Gilbert Burns

🇧🇷

(1986-07-20)

Statistics

UFC Record: 15-10

By Method:

KO/TKO: 3-5
Submission: 5-0
Decision: 7-5

By Elo:

As Favorite: 9-3
As Underdog: 6-7

By Weight Class:

Lightweight: 7-2
Welterweight: 8-7

By Round:

Round 1: 4-2
Round 2: 3-0
Round 3: 7-6
Round 5: 1-2

By Type:

Main Event: 1-4
Title Fight: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 5-6

UFC Roster Status: Inactive

Last 5: LLLLL

Peak Elo: 3435 (2021-07-10) (#41)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3002 (#83)

Bonuses: 5 (1 FOTN, 4 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 12m 20s

Total Fight Time: 5h 8m 38s (#44)

Avg Time Between Fights: 161 days

Avg Card Slot: 5 (#427)

Avg Age: 33.5 years

Avg Opp Age: 31.7 years

Peak Rankings:

#1 Welterweight

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-04-18
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott

⭐ Mike Malott (34)

🇨🇦

WLWWW • 6-1
Elo: 3049 (55%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R3
2:08

🇧🇷

Gilbert Burns (39)
15-9 • LLLLW
Elo: 3021 (45%) • UFC rank: #11

Canada Life Centre
Winnipeg
Canada🇨🇦

2025-05-17
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales

⭐ Michael Morales (25)

🇪🇨

🇲🇽

WWWWW • 5-0
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 3186 (63%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
3:39

🇧🇷

Gilbert Burns (38)
15-8 • LLLWW
Elo: 3095 (37%) • UFC rank: #8

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2024-09-07
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady

Sean Brady (31)

🇺🇸

WWWLW • 6-1
UFC rank: #8 • Elo: 3259 (63%)
50

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷

Gilbert Burns (38)
15-7 • LLWWL
Elo: 3170 (37%) • UFC rank: #6
45

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2024-03-09
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

⭐ Jack Della Maddalena (27)

🇦🇺

WWWWW • 6-0
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3114 (23%)

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R3
3:43

🇧🇷

Gilbert Burns (37)
15-6 • LWWLW
Elo: 3325 (77%) • UFC rank: #4

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2023-05-06
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

Belal Muhammad (34)

🇵🇸

🇺🇸

NWWWW • 13-3 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3462 (58%)
50

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷

Gilbert Burns (36)
15-5 • WWLWL
Elo: 3410 (42%) • UFC rank: #5
45

Prudential Center
Newark, New Jersey
United States🇺🇸

2023-04-08
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

Gilbert Burns (36)

🇧🇷

WLWLW • 14-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3339 (64%)
30

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸

Jorge Masvidal (38)
12-9 • WWLLL
Elo: 3234 (36%) • UFC rank: #11
27

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2023-01-21
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill

Gilbert Burns (36)

🇧🇷

LWLWW • 13-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3259 (60%)

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:15

🇺🇸

Neil Magny (35)
20-8 • LWWLW
Elo: 3188 (40%) • UFC rank: #12

Jeunesse Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷

2022-04-09
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

Khamzat Chimaev (27)

🇦🇪

🇷🇺

🇸🇪

WWWW • 4-0
UFC rank: #11 • Elo: 3089 (13%)

WELTERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇧🇷

Gilbert Burns (35)
13-4 • WLWWW
Elo: 3435 (87%) • UFC rank: #2

VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2021-07-10
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3

Gilbert Burns (34)

🇧🇷

LWWWW • 12-4
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3378 (71%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸

Stephen Thompson (38)
11-4-1 • WLLWW
Elo: 3219 (29%) • UFC rank: #4

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2021-02-13
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns

⭐ Kamaru Usman (33)

🇳🇬

🇺🇸

WWWWW • 12-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3610 (74%)

WELTERWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R3
0:34

🇧🇷

Gilbert Burns (34)
12-3 • WWWWW
Elo: 3430 (26%) • UFC rank: #1

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-05-30
UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns

⭐ Gilbert Burns (33)

