Gilbert Burns
Nickname“Durinho”
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Kill Cliff FC
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
- Reach
- 71" · 180 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last fight
- Apr 18, 2026
- Cut risk
- 71%
UFC fight history
ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent
L
#15Mike Malott
Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R3 · 2:08UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott · Apr 18, 2026
KO/TKO
R3 · 2:08
Punches to Head On Ground
L
Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 3:39
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales · May 17, 2025
KO/TKO
R1 · 3:39
Punches to Head At Distance
L
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady · Sep 7, 2024
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Unanimous
L
Welterweight · KO/TKO · Elbows to Head On Ground · R3 · 3:43
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024
KO/TKO
R3 · 3:43
Elbows to Head On Ground
L
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo · May 6, 2023
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
#12Neil Magny
Welterweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Mount · R1 · 4:15UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill · Jan 21, 2023
Submission
R1 · 4:15
Arm Triangle From Mount
L
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie · Apr 9, 2022
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
L
Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R3 · 0:34
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns · Feb 13, 2021
KO/TKO
R3 · 0:34
Punches to Head On Ground
W
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · May 30, 2020
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Welterweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:34
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Mar 14, 2020
KO/TKO
R1 · 2:34
Punch to Head At Distance
W
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 · Aug 10, 2019
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 4:15
UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson · Apr 27, 2019
Submission
R2 · 4:15
Rear Naked Choke
W
Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega · Dec 8, 2018
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
L
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:28
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · Jul 7, 2018
KO/TKO
R1 · 2:28
Punches to Head At Distance
W
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R2 · 0:59
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje · Apr 14, 2018
KO/TKO
R2 · 0:59
Punch to Head In Clinch
W
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 4:55
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · Sep 16, 2017
KO/TKO
R2 · 4:55
Punch to Head At Distance
L
Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg · Sep 24, 2016
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Lightweight · Submission · Armbar From Back Control · R1 · 4:57
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · Jul 7, 2016
Submission
R1 · 4:57
Armbar From Back Control
L
Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 · Nov 7, 2015
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Lightweight · Submission · Armbar On Ground · R3 · 4:14
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare · Mar 21, 2015
Submission
R3 · 4:14
Armbar On Ground
W
Lightweight · Submission · Armbar On Ground · R1 · 4:57
UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 · Oct 25, 2014
Submission
R1 · 4:57
Armbar On Ground
W
Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC on FOX: Lawler vs. Brown · Jul 26, 2014
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
Outside the UFC
across 7 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 4 subFTF 7 · CEF 8 · MSA 3 · CPMMAF · WOCS +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Paulo Teixeira17-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:02 | FTF 7 | May 2, 2014 |
| W | Paulo da Silva30-27 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 4:57 | CEF 8 | Dec 5, 2013 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | MSA 3 | Mar 25, 2013 | |
| W | Paulo Roberto4-27-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:30 | CPMMAF | Aug 4, 2012 |
| W | Vinicius Bohrer16-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:59 | WOCS | Jul 27, 2012 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:30 | Ichigeki | Jun 15, 2012 | |
| W | Jose Salgado3-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:40 | CFC | Jan 28, 2012 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
All news →- Gilbert Burns names UFC’s best MMA & pure jiu-jitsu fighterssherdog · Aug 23, 2026
- Gilbert Burns open to wrestling Colby Covington in RAF: ‘That would be a good one’mmafighting · Aug 21, 2026
- 14-2 UFC fighter announced as first signing for Gilbert Burns’ new management agencybloodyelbow · Jun 5, 2026
- Gilbert Burns returns in style at UFC BJJ 9, calls out long list of namessherdog · Jun 5, 2026
- UFC BJJ 9 video: Gilbert Burns scores quick submission in debut, Bella Mir victoriousmmafighting · Jun 5, 2026