Herbert Burns (11-6, 9) was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on February 2, 1988. At the age of 24 years on February 25, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Saulo Eduardo da Silva, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 25, 2020, 31-year old Herbert Burns made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos against a 31-year old Nate Landwehr, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Burns' last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Jack Jenkins at UFC 305 at age 36 on August 18, 2024. He is on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought six times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Herbert Burns' best fights have been against Nate Landwehr, Evan Dunham, Timofey Nastyukhin and Darrick Minner.
Burns has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Aug 18, 2024 36 years, 6 months 11-6 (9) | Jack Jenkins | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Retirement |
16 | Mar 30, 2024 36 years, 1 months 11-5 (9) | Julio Arce | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
15  | Jul 16, 2022 34 years, 5 months 11-4 (9) | 33 years, 1 months 15-6 (9) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Retirement |
14  | Aug 15, 2020 32 years, 6 months 11-3 (9) | 35 years 26-13 (26) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbows |
13  | Jun 6, 2020 32 years, 4 months 11-2 (9) | 38 years, 5 months 18-8-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
12  | Jan 25, 2020 31 years, 11 months 10-2 (8) | 31 years, 7 months 13-2 (8) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Knee |
11  | Aug 6, 2019 31 years, 6 months 9-2 (7) | 29 years, 3 months 22-9 (20) | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar | |
10 | Apr 26, 2019 31 years, 2 months 8-2 (6) | Luis Gomez | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
9 | Dec 21, 2018 30 years, 10 months 7-2 (5) | Aibek Nurseit | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar | |
8 | Aug 5, 2017 29 years, 6 months 6-2 (4) | Magomed Idrisov | ONE | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
7  | Feb 10, 2017 29 years 6-1 (4) | 26 years, 3 months 11-0 (6) | ONE | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
6  | Sep 27, 2015 27 years, 7 months 6-0 (4) | 25 years, 10 months 9-1 (9) | ONE | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
5 | Dec 5, 2014 26 years, 10 months 5-0 (3) | Honorio Banario | ONE | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
4 | Aug 29, 2014 26 years, 6 months 4-0 (2) | Hiroshige Tanaka | ONE | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
3 | Mar 14, 2014 26 years, 1 months 3-0 (2) | Harris Sarmiento | ONE | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
2 | Dec 6, 2013 25 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Edward Kelly | ONE | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
1 | Feb 25, 2012 24 years 1-0 (1) | Saulo Eduardo da Silva | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle armbar |