🇧🇷

WWWWW • 11-3
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3325 (47%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸

Tyron Woodley (38)
9-3-1 • DWWWL
Elo: 3343 (53%) • UFC rank: #1

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2020-03-14
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira

⭐ Gilbert Burns (33)

🇧🇷

WWWWL • 10-3
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 3216 (45%)

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
2:34

🇧🇷

Demian Maia (42)
22-9 • LLWWW
Elo: 3246 (55%) • UFC rank: #5

Ginásio Nilson Nelson
Brasília
Brazil🇧🇷

2019-09-28
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier

Gilbert Burns (33)

🇧🇷

WWWLW • 9-3
Elo: 3127 (55%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇮🇸

Gunnar Nelson (31)
8-4 • WWLWL
Elo: 3089 (45%)

Royal Arena
Copenhagen
Denmark🇩🇰

2019-08-10
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2

Gilbert Burns (33)

🇧🇷

WWLWW • 8-3
Elo: 2986 (29%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇷🇺

Alexey Kunchenko (35)
2-0 • WW
Elo: 3138 (71%)

Antel Arena
Montevideo
Uruguay🇺🇾

2019-04-27
UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson

Gilbert Burns (32)

🇧🇷

WLWWL • 7-3
Elo: 2974 (94%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:15

🇺🇸

Mike Davis (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2487 (6%)

BB&T Center
Sunrise, Florida
United States🇺🇸

2018-12-08
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

Gilbert Burns (32)

🇧🇷

LWWLW • 6-3
Elo: 2783 (38%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦

Olivier Aubin-Mercier (29)
7-3 • WWWWL
Elo: 2867 (62%)

Scotiabank Arena
Toronto
Canada🇨🇦

2018-07-07
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier

Dan Hooker (28)

🇳🇿

WLWWW • 6-3
Elo: 2895 (53%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:28

🇧🇷

Gilbert Burns (31)
6-2 • WWLWL
Elo: 2878 (47%)

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2018-04-14
UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje

Gilbert Burns (31)

🇧🇷

WLWLW • 5-2
Elo: 2819 (70%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
0:59

🇺🇸

Dan Moret (31)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2668 (30%)

Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona
United States🇺🇸

2017-09-16
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch

Gilbert Burns (31)

🇧🇷

LWLWW • 4-2
Elo: 2719 (50%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R2
4:55

🇨🇦

Jason Saggo (31)
3-2 • WLWWL
Elo: 2719 (50%)

PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States🇺🇸

2016-09-24
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg

Michel Prazeres (35)

🇧🇷

WWLWW • 4-2
Elo: 2772 (41%)

CATCHWEIGHT (158 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷

Gilbert Burns (30)
4-1 • WLWWW
Elo: 2838 (59%)

Ginásio Nilson Nelson
Brasília
Brazil🇧🇷

2016-07-07
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

Gilbert Burns (29)

🇧🇷

LWWW • 3-1
Elo: 2808 (85%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:57

🇵🇱

Lukasz Sajewski (25)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2506 (15%)

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸

2015-11-07
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3

Rashid Magomedov (31)

🇷🇺

WWW • 3-0
Elo: 3003 (69%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷

Gilbert Burns (29)
3-0 • WWW
Elo: 2872 (31%)

Ginásio do Ibirapuera
São Paulo
Brazil🇧🇷

2015-03-21
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare

⭐ Gilbert Burns (28)

🇧🇷

WW • 2-0
Elo: 2842 (84%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R3
4:14

🇧🇷

Alex Oliveira (27)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2542 (16%)

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷

2014-10-25
UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2

⭐ Gilbert Burns (28)

🇧🇷

W • 1-0
Elo: 2760 (59%)

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
4:57

🇬🇷

🇺🇸

Christos Giagos (24)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2695 (41%)

Ginásio do Maracanãzinho
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil🇧🇷

2014-07-26
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs Brown

Gilbert Burns (28)

🇧🇷

Debut 🔰
Elo: 2655 (47%)

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇸🇪

Andreas Stahl (26)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2673 (53%)

SAP Center
San Jose, California
United States🇺🇸