) vs. Dan Ige (145.5)
  • Ante Delija (239) vs. Serghei Spivac (251.5)
  • Josiah Harrell (171) vs. Jacobe Smith (171)
  • Michel Pereira (186) vs. Zach Reese (185.5)

Prelims (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)

  • Carlos Leal (170) vs. Chidi Njokuani (171)
  • Alibi Idiris (126) vs. Ode Osbourne (126)
  • Alden Coria (125.5) vs. Luis Gurule (125)
  • Nora Cornolle (136) vs. Joselyne Edwards (135.5)
  • Ramiz Brahimaj (170.5) vs. Punahele Soriano (171)
  • Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (170.5) vs. Phil Rowe (170.5)
  • Yadier del Valle (145.5) vs. Jordan Leavitt (145.5)
  • Carli Judice (125) vs. Juliana Miller (126)

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