Burns vs Woodley

Who won Burns vs Woodley?

Gilbert Burns beat Tyron Woodley by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 1, on Saturday 30th May 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Gilbert Burns.

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).

Burns vs Woodley stats

Gilbert Burns stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Tyron Woodley made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Gilbert Burns' 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Gilbert Burns' UFC record stood at 15-8-0, while Tyron Woodley's came in at 9-5-1.

The stats suggested Woodley had a slight advantage in power over Burns, with a 37% knock out percentage over Burns' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burns had an advantage over Woodley, with a 44% submission rate over Woodley's 26%.

Gilbert Burns was the younger man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Burns had a height advantage of 1 inch over Woodley. Despite this, Woodley had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Burns was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 11 months later than Woodley, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 1 less professional rounds, 69 to Woodley's 70.

Burns vs Woodley form

Gilbert Burns had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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.

Tyron Woodley had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Darren Till at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Demian Maia at UFC 214 on 29th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Before that, he had won against Stephen Thompson at UFC 209 on 4th March 2017 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had drawn with Stephen Thompson at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gilbert Burns had been fighting more than Tyron Woodley.

Going to this contest, Gilbert Burns had last fought 6 months and 6 days ago, while Tyron Woodley's last outing had been 6 years and 11 days ago.

Burns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Woodley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

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