Maddalena vs Burns

Who won Maddalena vs Burns?

Jack Della Maddalena beat Gilbert Burns by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 299, on Saturday 9th March 2024 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

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).

Maddalena vs Burns stats

Jack Della Maddalena stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Gilbert Burns made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Jack Della Maddalena's UFC record stood at 7-0-0, while Gilbert Burns' came in at 15-7-0.

The stats suggested Maddalena had a massive power advantage over Burns, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Burns' 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burns had a large advantage over Maddalena, boasting a 41% submission rate over Maddalena's 13%.

Jack Della Maddalena was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Maddalena had a height advantage of 1 inch over Burns. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Maddalena was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 1 month later than Burns, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 30 less professional rounds, 34 to Burns' 64.

Maddalena vs Burns form

Maddalena had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bassil Hafez at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Randy Brown at UFC 284 on 11th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Before that, he was victorious against Danny Roberts at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Ramazan Emeev at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Gilbert Burns had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Belal Muhammad at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Neil Magny at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had been beaten 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.

He was victorious against Stephen Thompson at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jack Della Maddalena had been fighting more than Gilbert Burns.

Going to this contest, Jack Della Maddalena had last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Gilbert Burns' last outing had been 11 months and 20 days ago.

Maddalena's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Burns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Maddalena vs Burns?

Jack Della Maddalena was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Gilbert Burns made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.