PFL 2021, Week 1 weigh-in results: Main card fighters on mark, but Mikhail Odintsov heavy on prelims

The weigh-ins are in the books for PFL’s return to action after missing all of 2020.

The eight fighters on the main card all hit their marks at Thursday’s official weigh-ins, but one fighter on the prelims missed weight – which is a costly misstep in the PFL’s standings system.

In the main event, former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (24-10) makes his promotional debut against Clay Collard (18-8). Pettis came in at 156 pounds. Collard was 154.5.

In the co-feature, two-time lightweight PFL season winner Natan Schulte (20-3-1) meets Marcin Held (26-7). Schulte weighed in at 156. Held was 155.75.

On the prelims, Mikhail Odintsov (18-2) was 156.5 pounds for his fight against Akhmed Aliev (19-6). In the PFL’s points system in the regular season, missing weight means a fighter is not eligible to win any points in the fight. And additionally, Odintsov loses a point for the weight infraction. So no matter what his result is against Aliev, Odintsov will be at -1 points in the standings, giving him a steep uphill climb to make the postseason.

The complete PFL 2021, Week 1 weigh-in results included:

MAIN CARD (ESPN2, 9 p.m. ET)

• Anthony Pettis (156) vs. Clay Collard (154.5)
• Marcin Held (155.75) vs. Natan Schulte (156)
• Movlid Khaybulaev (145.5) vs. Lazar Stojadinovic (145.75)
• Bubba Jenkins (146) vs. Lance Palmer (145.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET)

• Brendan Loughnane (146) vs. Sheymon Moraes (146)
• Joilton Lutterbach () vs. Raush Manfio (156)
• Akhmed Aliev (155.25) vs. Mikhail Odintsov (156.5)*
• Anthony Dizy (145.5) vs. Chris Wade (146)
• Tyler Diamond (145.75) vs. Sung Bin Jo (145.5)
• Alex Martinez (156) vs. Loik Radzhabov (155.5)

*Odintsov missed the lightweight limit. He cannot earn points in his fight against Aliev, and loses a point in the standings.