The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Vegas 42

Cynthia Calvillo UFC
Cynthia Calvillo, UFC 266 ceremonial weigh-in Credit: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press

Cynthia Calvillo (9-3-1 MMA, 6-3-1 UFC)

Strawweight (115lbs): 5-1-1 (UFC), Missed weight 2x in UFC

Flyweight (125lbs): 1-2 (UFC)

Cynthia Calvillo is a member of the WCC alumi, though it’s important to note that she has not missed weight since the end of 2019. Cynthia’s last weight miss before that was in 2018.

Because Calvillo’s weight was 4.5lbs over the 116lb strawweight limit in 2019, she was forced to move up to flyweight.

Calvillo (5’4, 64″) doesn’t necessarily have a huge frame but at 34 years old her metabolism has to have slowed down dramatically since the start of her pro career.

Now a flyweight, Calvillo has not won since her UFC flyweight debut in 2020 against Jessica Eye. But Cynthia has faced nothing but high-level competitors like former flyweight title challenger Katlyn Chookagian and former UFC strawweight champion Jessica Andrade.