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Gilbert Burns
Gilbert Burns
21-5 · BRA
VS
Jorge Masvidal
Jorge Masvidal
35-16 · USA
April 8, 2023 · Miami, Florida, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
170.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Gilbert Burns def. Jorge Masvidal by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Burns13/391/100:06
Masvidal15/380/000:00
R2
Burns7/162/304:05
Masvidal5/110/000:03
R3
Burns22/441/201:30
Masvidal19/420/000:02
Total
Burns42/994/605:41
Masvidal39/910/000:05

Scorecards

Burns vs Masvidal

RdChris LeeDave TirelliEric ColónCommunity
R110-910-99-109.7-9.3
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total30-2730-2729-2829.7-27.2

Media (29 cards) · avg 29.827.1 · 29 Burns · 0 Masvidal

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Burns-Masvidal.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
BurnsWin probabilityMasvidal
66.4%33.6%
KO / TKO
26%
Submission
8%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Burns, blue toward Masvidal. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Burns66%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%23%19%
Submission7%11%26%
Decision44%66%31%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (2373)act 42
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 4
Masvidal34%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%32%12%
Submission1%2%4%
Decision22%66%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes60 (2581)act 39
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.9)act 0
Combined totals~114 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R111%
R215%
R38%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Burns
46.2%+114
Masvidal
-11452.9%
Most takedownstie 37.9%
Burns
51.6%-491
Masvidal
+49110.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Burns
Expected: 54.1
54
Over 54
39.4%
+152
Exactly 54
0.9%
push
Under 54
59.7%
-152
068136
Masvidal
Expected: 59.5
59.5
Over 59.5
39.8%
+151
Under 59.5
60.2%
-151
075149
Takedowns — over/under
Burns
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.1%
+118
Exactly 1
21.2%
push
Under 1
42.8%
-118
035
Masvidal
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.6%
Exactly 0
81.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.3 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Burns66.4%78.4%−12.0-450
Masvidal33.6%21.6%+12.0+344
By method
Burns by KO/TKO17.4%18.8%−1.4+343
Burns by submission5.1%25.9%−20.8+221
Burns by decision44.0%31.0%+13.0+168
Masvidal by KO/TKO8.8%12.2%−3.4+581
Masvidal by submission2.6%3.6%−1.0+2183
Masvidal by decision22.2%8.5%+13.7+882
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds88.5%60.9%+27.6-191
Over 2.5 rds74.0%47.0%+27.0-101
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision66.2%41.4%+24.8+127

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
66.2Striking70.6
Masvidal +4.4
47.4Grappling53.3
Masvidal +5.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BurnsMasvidal
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1660
Pound-for-pound
1596
1618
Divisional
1561
1501
Striking offense
1533
1505
Striking defense
1513
1504
Grappling offense
1486
1545
Grappling defense
1549
Physical
36 yrs
Age
38 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.42
Strikes landed / min
4.06
48%
Strike accuracy
50%
3.17
Strikes absorbed / min
3.08
55%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.03
Takedowns / 15 min
0.92
35%
Takedown accuracy
53%
48%
Takedown defense
72%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.4
Form & résumé
74%
UFC win rate
57%
+1
Win/loss streak
-3
60%
Last-5 win rate
40%
57%
Finish rate
58%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
399
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gilbert Burns
  • WNeil MagnySUB R1
    Close -5293mo before
  • LKhamzat ChimaevU-DEC R3
    Close +3841y before
  • WStephen ThompsonU-DEC R3
    Close +1321y 9mo before
  • LKamaru UsmanKO/TKO R3
    Close +2142y 2mo before
  • WTyron WoodleyU-DEC R5
    Close +1502y 10mo before
Jorge Masvidal
  • LColby CovingtonU-DEC R5
    Close +2511y 1mo before
  • LKamaru UsmanKO/TKO R2
    Close +2621y 11mo before
  • LKamaru UsmanU-DEC R5
    Close +1902y 9mo before
  • WNate DiazKO/TKO R3
    Close -1553y 5mo before
  • WBen AskrenKO/TKO R1
    Close +1803y 9mo before
Burns — win / loss by method
Record: 21-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
43% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 3 losses
W
29% of wins
L
60% of losses
UFC
14win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
5 (36%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (43%)Decision(60%) 3
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Masvidal — win / loss by method
Record: 35-16-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
16 wins, 2 losses
W
46% of wins
L
13% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
17 wins, 12 losses
W
49% of wins
L
75% of losses
UFC
12win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
1 (8%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (42%)Decision(89%) 8
Non-UFC
23win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
10 (43%)KO/TKO(14%) 1
1 (4%)Submission(29%) 2
12 (52%)Decision(57%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Burns
Masvidal
19
UFC fights
21
214.1 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
278.6 min · 13.3 avg
14y 6m
Career length
23y 2m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Burns
Masvidal
295W–56L · 84.0%
Overall
388W–102L · 79.2%
214W–45L · 82.6%
Wins
236W–75L · 75.9%
81W–11L · 88.0%
Losses
152W–27L · 84.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Burns
Masvidal
45W–32L · 58.4%
Overall
393W–164L · 70.6%
45W–32L · 58.4%
Wins
299W–129L · 69.9%
0W–0L
Losses
94W–35L · 72.9%
Distance striking
Burns
Masvidal
4.25
Landed / min
5.18
42.2%
Accuracy
44.2%
58.2%
Defense
61.6%
0.28
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.48
57.1%
Time at distance
53.3%
Grappling & control
Burns
Masvidal
2.03
Takedowns / 15 min
0.92
35.4%
Takedown accuracy
53.1%
47.8%
Takedown defense
71.6%
0.63
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.38
68.8%
Control share
38.2%
Strike target map
Burns
  • Head60%(441)div 63%
  • Body22%(163)div 20%
  • Legs17%(128)div 16%
Masvidal
  • Head60%(681)div 63%
  • Body24%(273)div 20%
  • Legs16%(177)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Gilbert Burns
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Jorge Masvidal
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.