Gilbert Burns
15W · 9L
Orthodox
Welterweight
Lightweight
53% finish rate79% as favorite44% as underdog
1485
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1484.5Developing↘
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#59of 74 active
Age
39
Jul 20, 1986
Height
5'10" (177.8 cm)
Reach
180.34 cm
Win Rate
62.5%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
3.16
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
3.68
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-0.52
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
52%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
2.04
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
53%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.40
Sub_Avg
Active wrestler
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
13.9
Sig. Strikes
2.0
Takedowns
0.7
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO3 (20%)
Submission5 (33%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO4 (44%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
79%
11W – 3L in 14 fights
As Underdog
44%
4W – 5L in 9 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Michael Morales
-10.41485
lost to Sean Brady
-5.11495
lost to Jack Della Maddalena
-3.41500
lost to Belal Muhammad
-1.51503
def. Jorge Masvidal
+2.11505
def. Neil Magny
+2.01503
lost to Khamzat Chimaev
-0.91501
def. Stephen Thompson
+0.61502
lost to Kamaru Usman
-0.51501
def. Tyron Woodley
+0.41502
def. Demian Maia
+0.51501
def. Gunnar Nelson
+0.31501
def. Aleksei Kunchenko
+0.21501
def. Mike Davis
+0.21500
def. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
+0.11500
lost to Dan Hooker
-0.11500
def. Dan Moret
+0.11500
def. Jason Saggo
+0.11500
lost to Michel Prazeres
0.01500
def. Lukasz Sajewski
0.01500
lost to Rashid Magomedov
0.01500
def. Alex Oliveira
0.01500
def. Christos Giagos
0.01500
def. Andreas Stahl
0.01500
Division ELO Rankings
Welterweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Michael Morales
1552
Carlos Prates
1551
Myktybek Orolbai
1550
Gabriel Bonfim
1548
Jacobe Smith
1547
Michael Page
1547
Islam Makhachev
1545
Uros Medic
1540
Fight History (24 fights)
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales · May 17, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →vs Sean Brady
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady · Sep 7, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · May 6, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023
vs Neil Magny
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · Jan 21, 2023
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021
vs Kamaru Usman
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · Feb 13, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · May 30, 2020
vs Demian Maia
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Mar 14, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 · Aug 10, 2019
vs Mike Davis
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · Apr 27, 2019
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · Dec 8, 2018
vs Dan Hooker
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · Jul 7, 2018
Loss
View Analysis →vs Dan Moret
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · Apr 14, 2018
vs Jason Saggo
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · Sep 16, 2017
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg · Sep 24, 2016
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · Jul 7, 2016
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 · Nov 7, 2015
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare · Mar 21, 2015
UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 · Oct 25, 2014
UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown · Jul 26, 2014