Gilbert Burns

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Gilbert Alexander Pontes Burns (born 20 July 1986) is a Brazilian and American former professional mixed martial artist and submission grappler. He competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he was a challenger for the UFC Welterweight championship in February 2021.

Burns is an IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Champion (gi and no-gi), CBJJ Brazilian Champion, UAEJJF World Pro Champion, European Open medallist, and ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship medallist.

Biography from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Shortened. Read the full article.

Result	Date	Opponent	Method	Event
L	18 Apr 2026	Mike Malott Welterweight	TKO · R3 2:08 punches	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott
L	17 May 2025	Michael Morales Welterweight	TKO · R1 3:39 punches	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
L	7 Sept 2024	Sean Brady Welterweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
L	9 Mar 2024	Jack Della Maddalena Welterweight	KO · R3 3:43 knee and elbows	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
L	6 May 2023	Belal Muhammad Welterweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
W	8 Apr 2023	Jorge Masvidal Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
W	21 Jan 2023	Neil Magny Welterweight	SUB · R1 4:15 arm-triangle choke	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
L	9 Apr 2022	Khamzat Chimaev Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
W	10 Jul 2021	Stephen Thompson Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
L	13 Feb 2021	Kamaru UsmanTitle Welterweight	TKO · R3 0:34 punches	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
W	30 May 2020	Tyron Woodley Welterweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
W	14 Mar 2020	Demian Maia Welterweight	TKO · R1 2:34 punches	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
W	28 Sept 2019	Gunnar Nelson Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
W	10 Aug 2019	Alexey Kunchenko Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
W	27 Apr 2019	Mike Davis Lightweight	SUB · R2 4:15 rear-naked choke	UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson
W	8 Dec 2018	Olivier Aubin-Mercier Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
L	7 Jul 2018	Dan Hooker Lightweight	KO · R1 2:28 punches	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
W	14 Apr 2018	Dan Moret Lightweight	KO · R2 0:59 punches	UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje
W	16 Sept 2017	Jason Saggo Lightweight	KO · R2 4:55 punch	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
L	24 Sept 2016	Michel Prazeres Catchweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg
W	7 Jul 2016	Łukasz Sajewski Lightweight	SUB · R1 4:57 armbar	UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
L	7 Nov 2015	Rashid Magomedov Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3
W	21 Mar 2015	Alex Oliveira Lightweight	SUB · R3 4:14 armbar	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare
W	25 Oct 2014	Christos Giagos Lightweight	SUB · R1 4:57 armbar	UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2
W	26 Jul 2014	Andreas Ståhl Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown

Result	Date	Opponent	Method	Event
L	18 Apr 2026	Mike Malott Welterweight	TKO · R3 2:08 punches	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott
L	17 May 2025	Michael Morales Welterweight	TKO · R1 3:39 punches	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
L	7 Sept 2024	Sean Brady Welterweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
L	9 Mar 2024	Jack Della Maddalena Welterweight	KO · R3 3:43 knee and elbows	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
L	6 May 2023	Belal Muhammad Welterweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo
W	8 Apr 2023	Jorge Masvidal Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
W	21 Jan 2023	Neil Magny Welterweight	SUB · R1 4:15 arm-triangle choke	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
L	9 Apr 2022	Khamzat Chimaev Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie
W	10 Jul 2021	Stephen Thompson Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
L	13 Feb 2021	Kamaru UsmanTitle Welterweight	TKO · R3 0:34 punches	UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns
W	30 May 2020	Tyron Woodley Welterweight	UD · R5 5:00	UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
W	14 Mar 2020	Demian Maia Welterweight	TKO · R1 2:34 punches	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
W	28 Sept 2019	Gunnar Nelson Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier
W	10 Aug 2019	Alexey Kunchenko Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
W	27 Apr 2019	Mike Davis Lightweight	SUB · R2 4:15 rear-naked choke	UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson
W	8 Dec 2018	Olivier Aubin-Mercier Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega
L	7 Jul 2018	Dan Hooker Lightweight	KO · R1 2:28 punches	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
W	14 Apr 2018	Dan Moret Lightweight	KO · R2 0:59 punches	UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje
W	16 Sept 2017	Jason Saggo Lightweight	KO · R2 4:55 punch	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
L	24 Sept 2016	Michel Prazeres Catchweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Länsberg
W	7 Jul 2016	Łukasz Sajewski Lightweight	SUB · R1 4:57 armbar	UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
L	7 Nov 2015	Rashid Magomedov Lightweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson 3
W	21 Mar 2015	Alex Oliveira Lightweight	SUB · R3 4:14 armbar	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare
W	25 Oct 2014	Christos Giagos Lightweight	SUB · R1 4:57 armbar	UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2
W	26 Jul 2014	Andreas Ståhl Welterweight	UD · R3 5:00	UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown

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