Gilbert Burns

Welterweight · 22-10 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
5'11"
180.34 cm
Age
40
Elo Rating
1612.8

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 196 Welterweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

Nothing stands out as elite for the division — no stat ranks in the top quarter.

Weaknesses

No stat ranks in the bottom quarter of the division.

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.16
    Bottom 46%
  • Striking accuracy
    48%
    Top 32%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.68
    Bottom 27%
  • Striking defense
    52%
    Bottom 33%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.04
    Top 29%
  • Takedown accuracy
    35%
    Bottom 39%
  • Takedown defense
    53%
    Bottom 27%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.40
    Bottom 44%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1663, higher than 91% of Welterweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1613).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202525:00Muhammad13:43Maddalena25:00Brady3:39Morales12:08Malott
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LMike Malott
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott
2026-04-18 · KO/TKO, R3 2:08
LMichael Morales
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
2025-05-17 · KO/TKO, R1 3:39
LSean Brady
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
2024-09-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
LJack Della Maddalena
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2024-03-09 · KO/TKO, R3 3:43
LBelal Muhammad
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
2023-05-06 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WJorge Masvidal
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
2023-04-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WNeil Magny
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
2023-01-21 · Submission, R1 4:15
LKhamzat Chimaev
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
2022-04-09 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WStephen Thompson
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
2021-07-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LKamaru UsmanTitle
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
2021-02-13 · KO/TKO, R3 0:34
WTyron Woodley
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns
2020-05-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WDemian Maia
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
2020-03-14 · KO/TKO, R1 2:34
WGunnar Nelson
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
2019-09-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAleksei Kunchenko
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
2019-08-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMike Davis
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson
2019-04-27 · Submission, R2 4:15
WOlivier Aubin-Mercier
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
2018-12-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LDan Hooker
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
2018-07-07 · KO/TKO, R1 2:28
WDan Moret
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
2018-04-14 · KO/TKO, R2 0:59
WJason Saggo
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
2017-09-16 · KO/TKO, R2 4:55
LMichel Prazeres
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg
2016-09-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WLukasz Sajewski
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
2016-07-07 · Submission, R1 4:57
LRashid Magomedov
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3
2015-11-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WAlex Oliveira
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare
2015-03-21 · Submission, R3 4:14
WChristos Giagos
UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
2014-10-25 · Submission, R1 4:57
WAndreas Stahl
UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown
2014-07-26 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00