Gilbert Burns

“Durinho”

Gilbert Burns (22-10) is a welterweight fighting out of Boca Raton, Florida, United States. Gilbert Burns's last fight was a loss to Mike Malott by TKO at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott in April 2026.

Record22-10-0

DivisionWelterweight

Height5'10"

Reach71"

Age39

Last FightApr 18, 2026

BornJul 20, 1986

BirthplaceNiteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fighting out ofBoca Raton, Florida, United States

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min3.16

Striking accuracy48%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.68

Striking defense53%

Takedowns / 15 min2.04

Takedown accuracy36%

Takedown defense54%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.44

25 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
L	Mike Malott	Welterweight	TKO (Punches)	R3 · 2:08	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott	Apr 18, 2026	View
L	Michael Morales	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Right Hook & Follow Up Punches)	R1 · 3:39	UFC Fight Night	May 17, 2025
L	Sean Brady	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC Fight Night	Sep 7, 2024
L	Jack Della Maddalena	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Knee to Ground Strikes)	R3 · 3:43	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2	Mar 9, 2024
L	Belal Muhammad	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo	May 6, 2023
W	Jorge Masvidal	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2	Apr 8, 2023
W	Neil Magny	Welterweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	R1 · 4:15	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill	Jan 21, 2023
L	Khamzat Chimaev	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 273	Apr 9, 2022
W	Stephen Thompson	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3	Jul 10, 2021
L	Kamaru Usman	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Power Jab to Ground & Pound)	R3 · 0:34	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns	Feb 13, 2021
W	Tyron Woodley	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC Fight Night	May 30, 2020
W	Demian Maia	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground & Pound)	R1 · 2:34	UFC on ESPN+ 28	Mar 14, 2020
W	Gunnar Nelson	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC on ESPN+ 18	Sep 28, 2019
W	Alexey Kunchenko	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC on ESPN+ 14	Aug 10, 2019
W	Mike Davis	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 4:15	UFC on ESPN+ 8	Apr 27, 2019
W	Olivier Aubin-Mercier	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega	Dec 8, 2018
L	Dan Hooker	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:28	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier	Jul 7, 2018
W	Dan Moret	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 0:59	UFC on FOX 29	Apr 14, 2018
W	Jason Saggo	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R2 · 4:55	UFC Fight Night 116	Sep 16, 2017
L	Michel Prazeres	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 95	Sep 24, 2016
W	Łukasz Sajewski	Lightweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 4:57	UFC Fight Night 90	Jul 7, 2016
L	Rashid Magomedov	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 77	Nov 7, 2015
W	Alex Oliveira	Lightweight	Submission (Armbar)	R3 · 4:14	UFC Fight Night 62	Mar 21, 2015
W	Christos Giagos	Lightweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1 · 4:57	UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2	Oct 25, 2014
W	Andreas Stahl	Welterweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC on FOX 12	Jul 26, 2014
W	Paulo Teixeira	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	May 2, 2014
W	Paulo Bananada	Catchweight	KO/TKO (Punch)	R1 · 4:57	CEF 8	Dec 5, 2013
W	Rodolfo Coronel	Lightweight	Submission (Armbar)	R1	MMA Champions League 1	Mar 25, 2013
W	Paulo Roberto	—	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 1:30	Champion Fights 1	Aug 4, 2012
W	Vinicius Bohrer	—	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 1:59	WOCS 20	Jul 27, 2012
W	Herles dos Santos	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Jun 15, 2012
W	Jose Salgado	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Jan 28, 2012

LMike Malott
Apr 18, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott·Welterweight
TKO (Punches)·R3 · 2:08View
LMichael Morales
May 17, 2025
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Right Hook & Follow Up Punches)·R1 · 3:39
LSean Brady
Sep 7, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
LJack Della Maddalena
Mar 9, 2024
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Knee to Ground Strikes)·R3 · 3:43
LBelal Muhammad
May 6, 2023
UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WJorge Masvidal
Apr 8, 2023
UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WNeil Magny
Jan 21, 2023
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill·Welterweight
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)·R1 · 4:15
LKhamzat Chimaev
Apr 9, 2022
UFC 273·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WStephen Thompson
Jul 10, 2021
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LKamaru Usman
Feb 13, 2021
UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Power Jab to Ground & Pound)·R3 · 0:34
WTyron Woodley
May 30, 2020
UFC Fight Night·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WDemian Maia
Mar 14, 2020
UFC on ESPN+ 28·Welterweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground & Pound)·R1 · 2:34
WGunnar Nelson
Sep 28, 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 18·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAlexey Kunchenko
Aug 10, 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 14·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WMike Davis
Apr 27, 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 8·Lightweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 4:15
WOlivier Aubin-Mercier
Dec 8, 2018
UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LDan Hooker
Jul 7, 2018
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:28
WDan Moret
Apr 14, 2018
UFC on FOX 29·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 0:59
WJason Saggo
Sep 16, 2017
UFC Fight Night 116·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Punch)·R2 · 4:55
LMichel Prazeres
Sep 24, 2016
UFC Fight Night 95·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WŁukasz Sajewski
Jul 7, 2016
UFC Fight Night 90·Lightweight
Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 4:57
LRashid Magomedov
Nov 7, 2015
UFC Fight Night 77·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAlex Oliveira
Mar 21, 2015
UFC Fight Night 62·Lightweight
Submission (Armbar)·R3 · 4:14
WChristos Giagos
Oct 25, 2014
UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2·Lightweight
Submission (Armbar)·R1 · 4:57
WAndreas Stahl
Jul 26, 2014
UFC on FOX 12·Welterweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WPaulo Teixeira
May 2, 2014
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WPaulo Bananada
Dec 5, 2013
CEF 8·Catchweight
KO/TKO (Punch)·R1 · 4:57
WRodolfo Coronel
Mar 25, 2013
MMA Champions League 1·Lightweight
Submission (Armbar)·R1
WPaulo Roberto
Aug 4, 2012
Champion Fights 1
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 1:30
WVinicius Bohrer
Jul 27, 2012
WOCS 20
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 1:59
WHerles dos Santos
Jun 15, 2012
Unknown Event
Submission
WJose Salgado
Jan 28, 2012
Unknown Event
Submission