Who won Burns vs Maia?
Gilbert Burns beat Demian Maia by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 28, on Saturday 14th March 2020 at Ginásio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia.
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 8 years, at 38 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.
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Maia's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Burns vs Maia?
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