Gilbert Burns

Statistic	Gilbert Burns
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	37.8%
Takedown Defense	53.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	3:33
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	20.0%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	46.7%
Avg Fight Time	12:21
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.9
Takedown Accuracy	44.8%
Takedown Defense	61.1%
Control Time/Fight	2:48

LOSS

vs. Michael Morales

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:39 • UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales • May 2025

Gilbert Burns5/1828%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:30

Michael Morales33/5659%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	5/18	28%	1/2	0:30	—
	Michael Morales	33/56	59%	0/0	0:10	2

LOSS

vs. Sean Brady

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady • Sep 2024

Gilbert Burns47/9748%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:43

Sean Brady130/21760%TD 7/17Ctrl 10:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	6/14	43%	0/1	0:40	—
	Sean Brady	23/42	55%	1/4	2:15	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	8/20	40%	1/1	0:45	—
	Sean Brady	33/54	61%	0/2	1:26	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	17/27	63%	0/3	0:28	—
	Sean Brady	19/38	50%	1/3	2:26	—

R4	Gilbert Burns	7/16	44%	0/1	0:50	—
	Sean Brady	24/34	71%	2/4	1:48	—

R5	Gilbert Burns	9/20	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Brady	31/49	63%	3/4	2:39	—

LOSS

vs. Jack Della Maddalena

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 3:43 • UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 • Mar 2024

Gilbert Burns27/5847%TD 7/11Ctrl 5:07

Jack Della Maddalena67/12354%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:16KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	18/35	51%	3/3	1:15	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	18/38	47%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	9/20	45%	2/2	1:39	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	21/48	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	0/3	0%	2/6	2:13	—
	Jack Della Maddalena	28/37	76%	0/0	0:16	1

LOSS

vs. Belal Muhammad

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo • May 2023

Gilbert Burns81/14755%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

Belal Muhammad132/28347%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	15/31	48%	0/1	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	19/39	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	15/28	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	18/51	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	14/22	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	25/59	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Gilbert Burns	16/23	70%	0/2	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	28/54	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Gilbert Burns	21/43	49%	0/1	0:00	—
	Belal Muhammad	42/80	52%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jorge Masvidal

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 • Apr 2023

Gilbert Burns42/9942%TD 4/6Ctrl 5:41

Jorge Masvidal39/9143%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	13/39	33%	1/1	0:06	—
	Jorge Masvidal	15/38	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	7/16	44%	2/3	4:05	—
	Jorge Masvidal	5/11	45%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	22/44	50%	1/2	1:30	—
	Jorge Masvidal	19/42	45%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Neil Magny

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 4:15 • UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill • Jan 2023

Gilbert Burns5/683%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:35

Neil Magny4/1136%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	5/6	83%	1/1	2:35	—
	Neil Magny	4/11	36%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Khamzat Chimaev

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie • Apr 2022

Gilbert Burns119/20060%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:06

Khamzat Chimaev108/22348%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:23KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	18/42	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	27/54	50%	1/2	1:44	1

R2	Gilbert Burns	56/90	62%	0/3	0:02	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	37/75	49%	1/1	0:10	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	45/68	66%	0/2	0:04	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	44/94	47%	0/0	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Stephen Thompson

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021

Gilbert Burns29/4367%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:13

Stephen Thompson19/5336%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	8/12	67%	1/2	3:30	—
	Stephen Thompson	3/4	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	10/18	56%	1/2	0:32	—
	Stephen Thompson	9/29	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	11/13	85%	1/2	3:11	—
	Stephen Thompson	7/20	35%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Kamaru Usman

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:34 • UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns • Feb 2021

Gilbert Burns45/10842%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Kamaru Usman83/13661%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:05KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	22/56	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	31/53	58%	0/0	1:43	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	21/50	42%	0/2	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	39/65	60%	0/0	0:10	1

R3	Gilbert Burns	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kamaru Usman	13/18	72%	0/0	0:12	1

WIN

vs. Tyron Woodley

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns • May 2020

Gilbert Burns83/13860%TD 2/8Ctrl 7:58

Tyron Woodley28/6444%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	25/34	74%	0/0	2:26	—
	Tyron Woodley	2/8	25%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	11/20	55%	1/2	2:09	—
	Tyron Woodley	12/17	71%	0/1	0:33	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	19/42	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	4/17	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Gilbert Burns	18/24	75%	1/2	1:55	—
	Tyron Woodley	5/8	62%	0/1	1:09	—

R5	Gilbert Burns	10/18	56%	0/4	1:28	—
	Tyron Woodley	5/14	36%	0/0	1:03	—

WIN

vs. Demian Maia

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:34 • UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira • Mar 2020

Gilbert Burns13/1681%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Demian Maia4/757%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	13/16	81%	0/0	0:04	1
	Demian Maia	4/7	57%	2/2	1:24	—

