UFC 285 Weigh-in Results: Jones Outweighs Gane; 2 Fighters Heavy

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champ Jon Jones came in just slightly heavier than Ciryl Gane.

As expected, both heavyweights had no issue making weight for their vacant title fight ahead of UFC 285. Jones (26-1, 1 NC) officially weighed 248 pounds, and he'll be the heftier man in the cage by a whisker as Gane (11-1) weighed 247.5 pounds. The co-main event is also a title fight, and will see Valentina Shevchenko defend her flyweight belt against challenger Alexa Grasso. Both women weighed 124.5 pounds.

As for the rest of the card, both Geoff Neal and Leomana Martinez came in overweight and received 30% fines of their purses. Neal weighed in at 175 pounds, four over the welterweight limit, ahead of his match with Shavkat Rakhmonov. Meanwhile, Martinez came in at 137 pounds for his bantamweight contest against Cameron Saaiman.

This marks the first fight since 2020 for "Bones." The Jackson-Wink MMA product hasn't lost a fight since a controversial 2009 disqualification, and has never truly tasted defeat in his career. While failed drug tests have negatively impacted his career, Jones' accolades are undeniable and his return is massively anticipated after reigning over the light heavyweight division for nearly a decade.

"Bon Gamin" looked solid in his last outing, knocking out Tai Tuivasa in the third round to bounce back from his first pro loss. This victory followed a decision defeat to Francis Ngannou for the undisputed heavyweight championship. With the belt now vacant, Gane will get a second shot at being a UFC champion with no interim label attached.

UFC 285's main card will stream live on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Saturday. Prelims begin at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN+ before transitioning to ESPN and ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

UFC 285 Weigh-in Results:

Jon Jones (248) vs. Ciryl Gane (247.5)
Valentina Shevchenko (124.5) vs. Alexa Grasso (124.5)
Geoff Neal (175)* vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov (171)
Mateusz Gamrot (156) vs. Jalin Turner (155.5)
Bo Nickal (185.5) vs. Jamie Pickett (186)
Cody Garbrandt (136) vs. Trevin Jones (135)
Derek Brunson (185.5) vs. Dricus Du Plessis (185)
Viviane Araujo (126) vs. Amanda Ribas (126)
Marc-Andre Barriault (185) vs. Julian Marquez (186)
Ian Garry (171) vs. Kenan Song (171)
Leomana Martinez (137)** vs. Cameron Saaiman (135)
Jessica Penne (116) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115.5)
Farid Basharat (136) vs. Da'Mon Blackshear (136)
Loik Radzhabov (155.5) vs. Esteban Ribovics (156)

* Neal weighed four pounds over the welterweight limit and has been fined 30% of his purse.
** Martinez weighed one pound over the bantamweight limit and has been fined 30% of his purse.