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Gilbert Burns

Gilbert Burns

“Durinho”

WelterweightBrazil5-fight losing streak

22Wins
10Losses
0Draws

Professional record

Last 5: LLLLL

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Profile

Age
40 (born July 20, 1986)
Born in
Niterói
Height
5' 10"
Weight
170 lbs.
Reach
71"
Stance
Orthodox
UFC record
15-10
Title fights
1

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC15

  • KO/TKO 3
  • Submission 5
  • Decision 7

Losses in the UFC10

  • KO/TKO 5
  • Decision 5

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
3.16 top 54%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
3.68
Striking accuracy48%Better than 66% of welterweights
Strike defense53%Better than 35% of welterweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
2.04 top 27%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
0.4
Takedown accuracy36%Better than 42% of welterweights
Takedown defense54%Better than 28% of welterweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Burns last fought on April 18, 2026 (Loss vs Mike Malott).

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Gilbert Burns

Gilbert Burns "Durinho" is a welterweight mixed martial artist, born in Niterói, Brazil, on July 20, 1986. Burns stands 5' 10", has a 71" reach and fights from an orthodox stance.

Burns turned professional in 2012, debuting with Crown FC. A 7-0 record outside the UFC came first. Burns made a UFC debut at UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown in July 2014 and beat Andreas Stahl by decision. In the UFC, Burns is 15-10 across 25 fights.

Burns's 15 UFC wins are split between 3 by knockout, 5 by submission and 7 on the scorecards. A notable win came against Tyron Woodley, a UFC title-fight winner. Burns ranks #3 in UFC history for most armbar wins.

Most recently, Burns lost to Mike Malott by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott in April 2026.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Mike Malott

