Dricus Du Plessis and Kamaru Usman had their final UFC Oklahoma City faceoff after both cleared the scale for Saturday’s non-title middleweight main event.
Watch the official UFC ceremonial faceoff video below.
Du Plessis weighed 185.5 pounds. Usman weighed 186 pounds. The fight headlines UFC Oklahoma City on July 18, 2026, at Paycom Center, with prelims scheduled for 5 p.m. ET and the main card at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount+.
Two fighters missed their contracted limits. Chase Hooper weighed 157.5 pounds for his lightweight bout with Mitch Ramirez, who weighed 155.5 pounds. Ezra Elliott weighed 147.5 pounds for his featherweight bout with Damien Anderson, who weighed 146 pounds.
The official UFC listing marked Hooper and Elliott at 1.5 pounds over. Hooper will forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Ramirez. The rest of the listed UFC Oklahoma City bouts made weight.
Du Plessis And Usman Make The Main Event Official
Du Plessis enters at 23-3 after losing the middleweight title to Khamzat Chimaev. Usman enters at 21-4 after ending his losing streak with a five-round win over Joaquin Buckley at UFC Atlanta.
The matchup also follows a week of discussion around how the booking came together, after Du Plessis said Usman needed a UFC push before signing for the fight. The scale result removes the last pre-fight hurdle for both former champions.
The co-main event is official too. Jared Cannonier weighed 185 pounds, while Christian Leroy Duncan weighed 185.5 pounds. Cannonier enters after recently addressing his UFC pay and veteran status before his Oklahoma City fight week.
UFC Oklahoma City Official Weights
Main card, Paramount+ at 8 p.m. ET
- Dricus Du Plessis (185.5) vs. Kamaru Usman (186)
- Jared Cannonier (185) vs. Christian Leroy Duncan (185.5)
- Chase Hooper (157.5)* vs. Mitch Ramirez (155.5)
- Tabatha Ricci (116) vs. Fatima Kline (115.5)
- Tommy McMillen (145) vs. Alberto Montes (146)
Prelims, Paramount+ at 5 p.m. ET
- Austin Bashi (145) vs. Jose Miguel Delgado (146)
- Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (171) vs. Seokhyeon Ko (169)
- Levi Rodrigues Jr. (206) vs. Felipe Franco (205)
- Alden Coria (126) vs. Stewart Nicoll (126)
- RJ Harris (262.5) vs. Alvin Hines (264)
- Anna Melisano (126) vs. Dione Barbosa (125)
- Ezra Elliott (147.5)* vs. Damien Anderson (146)
* Hooper and Elliott missed their contracted limits by 1.5 pounds.
