Burns vs Morales

When is Burns vs Morales?

Gilbert Burns will face Michael Morales during the main card of UFC 315, on Saturday 10th May 2025 at Centre Bell in Montreal.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Burns vs Morales stats

Gilbert Burns steps into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Michael Morales will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 17 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This will be Gilbert Burns' 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Michael Morales will mark his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Gilbert Burns' UFC record currently stands at 15-8-0, while Michael Morales' comes in at 5-0-0.

The stats suggest Morales has a massive power advantage over Burns, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Burns' 27%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Burns will have a massive advantage over Morales, boasting a 41% submission rate over Morales' 6%.

Gilbert Burns is the older man by 13 years, at 38 years old.

Morales has a height advantage of 2 inches over Burns. This also extends to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Burns is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 6 months earlier than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 38 more professional rounds, 69 to Morales' 31.

Burns vs Morales form

Gilbert Burns has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Sean Brady at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Belal Muhammad at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had won against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

He had beaten Neil Magny at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Morales remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Neil Magny at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho on 24th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Max Griffin at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Adam Fugitt at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had defeated Trevin Giles at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Gilbert Burns has been fighting more than Michael Morales.

Gilbert Burns last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Michael Morales' last outing was 6 months and 16 days ago.

Burns' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Morales' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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