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R3 2:08

    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott

    Apr 18, 2026

    40Str 0TD 0KD
  2. L

    Michael Morales

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 3:39

    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales

    May 17, 2025

    5Str 1TD 0KD
  3. L

    Sean Brady

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady

    Sep 7, 2024

    47Str 1TD 0KD
  4. L

    Jack Della Maddalena

    KO/TKO · Elbows to Head On Ground · R3 3:43

    UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

    Mar 9, 2024

    27Str 7TD 0KD
  5. L

    Belal Muhammad

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo

    May 6, 2023

    81Str 0TD 0KD
  6. W

    Jorge Masvidal

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

    Apr 8, 2023

    42Str 4TD 0KD
  7. W

    Neil Magny

    Submission · Arm Triangle From Mount · R1 4:15

    UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill

    Jan 21, 2023

    5Str 1TD 0KD
  8. L

    Khamzat Chimaev

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie

    Apr 9, 2022

    119Str 0TD 0KD
  9. W

    Stephen Thompson

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3

    Jul 10, 2021

    29Str 3TD 0KD
  10. L

    Kamaru Usman Title

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R3 0:34

    UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns

    Feb 13, 2021

    45Str 0TD 0KD
  11. W

    Tyron Woodley

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns

    May 30, 2020

    83Str 2TD 0KD
  12. W

    Demian Maia

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 2:34

    UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira

    Mar 14, 2020

    13Str 0TD 1KD
  13. W

    Gunnar Nelson

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier

    Sep 28, 2019

    30Str 1TD 0KD
  14. W

    Aleksei Kunchenko

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2

    Aug 10, 2019

    42Str 3TD 0KD
  15. W

    Mike Davis

    Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 4:15

    UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson

    Apr 27, 2019

    49Str 3TD 0KD
  16. W

    Olivier Aubin-Mercier

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega

    Dec 8, 2018

    76Str 3TD 1KD
  17. L

    Dan Hooker

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 2:28

    UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier

    Jul 7, 2018

    13Str 0TD 0KD
  18. W

    Dan Moret

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R2 0:59

    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje

    Apr 14, 2018

    31Str 2TD 1KD
  19. W

    Jason Saggo

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 4:55

    UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch

    Sep 16, 2017

    42Str 2TD 1KD
  20. L

    Michel Prazeres

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg

    Sep 24, 2016

    46Str 1TD 0KD
  21. W

    Lukasz Sajewski

    Submission · Armbar From Back Control · R1 4:57

    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

    Jul 7, 2016

    13Str 1TD 0KD
  22. L

    Rashid Magomedov

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3

    Nov 7, 2015

    28Str 2TD 0KD
  23. W

    Alex Oliveira

    Submission · Armbar On Ground · R3 4:14

    UFC Fight Night: Maia vs LaFlare

    Mar 21, 2015

    17Str 2TD 0KD
  24. W

    Christos Giagos

    Submission · Armbar On Ground · R1 4:57

    UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2

    Oct 25, 2014

    7Str 1TD 0KD
  25. W

    Andreas Stahl

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown

    Jul 26, 2014

    44Str 2TD 0KD

Full MMA career

Gilbert Burns is 22-10 across 32 professional fights in 8 promotions, since a pro debut on January 28, 2012 (Crown FC). 7 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins22

  • KO/TKO 6
  • Submission 9
  • Decision 7

Pro losses10

  • KO/TKO 5
  • Decision 5
Finish rate
68% of wins
Longest win streak
10
Current streak
5 losses

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
UFC15-102014
Champion Pro MMA Fights1-02012
Coliseu Extreme Fight1-02013
Crown FC1-02012
Face to Face1-02014
Ichigeki1-02012
Mixed Submission and Strike Arts1-02013
Watchout Combat Show1-02012

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
L Mike Malott TKO (punches), R3 UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott Apr 18, 2026
L Michael Morales TKO (punches), R1 UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales May 17, 2025
L Sean Brady Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady Sep 7, 2024
L Jack Della Maddalena KO (knee and elbows), R3 UFC 299 Mar 9, 2024
L Belal Muhammad Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 288 May 6, 2023
W Jorge Masvidal Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 287 Apr 8, 2023
W Neil Magny Submission (arm-triangle choke), R1 UFC 283 Jan 21, 2023
L Khamzat Chimaev Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 273 Apr 9, 2022
W Stephen Thompson Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 264 Jul 10, 2021
L Kamaru Usman TKO (punches), R3 UFC 258 Feb 13, 2021
W Tyron Woodley Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns May 30, 2020
W Demian Maia TKO (punches), R1 UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira Mar 14, 2020
W Gunnar Nelson Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier Sep 28, 2019
W Alexey Kunchenko Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 Aug 10, 2019
W Mike Davis Submission (rear-naked choke), R2 UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson Apr 27, 2019
W Olivier Aubin-Mercier Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 231 Dec 8, 2018
L Dan Hooker KO (punches), R1 UFC 226 Jul 7, 2018
W Dan Moret KO (punches), R2 UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje Apr 14, 2018
W Jason Saggo KO (punch), R2 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch Sep 16, 2017
L Michel Prazeres Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg Sep 24, 2016
W Łukasz Sajewski Submission (armbar), R1 UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Jul 7, 2016
L Rashid Magomedov Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3 Nov 7, 2015
W Alex Oliveira Submission (armbar), R3 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare Mar 21, 2015
W Christos Giagos Submission (armbar), R1 UFC 179 Oct 25, 2014
W Andreas Ståhl Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown Jul 26, 2014
W Paulo Teixeira TKO (punches), R1 Face to Face 7 May 2, 2014
W Paulo Gonçalves KO (punch), R1 Coliseu Extreme Fight 8 Dec 5, 2013
W Rodolfo Coronel Submission (armbar), R1 Mixed Submission and Strike Arts 3 Mar 25, 2013
W Paulo Roberto TKO (punches), R1 Champion Pro MMA Fights 1 Aug 4, 2012
W Vinicius Alves Technical Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Watchout Combat Show 20 Jul 27, 2012
W Herels dos Santos Submission (armbar), R1 Ichigeki: Fight Night 2012 Jun 15, 2012
W José Salgado Submission (rear-naked choke), R1 Crown FC 5 Jan 28, 2012

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Gilbert Burns's record?

Gilbert Burns's professional MMA record is 22 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws.

How old is Gilbert Burns?

Gilbert Burns is 40 years old, born on July 20, 1986.

How tall is Gilbert Burns and what is their reach?

Gilbert Burns stands 5' 10" with a 71" reach.

Who did Gilbert Burns fight last?

Gilbert Burns lost to Mike Malott by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on Apr 18, 2026.

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