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UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott
Mike Malott
Mike Malott
13-2-1 · CAN
VS
Gilbert Burns
Gilbert Burns
22-9 · BRA
April 18, 2026 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main event
Mike Malott def. Gilbert Burns by KO/TKO (Punches), R3 2:08
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Malott13/340/000:00
Burns11/380/400:00
R2
Malott22/530/000:00
Burns23/370/200:00
R3 · 2:08
Malott21/340/020:14
Burns6/170/100:01
Total
Malott56/1210/020:14
Burns40/920/700:01

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
MalottWin probabilityBurns
76.3%23.7%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
14%
Decision
66%
Expected fight time: 20.1 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 Malott, blue toward Burns. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Malott76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%22%45%
Submission10%14%11%
Decision49%64%13%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes92 (39125)act 56
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Burns24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%17%10%
Submission3%14%11%
Decision17%69%10%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (2479)act 40
Takedowns1.4 (0.04.5)act 0
Combined totals~150 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R110%
R29%
R38%
R44%
R53%
Distance66%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Malott
64.4%-184
Burns
+18435.0%
Most takedownstie 32.7%
Malott
19.2%+250
Burns
-25048.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Malott
Expected: 91.8
92
Over 92
39.4%
+152
Exactly 92
0.5%
push
Under 92
60.1%
-152
0115230
Burns
Expected: 58.0
58
Over 58
39.3%
+152
Exactly 58
0.8%
push
Under 58
59.9%
-152
073145
Takedowns — over/under
Malott
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
30.9%
+224
Under 0.5
69.1%
-224
035
Burns
Expected: 1.4
1.5
Over 1.5
41.8%
+139
Under 1.5
58.2%
-139
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 20.1 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
Malott76.3%69.2%+7.1-266
Burns23.7%30.8%−7.1+209
By method
Malott by KO/TKO15.8%44.7%−28.9-113
Malott by submission10.4%11.3%−0.9+643
Malott by decision50.1%12.7%+37.4+566
Burns by KO/TKO4.9%10.2%−5.3+723
Burns by submission3.2%11.3%−8.1+648
Burns by decision15.6%9.8%+5.8+758
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds90.2%64.5%+25.7-224
Over 2.5 rds81.4%48.1%+33.3-106
Over 3.5 rds73.4%35.5%+37.9+161
Over 4.5 rds68.8%25.5%+43.3+265
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision65.6%22.1%+43.5+328

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
72.7Striking62.3
Malott +10.5
50.0Grappling48.4
Malott +1.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MalottBurns
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1599
Pound-for-pound
1607
1597
Divisional
1572
1511
Striking offense
1488
1519
Striking defense
1487
1507
Grappling offense
1502
1517
Grappling defense
1557
Physical
34 yrs
Age
39 yrs
6'1"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.82
Strikes landed / min
3.15
54%
Strike accuracy
48%
2.74
Strikes absorbed / min
3.64
57%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.87
Takedowns / 15 min
2.12
57%
Takedown accuracy
38%
25%
Takedown defense
54%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
86%
UFC win rate
63%
+3
Win/loss streak
-4
80%
Last-5 win rate
20%
67%
Finish rate
53%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
336
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Malott
  • WKevin HollandU-DEC R3
    Close -1106mo before
  • WCharles RadtkeKO/TKO R2
    Close -20011mo before
  • WTrevin GilesU-DEC R3
    Close -3751y 5mo before
  • LNeil MagnyKO/TKO R3
    Close -3842y 3mo before
  • WAdam FugittSUB R2
    Close -2222y 10mo before
Gilbert Burns
  • LMichael MoralesKO/TKO R1
    Close +37711mo before
  • LSean BradyU-DEC R5
    Close +1611y 7mo before
  • LJack Della MaddalenaKO/TKO R3
    Close +1322y 1mo before
  • LBelal MuhammadU-DEC R5
    Close -1532y 11mo before
  • WJorge MasvidalU-DEC R3
    Close -4503y before
Malott — win / loss by method
Record: 13-2-1

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
5 wins, 2 losses
W
38% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
46% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
15% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
6win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
2 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
4 (57%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Burns — win / loss by method
Record: 22-9-0

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, 4 losses
W
27% of wins
L
44% 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
56% of losses
UFC
15win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (20%)KO/TKO(44%) 4
5 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
7 (47%)Decision(56%) 5
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO() 0
4 (57%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Malott
Burns
7
UFC fights
24
64.2 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
296.5 min · 12.4 avg
15y 3m
Career length
14y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Malott
Burns
107W–43L · 71.3%
Overall
401W–78L · 83.7%
79W–32L · 71.2%
Wins
249W–61L · 80.3%
28W–11L · 71.8%
Losses
152W–17L · 89.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Malott
Burns
32W–10L · 76.2%
Overall
45W–32L · 58.4%
30W–10L · 75.0%
Wins
45W–32L · 58.4%
2W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Malott
Burns
4.33
Landed / min
3.93
51.0%
Accuracy
43.1%
62.6%
Defense
55.3%
0.70
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.20
75.4%
Time at distance
59.9%
Grappling & control
Malott
Burns
1.87
Takedowns / 15 min
2.12
57.1%
Takedown accuracy
37.8%
25.0%
Takedown defense
53.7%
0.70
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.46
81.7%
Control share
65.8%
Strike target map
Malott
  • Head53%(130)div 63%
  • Body23%(57)div 21%
  • Legs24%(58)div 16%
Burns
  • Head59%(555)div 63%
  • Body22%(206)div 21%
  • Legs19%(173)div 16%

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

Mike Malott
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.