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UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales
Michael Morales
Michael Morales
17-0 · ECU
VS
Gilbert Burns
Gilbert Burns
22-8 · BRA
May 17, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
170.5lb
Weigh-in
170.0lb
Michael Morales def. Gilbert Burns by KO/TKO (Punches), R1 3:39
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 3:39
Morales33/560/020:10
Burns5/181/200:30
Total
Morales33/560/020:10
Burns5/181/200:30

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
MoralesWin probabilityBurns
82.6%17.4%
KO / TKO
27%
Submission
12%
Decision
61%
Expected fight time: 19.2 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 Morales, blue toward Burns. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Morales83%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO25%30%50%
Submission7%8%5%
Decision51%62%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes112 (48152)act 33
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.1)act 0
Burns17%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO2%13%5%
Submission5%29%7%
Decision10%58%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes62 (2684)act 5
Takedowns1.3 (0.04.2)act 1
Combined totals~173 sig strikes~1.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R113%
R210%
R38%
R45%
R53%
Distance61%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.5%
Morales
68.3%-219
Burns
+21931.2%
Most takedownstie 35.3%
Morales
15.9%+306
Burns
-30648.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Morales
Expected: 111.6
111.5
Over 111.5
39.8%
+151
Under 111.5
60.2%
-151
0140279
Burns
Expected: 61.9
62
Over 62
39.3%
+152
Exactly 62
0.8%
push
Under 62
59.9%
-152
078155
Takedowns — over/under
Morales
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
25.1%
+298
Under 0.5
74.9%
-298
035
Burns
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
40.1%
+149
Under 1.5
59.9%
-149
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 19.2 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
Morales82.6%79.9%+2.7-498
Burns17.4%20.1%−2.7+376
By method
Morales by KO/TKO22.1%50.1%−28.0-144
Morales by submission9.8%5.0%+4.8+1597
Morales by decision50.7%24.2%+26.5+250
Burns by KO/TKO4.7%5.1%−0.4+1563
Burns by submission2.1%7.1%−5.0+1090
Burns by decision10.7%8.4%+2.3+905
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds87.4%71.8%+15.6-339
Over 2.5 rds77.4%57.0%+20.4-155
Over 3.5 rds69.3%47.4%+21.9-102
Over 4.5 rds64.6%37.4%+27.2+150
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision61.4%34.1%+27.3+174

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
76.1Striking62.8
Morales +13.3
37.9Grappling48.3
Burns +10.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MoralesBurns
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1622
Pound-for-pound
1623
1620
Divisional
1586
1520
Striking offense
1493
1507
Striking defense
1494
1509
Grappling offense
1501
1530
Grappling defense
1556
Physical
25 yrs
Age
38 yrs
6'0"
Height
5'10"
79"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.99
Strikes landed / min
3.17
49%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.41
Strikes absorbed / min
3.57
56%
Strike defense
53%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.30
Takedowns / 15 min
2.10
25%
Takedown accuracy
38%
91%
Takedown defense
54%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
65%
+5
Win/loss streak
-3
100%
Last-5 win rate
40%
60%
Finish rate
53%
Recent opp. quality
266
Days since last fight
252
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Michael Morales
  • WNeil MagnyKO/TKO R1
    Close -9089mo before
  • WJake MatthewsU-DEC R3
    Close -3361y 6mo before
  • WMax GriffinU-DEC R3
    Close -2501y 11mo before
  • WAdam FugittKO/TKO R3
    Close -6442y 10mo before
  • WTrevin GilesKO/TKO R1
    Close -1103y 4mo before
Gilbert Burns
  • LSean BradyU-DEC R5
    Close +1618mo before
  • LJack Della MaddalenaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1321y 2mo before
  • LBelal MuhammadU-DEC R5
    Close -1532y before
  • WJorge MasvidalU-DEC R3
    Close -4502y 1mo before
  • WNeil MagnySUB R1
    Close -5292y 4mo before
Morales — win / loss by method
Record: 17-0-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (60%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (40%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (8%)Submission() 0
2 (17%)Decision() 0
Burns — win / loss by method
Record: 22-8-0

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, 3 losses
W
27% of wins
L
38% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 5 losses
W
32% of wins
L
63% of losses
UFC
15win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (20%)KO/TKO(38%) 3
5 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (47%)Decision(63%) 5
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Morales
Burns
5
UFC fights
23
49.9 min · 10.0 avg
Octagon time
292.9 min · 12.7 avg
8y 11m
Career length
14y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Morales
Burns
89W–31L · 74.2%
Overall
384W–78L · 83.1%
89W–31L · 74.2%
Wins
249W–61L · 80.3%
0W–0L
Losses
135W–17L · 88.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Morales
Burns
37W–25L · 59.7%
Overall
45W–32L · 58.4%
37W–25L · 59.7%
Wins
45W–32L · 58.4%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Morales
Burns
6.10
Landed / min
3.96
44.5%
Accuracy
43.3%
56.9%
Defense
55.5%
1.20
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
74.9%
Time at distance
59.7%
Grappling & control
Morales
Burns
0.30
Takedowns / 15 min
2.10
25.0%
Takedown accuracy
37.6%
91.3%
Takedown defense
53.7%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.46
29.8%
Control share
65.7%
Strike target map
Morales
  • Head77%(231)div 63%
  • Body8%(24)div 21%
  • Legs15%(44)div 16%
Burns
  • Head59%(551)div 63%
  • Body22%(206)div 21%
  • Legs19%(172)div 16%

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

Michael Morales
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gilbert Burns
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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