The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Vegas 12

Justin Ledet, UFC 246 Ceremonial Weigh-In Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press

Justin “El Blanco” Ledet (9-3 MMA,1 NC, 3-3 UFC)

Light Heavyweight (205lbs): 0-3 (UFC)

Heavyweight (265lbs): 3-0 (UFC)

Justin Ledet is 6’4″ and has an 80″reach. Ledet was 6-0 when he first entered the UFC in the promotion’s heavyweight division in 2016. Ledet picked up wins over Chase Sherman, Mark Godbeer and Azunna Anyanwu. Justin got progressively heavier for his UFC heavyweight fights, appearing in his debut at 234.5lbs and in his last fight in the weight class at 244.5lbs. After about a year layoff, Justin returned in the summer of 2018 to move down to the light heavyweight division, and the division has not been kind to him thus far. Justin lost his first fight at 205lbs. to Aleksandar Rakic and was KO’d in just 15 seconds by Johnny Walker in his next fight. In Ledet’s most recent fight back in January of this year, he lost to Aleksa Camur. Though Justin has fought and won at 205lbs outside the UFC he will be looking for his first win under the UFC banner in the weight class at UFC Vegas 12.