Welterweight

Gilbert Burns

Last fought: Apr 2026

RECORD

Pro

22-10-0

UFC

15-10-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:20
Fight Completion Rate	71.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.47
% Fights Inside the Distance	52.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	159-53 (75.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	94-43 (68.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	65-10 (86.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	65.3%
% Time in Control	22.8%
% Time Controlled	11.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	65.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.66
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.75
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.09
Distance Strike Accuracy	43.1%
Distance Strike Defense	55.4%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.62
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.38
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.93
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.02
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.92
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.07

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Gilbert Burns League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Gilbert Burns
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.6%
Takedown Defense	53.7%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	3:25
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	20.0%
Submission % of Wins	33.3%
Decision % of Wins	46.7%
Avg Fight Time	12:20
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.2
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.3
Takedown Accuracy	30.0%
Takedown Defense	61.1%
Control Time/Fight	1:40

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Mike Malott

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott • Apr 2026Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:08

Gilbert Burns40/9243%TD 0/7Ctrl 0:01

Mike Malott56/12146%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Burns	11/38	29%	0/4	0:00	—
	Mike Malott	13/34	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Burns	23/37	62%	0/2	0:00	—
	Mike Malott	22/53	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Burns	6/17	35%	0/1	0:01	—
	Mike Malott	21/34	62%	0/0	0:14	2

LOSS

vs. Michael Morales

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales • May 2025Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:39

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

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady • Sep 2024Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 • Mar 2024Welterweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 3:43

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

UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo • May 2023Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 • Apr 2023Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill • Jan 2023Welterweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 4:15

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

UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie • Apr 2022Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 • Jul 2021Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns • Feb 2021WelterweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:34

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

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns • May 2020Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira • Mar 2020Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:34

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

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier • Sep 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 • Aug 2019Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 4:15

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

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier • Jul 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:28

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

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje • Apr 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:59

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

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch • Sep 2017Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:55

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

UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg • Sep 2016Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez • Jul 2016Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:57

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

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 • Nov 2015Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare • Mar 2015Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 4:14

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

UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 • Oct 2014Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 4:57

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

UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown • Jul 2014Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

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

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

▼ Rounds

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com