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Welterweight
3 Rounds
Gilbert Burns won · KO/TKO R1
Elo1402
Demian Maia
Elo1466
Gilbert Burns

Demian MaiavsGilbert BurnsUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira · Saturday, March 14, 2020Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil

Official fight result

Gilbert Burns won

KO/TKO · Round 1 · 2:34

Style matchupDemian Maia: WrestlervsGilbert Burns: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Gilbert Burns wins(54.1%)

Actual result: Gilbert Burns wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Gilbert Burns at -170 American odds

+$59 profit

$159 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Gilbert Burns enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
  • Demian Maia has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Demian Maia (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Demian Maia
Red Corner
VS
Gilbert Burns
Blue Corner
+160
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-170
(63%)
1402
Elo
1466
48
Age
40
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
6'1"
Height
5'10"
182.88 cm
Reach
180.34 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Demian Maia
oldest →
L
vs Kamaru Usman · May 18
W
SUBvs Lyman Good · Feb 19
W
DECvs Rocco Martin · Jun 19
W
SUBvs Ben Askren · Oct 19
L
vs Belal Muhammad · Jun 21
latest
Gilbert BurnsL5 streak
oldest →
L
vs Belal Muhammad · May 23
L
KOvs Jack Della Maddalena · Mar 24
L
vs Sean Brady · Sep 24
L
KOvs Michael Morales · May 25
L
KOvs Mike Malott · Apr 26
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Demian MaiaMetricGilbert Burns
1.80
Strikes / min
3.16
2.07
Strikes absorbed / min
3.68
63%
Strike defense
52%
2.49
TDs / 15 min
2.04
61%
Takedown defense
53%
1.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.27evenly matched on net striking-0.52

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1630 vs 1613Strikes1.8 vs 3.1Takedowns2.5 vs 2.4Sub Atts1.00 vs 0.70Form0.7 vs 0.8
Demian MaiaGilbert Burns

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14501468148515031520← oldermost recent →
Demian Maia(10 fights)Gilbert Burns(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -63.3|Blue +63.3
Recent Form
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Striker Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Layoff
Red -28.0|Blue +28.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Demian MaiaTargetGilbert Burns

By target zone

4
57% acc · 100%
Head
10
77% acc · 77%
0
Body
1
100% acc · 8%
0
Leg
2
100% acc · 15%

By position

4
57% acc · 100%
Distance
5
71% acc · 38%
0
Clinch
0
0
Ground
8
89% acc · 62%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

0
Demian Maia rounds
0
even
1
Gilbert Burns rounds
Round 1Gilbert Burns edged it
Sig. strikes4
Takedowns2
Control1:24
Knockdowns0
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
4 / 7
Sig Strikes
13 / 16
57%
Sig Str %
81%
4 / 7
Total Strikes
14 / 17
2 / 2
TDs
0 / 0
100%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
1:24
Ctrl Time
0:04

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Gilbert Burns13 / 1614 / 170 / 00
1Demian Maia4 / 74 / 72 / 20

Demian Maia

StanceSouthpaw
Height73.0"
Reach72.0"
Fights26

Gilbert Burns

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights24