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.

Gilbert Burns' UFC record stood at 15-7-0, while Khamzat Chimaev's came in at 7-0-0.

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 37 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 44 more professional rounds, 64 to Chimaev's 20.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Gilbert Burns had last fought 3 years, 10 months and 19 days ago, while Khamzat Chimaev's last outing had been 2 years, 5 months and 19 days ago.

Burns' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Chimaev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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