Burns vs Buckley

When is Burns vs Buckley?

Gilbert Burns could potentially fight Joaquin Buckley, in Late 2025.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Burns vs Buckley stats

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

Joaquin Buckley would make his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Buckley would have 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 would have a massive advantage over Buckley, boasting a 41% submission rate over Buckley's 0%.

Gilbert Burns is the older man by 7 years, at 38 years old.

Buckley has a 5-inch reach advantage.

Burns is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 7 months earlier than Buckley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 4 more professional rounds, 70 to Buckley's 66.

Burns vs Buckley form

Gilbert Burns has beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Michael Morales at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales on 17th May 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Before that, he had lost to Belal Muhammad at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

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.

Buckley has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he was beaten by Kamaru Usman at UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley on 14th June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Colby Covington at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Stephen Thompson at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he was victorious against Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Enterprise Center, St. Louis.

He had won against Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot on 30th March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joaquin Buckley has been fighting more than Gilbert Burns.

Gilbert Burns last fought 1 month and 9 days ago, while Joaquin Buckley's last outing was 12 days ago.

Burns' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Buckley's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Burns vs Buckley?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Burns vs Buckley yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.