Gilbert Burns (22-9, 14) was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 20, 1986. At the age of 25 years on January 28, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against José Salgado, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On July 26, 2014, 28-year old Gilbert Burns made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown against Andreas Ståhl, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Burns' last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Michael Morales at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales at age 38 on May 17, 2025. He is on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 24 times in the UFC, and has a record of 15 wins and 9 losses in the promotion.
Some of Gilbert Burns' best fights have been against Demian Maia, Christos Giagos, Neil Magny, Jason Saggo, Mike Davis, Alex Oliveira and Alexey Kunchenko.
Burns has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | May 17, 2025 38 years, 9 months 22-9 (14) | 25 years, 10 months 17-0 (13) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
30  | Sep 7, 2024 38 years, 1 months 22-8 (14) | 31 years, 9 months 16-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Mar 9, 2024 37 years, 7 months 22-7 (14) | 27 years, 5 months 16-2 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | KO | LOSS Knee and elbows |
28  | May 6, 2023 36 years, 9 months 22-6 (14) | 34 years, 9 months 22-3 (6) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Apr 8, 2023 36 years, 8 months 22-5 (14) | 38 years, 4 months 35-16 (18) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Jan 21, 2023 36 years, 6 months 21-5 (14) | 35 years, 5 months 27-9 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
25  | Apr 9, 2022 35 years, 8 months 20-5 (13) | 27 years, 11 months 10-0 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Jul 10, 2021 34 years, 11 months 20-4 (13) | 38 years, 4 months 16-4-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Feb 13, 2021 34 years, 6 months 19-4 (13) | 33 years, 9 months 17-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches For UFC welterweight title |
22  | May 30, 2020 33 years, 10 months 19-3 (13) | 38 years, 1 months 19-4-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | WIN |
21  | Mar 14, 2020 33 years, 7 months 18-3 (13) | 42 years, 4 months 28-9 (15) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
20  | Sep 28, 2019 33 years, 2 months 17-3 (12) | 31 years, 2 months 17-4-1 (16) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Aug 10, 2019 33 years 16-3 (12) | 35 years, 3 months 20-0 (14) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Apr 27, 2019 32 years, 9 months 15-3 (12) | 26 years, 6 months 7-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17  | Dec 8, 2018 32 years, 4 months 14-3 (11) | 29 years, 9 months 11-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Jul 7, 2018 31 years, 11 months 13-3 (11) | 28 years, 4 months 16-7 (15) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
15 | Apr 14, 2018 31 years, 8 months 13-2 (11) | Dan Moret | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
14  | Sep 16, 2017 31 years, 1 months 12-2 (10) | 31 years, 9 months 12-3 (11) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punch |
13  | Sep 24, 2016 30 years, 2 months 11-2 (9) | 35 years, 1 months 20-2 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Jul 7, 2016 29 years, 11 months 11-1 (9) | Łukasz Sajewski | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
11  | Nov 7, 2015 29 years, 3 months 10-1 (8) | 31 years, 5 months 18-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10  | Mar 21, 2015 28 years, 8 months 10-0 (8) | 27 years, 1 months 11-2-1 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
9  | Oct 25, 2014 28 years, 3 months 9-0 (7) | 24 years, 9 months 10-2 (9) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
8 | Jul 26, 2014 28 years 8-0 (6) | Andreas Ståhl | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
7 | May 2, 2014 27 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | Paulo Teixeira | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Dec 5, 2013 27 years, 4 months 6-0 (5) | Paulo Gonçalves | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
5 | Mar 25, 2013 26 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | Rodolfo Coronel | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
4 | Aug 4, 2012 26 years 4-0 (3) | Paulo Roberto | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jul 27, 2012 26 years 3-0 (2) | Vinicius Alves | LT | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Jun 15, 2012 25 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Herels dos Santos | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
1 | Jan 28, 2012 25 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | José Salgado | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
