Burns vs Woodley

Who won Burns vs Woodley?

Gilbert Burns beat Tyron Woodley by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 1, on Saturday 30th May 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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

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 Woodley stats

Gilbert Burns stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Tyron Woodley made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Gilbert Burns' UFC record stood at 15-7-0, while Tyron Woodley's came in at 9-5-1.

The stats suggested Woodley had a slight advantage in power over Burns, with a 37% knock out percentage over Burns' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burns had an advantage over Woodley, with a 44% submission rate over Woodley's 26%.

Gilbert Burns was the younger man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Burns had a height advantage of 1 inch over Woodley. Despite this, Woodley had 3-inch reach advantage.

Burns was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 11 months later than Woodley, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 64 to Woodley's 70.

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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.

Woodley's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

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