The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Vegas 16

Tom Aspinall and Jake Collier, UFC Fight Island 3
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – JULY 24: (L-R) Opponents Tom Aspinall of England and Jake Collier face off during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in inside Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island on July 24, 2020 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Jake “The Prototype” Collier (11-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC)

Middleweight (185lbs): 2-2 (UFC)

Light Heavyweight (205lbs): 1-1 (UFC)

Heavyweight (265lbs): 0-1 (UFC)

Jake Collier is a former RFA Middleweight Champion and made his UFC debut at the end of 2014 at 185lbs. Jake has a long frame, standing at 6’3″ tall with a 78.5″ reach, and after four fights at middleweight he tried his hand at light heavyweight in 2017.

Jake Collier was sidelined for 987 days before his most recent fight against Tom Aspinal earlier this year in July. That came in yet another division, at heavyweight. Thanks to injuries, a USADA violation, and the ongoing pandemic Collier was inactive in the UFC for a long time. Collier was smoked in the first round by Tom and will try his hand in the heavyweight division once again at UFC Vegas 16. Jake weighed in at 264lbs in his most recent bout which is mind-boggling since he made his UFC debut just six years before about 80lbs. lighter.