Arce vs Burns

Who won Arce vs Burns?

Julio Arce beat Herbert Burns by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th March 2024 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Arce vs Burns stats

Julio Arce stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Herbert Burns made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Herbert Burns marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Julio Arce's UFC record stood at 6-4-0, while Herbert Burns' came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Arce had an advantage in power over Burns, with a 28% knock out percentage over Burns' 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burns had a massive advantage over Arce, boasting a 73% submission rate over Arce's 28%.

Julio Arce was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Burns had a height advantage of 2 inches over Arce. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Arce was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 months later than Burns, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, 64 to Burns' 31.

Arce vs Burns form

Arce had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Montel Jackson at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Daniel Santos at UFC 273 on 9th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Yadong Song at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Andre Ewell at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Daniel Teymur at UFC Fight Night 131 on 1st June 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Adirondack Bank Center, Utica.

Activity check

Arce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Burns' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Arce vs Burns?

Julio Arce was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Herbert Burns made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.