UFC UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Final

Welterweight

Jorge Masvidal vs Gilbert Burns

Jorge Masvidal
United States

Jorge Masvidal

“Gamebred”

35-17

VS
Gilbert Burns
Brazil

Gilbert Burns

“Durinho”

22-10

Winner

Winner

Gilbert Burns

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

8 April 2023 · Kaseya Center, Miami, USA

Key takeaways

  • Gilbert Burns beat Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Gilbert Burns landed 72 of 135 total strikes and 4 of 6 takedowns, with 5:41 of control time.
  • Jorge Masvidal landed more total strikes — 77 to 72 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 27-30, 27-30, 28-29.
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Tale of the tape

Jorge MasvidalGilbert Burns
35-17Record22-10
38Age on fight night36
5′11″ (180 cm)Height5′10″ (178 cm)
74″ (188 cm)Reach71″ (180 cm)
170 lb (77.1 kg)Weight170 lb (77.1 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top TeamTeamKill Cliff FC
Miami, Florida, United StatesFromNiteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fight statistics

77of 130 · 59%Total strikes landed72of 135 · 53%
44of 92Head strikes52of 108
16of 19Body strikes15of 19
17of 19Leg strikes5of 8
0Takedowns4of 6
0:05Control time5:41

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Jorge MasvidalRoundGilbert Burns
20/43strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR115/42strikes1/1TD0KD0:06control
32/39strikes0/0TD0KD0:03controlR227/40strikes2/3TD0KD4:05control
25/48strikes0/0TD0KD0:02controlR330/53strikes1/2TD0KD1:30control

Judges’ scorecards

Dave Tirelli

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Chris Lee

9R1109R2109R310

27total30

Eric Colon

10R199R2109R310

28total29

Form going into the fight

Jorge Masvidal

  1. LColby Covingtonunanimous decision2022
  2. LKamaru UsmanKO/TKO R2 1:022021
  3. LKamaru Usmanunanimous decision2020
  4. WNate DiazTKO - doctor's stoppage R3 5:002019
  5. WBen AskrenKO/TKO R1 0:052019

Gilbert Burns

  1. WNeil Magnysubmission R1 4:152023
  2. LKhamzat Chimaevunanimous decision2022
  3. WStephen Thompsonunanimous decision2021
  4. LKamaru UsmanKO/TKO R3 0:342021
  5. WTyron Woodleyunanimous decision2020

Also on this card

Israel Adesanya vs Alex PereiraMiddleweightKO/TKO R2 4:21Rob Font vs Adrian YanezBantamweightKO/TKO R1 2:57Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Kevin HollandWelterweightKO/TKO R3 3:16Christian Rodriguez vs Raul Rosas Jr.Bantamweightunanimous decisionKelvin Gastelum vs Chris CurtisMiddleweightunanimous decision

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