Burns vs Chimaev

Who won Burns vs Chimaev?

Khamzat Chimaev beat Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 273, on Saturday 9th April 2022 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Khamzat Chimaev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Burns vs Chimaev stats

Gilbert Burns stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Khamzat Chimaev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 10 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Gilbert Burns' 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Khamzat Chimaev marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Gilbert Burns' UFC record stood at 15-8-0, while Khamzat Chimaev's came in at 8-0-0.

The stats suggested Chimaev had a large advantage in power over Burns, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Burns' 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Burns and Chimaev would have been pretty equal, both with a 40% submission rate.

Gilbert Burns was the older man by 8 years, at 38 years old.

Chimaev had a height advantage of 4 inches over Burns. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Burns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Chimaev, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 48 more professional rounds, 69 to Chimaev's 21.

Burns vs Chimaev form

Gilbert Burns had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had been defeated by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Activity check

Burns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Chimaev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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