Burns vs Brady

Who won Burns vs Brady?

Sean Brady beat Gilbert Burns by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 7th September 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-45, 49-46 in favor of the winner Sean Brady.

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 Brady stats

Gilbert Burns stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Sean Brady made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 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. Sean Brady marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Gilbert Burns' UFC record stood at 15-8-0, while Sean Brady's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Burns had a slight advantage in power over Brady, with a 27% knock out percentage over Brady's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burns had a slight advantage over Brady, with a 41% submission rate over Brady's 31%.

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

Brady had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Burns was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Brady, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 69 to Brady's 48.

Burns vs Brady form

Gilbert Burns had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to 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.

Activity check

Burns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Brady's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Burns vs Brady start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Burns vs Brady?

Gilbert Burns was a 81/50 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Sean Brady made his way into the ring at 53/100 (-190) with oddsmakers.