WIN

vs. Gunnar Nelson

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier • Sep 2019

Gilbert Burns30/7639%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:55

Gunnar Nelson20/3656%TD 0/2Ctrl 4:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	11/28	39%	0/1	0:15	—
	Gunnar Nelson	7/13	54%	0/0	0:28	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	11/27	41%	0/1	0:57	—
	Gunnar Nelson	6/14	43%	0/2	1:58	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	8/21	38%	1/1	0:43	—
	Gunnar Nelson	7/9	78%	0/0	2:23	—

WIN

vs. Aleksei Kunchenko

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 • Aug 2019

Gilbert Burns42/8351%TD 3/7Ctrl 6:58

Aleksei Kunchenko47/10246%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	15/27	56%	1/2	3:07	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	7/15	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	19/37	51%	1/2	1:46	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	16/47	34%	0/1	0:12	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	8/19	42%	1/3	2:05	—
	Aleksei Kunchenko	24/40	60%	0/0	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Mike Davis

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:15 • UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019

Gilbert Burns49/8756%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:26

Mike Davis13/4430%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	31/61	51%	2/4	1:32	—
	Mike Davis	12/41	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	18/26	69%	1/2	3:54	—
	Mike Davis	1/3	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018

Gilbert Burns76/14353%TD 3/7Ctrl 6:18KD 1

Olivier Aubin-Mercier40/9642%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	24/34	71%	1/3	3:16	1
	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	3/12	25%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	17/50	34%	1/2	0:19	—
	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	25/56	45%	0/0	0:18	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	35/59	59%	1/2	2:43	—
	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	12/28	43%	0/0	0:26	—

LOSS

vs. Dan Hooker

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:28 • UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier • Jul 2018

Gilbert Burns13/2846%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Dan Hooker22/3465%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	13/28	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	Dan Hooker	22/34	65%	0/0	0:15	2

WIN

vs. Dan Moret

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:59 • UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje • Apr 2018

Gilbert Burns31/6548%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:25KD 1

Dan Moret20/5834%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	20/43	47%	2/2	1:23	—
	Dan Moret	16/45	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	11/22	50%	0/0	0:02	1
	Dan Moret	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jason Saggo

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:55 • UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch • Sep 2017

Gilbert Burns42/9544%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:32KD 1

Jason Saggo35/9238%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	21/48	44%	1/2	0:42	—
	Jason Saggo	15/44	34%	0/0	0:39	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	21/47	45%	1/1	0:50	1
	Jason Saggo	20/48	42%	1/2	0:24	—

LOSS

vs. Michel Prazeres

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg • Sep 2016

Gilbert Burns46/12238%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:00

Michel Prazeres67/16940%TD 5/7Ctrl 1:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	15/40	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michel Prazeres	20/52	38%	3/4	0:15	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	19/45	42%	0/2	0:00	—
	Michel Prazeres	22/56	39%	1/1	0:09	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	12/37	32%	1/2	0:00	—
	Michel Prazeres	25/61	41%	1/2	0:45	—

WIN

vs. Lukasz Sajewski

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:57 • UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez • Jul 2016

Gilbert Burns13/3043%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:22

Lukasz Sajewski14/3047%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	13/30	43%	1/5	1:22	—
	Lukasz Sajewski	14/30	47%	0/1	0:47	—

LOSS

vs. Rashid Magomedov

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 • Nov 2015

Gilbert Burns28/7736%TD 2/5Ctrl 2:04

Rashid Magomedov80/14555%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:10KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	11/27	41%	2/2	1:07	—
	Rashid Magomedov	19/39	49%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	8/27	30%	0/1	0:38	—
	Rashid Magomedov	37/56	66%	1/1	0:33	1

R3	Gilbert Burns	9/23	39%	0/2	0:19	—
	Rashid Magomedov	24/50	48%	1/1	0:35	1

WIN

vs. Alex Oliveira

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 4:14 • UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare • Mar 2015

Gilbert Burns17/4439%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:03

Alex Oliveira29/7638%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	8/17	47%	1/1	0:32	—
	Alex Oliveira	10/35	29%	0/0	0:40	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	7/25	28%	0/3	1:12	—
	Alex Oliveira	19/40	48%	0/0	0:56	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	2/2	100%	1/1	2:19	—
	Alex Oliveira	0/1	0%	0/0	1:44	—

WIN

vs. Christos Giagos

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:57 • UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 • Oct 2014

Gilbert Burns7/1354%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:37

Christos Giagos4/1331%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	7/13	54%	1/1	3:37	—
	Christos Giagos	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Andreas Stahl

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown • Jul 2014

Gilbert Burns44/14031%TD 2/10Ctrl 3:43

Andreas Stahl41/11137%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:02

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	11/25	44%	1/9	1:58	—
	Andreas Stahl	14/30	47%	0/0	1:34	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	12/47	26%	1/1	0:42	—
	Andreas Stahl	14/42	33%	0/0	0:42	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	21/68	31%	0/0	1:03	—
	Andreas Stahl	13/39	33%	0/1	0:46	—