Burns vs Maia

Who won Burns vs Maia?

Gilbert Burns beat Demian Maia by during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 28, on Saturday 14th March 2020 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia.

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

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 Maia stats

Gilbert Burns stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Demian Maia made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

Gilbert Burns' UFC record stood at 15-7-0, while Demian Maia's came in at 22-10-0.

The stats suggested Burns had an advantage in power over Maia, with a 29% knock out percentage over Maia's 11%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Maia had a slight advantage over Burns, with a 50% submission rate over Burns' 47%.

Gilbert Burns was the younger man by 9 years, at 37 years old.

Maia had a height advantage of 3 inches over Burns. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Burns was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 years and 4 months later than Maia, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 64 to Maia's 93.

Burns vs Maia form

Gilbert Burns had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Belal Muhammad at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

He had been defeated 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.

Demian Maia had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Lyman Good at UFC on ESPN+ 2 on 2nd February 2019 by submission in the 1st round at Centro de Formacao Olimpica do Nordeste, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kamaru Usman at UFC Fight Night 129 on 19th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Colby Covington at UFC Fight Night 119 on 28th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he had been defeated by Tyron Woodley at UFC 214 on 29th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

He was victorious against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 211 on 13th May 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Gilbert Burns had last fought 1 month and 8 days ago, while Demian Maia's last outing had been 5 years, 2 months and 15 days ago.

Burns' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Maia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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