Usman vs Burns

Who won Usman vs Burns?

Kamaru Usman beat Gilbert Burns by knockout in the 3rd round during the main event of UFC 258, on Saturday 13th February 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Welterweight championship.

Usman vs Burns stats

Kamaru Usman stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Gilbert Burns made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Kamaru Usman's 19th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Gilbert Burns marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Kamaru Usman's UFC record stood at 16-3-0, while Gilbert Burns' came in at 15-9-0.

The stats suggested Usman had a slight advantage in power over Burns, with a 41% knock out percentage over Burns' 32%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burns had a massive advantage over Usman, boasting a 42% submission rate over Usman's 6%.

Kamaru Usman was the same age as Gilbert Burns, at 38 years old.

Usman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Burns. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Usman's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Burns', having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 months later than Burns, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 81 to Burns' 70.

Usman vs Burns form

Usman had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Leon Edwards at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Before that, he had won against Colby Covington at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had beaten Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261 on 24th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

Usman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Burns' last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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