Gilbert Alexander Pontes Burns was born on 20 July 1986 and is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and submission grappler.
45 Facts About Gilbert Burns
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Gilbert Burns currently competes in the Welterweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Gilbert Burns is the older brother of fellow UFC fighter Herbert Burns.
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When Gilbert Burns was young, his father offered to fix a customer's car in exchange for three months of jiu-jitsu lessons for all of his boys.
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Gilbert Burns started training at Academia Associacao Oriente, an affiliate of Nova Uniao led by Welton Ribeiro.
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Gilbert Burns trained with Nova Uniao until the 2007 World Championship, where he came in second place.
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In 2009, Gilbert Burns became recognized when he won the silver medal at the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
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In 2010, Gilbert Burns attained a high level of international success competing worldwide.
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In 2011, Gilbert Burns achieved his highest recognition as he won the gold medal in the 2011 World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championships.
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In 2015, Gilbert Burns won bronze at Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling championships.
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In November 2020, Gilbert Burns challenged Nate Diaz to a grappling match on an upcoming Submission Underground event, but the match didn't come to fruition.
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Gilbert Burns then fought against Lucas Barbosa in the main event of BJJ Stars 7 on November 6,2021.
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Gilbert Burns lost by submission after being caught in a rear-naked choke.
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In 2012, Gilbert Burns was chosen by UFC fighter Vitor Belfort to be the head grappling coach for Team Vitor on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.
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Gilbert Burns made his debut on 26 July 2014 at UFC on Fox 12, replacing an injured Viscardi Andrade against promotional newcomer Andreas Stahl.
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Gilbert Burns faced promotional newcomer Christos Giagos in a lightweight bout on 25 October 2014 at UFC 179.
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Gilbert Burns won the bout via submission in the first round.
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Gilbert Burns was expected to face Josh Thomson on 21 March 2015 at UFC Fight Night 62.
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Gilbert Burns was expected to face Norman Parke on 30 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 67.
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Gilbert Burns faced Rashid Magomedov at UFC Fight Night 77 on 7 November 2015.
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Gilbert Burns won the fight via submission in the closing seconds of the first round.
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Gilbert Burns faced Michel Prazeres on 24 September 2016 at UFC Fight Night 95.
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Gilbert Burns was scheduled to meet Paul Felder on 11 February 2017 at UFC 208.
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Gilbert Burns faced Jason Saggo on 16 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night 116.
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Gilbert Burns won the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Gilbert Burns was scheduled to face Olivier Aubin-Mercier on 24 February 2018 at UFC on Fox 28.
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Gilbert Burns was linked to a fight with Lando Vannata on 14 April 2018 at UFC on Fox 29.
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Gilbert Burns won the fight via knockout one minute into the second round.
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Gilbert Burns lost the fight via knockout in the first round, being finished for the first time in his MMA career.
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Gilbert Burns was expected to face returning veteran Eric Wisely on 27 April 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Hermansson.
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Gilbert Burns won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.
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Gilbert Burns returned to the welterweight facing Alexey Kunchenko on 10 August 2019 at UFC Fight Night 156, replacing injured Laureano Staropoli.
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Gilbert Burns won the fight via unanimous decision, marking Kunchenko's first loss in his career.
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Gilbert Burns stepped in as a late replacement to face Gunnar Nelson, on 28 September 2019 at UFC Fight Night 160.
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Gilbert Burns won the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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Gilbert Burns faced Tyron Woodley on 30 May 2020 in the main event of UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs Gilbert Burns.
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However, on 3 July 2020, it was revealed that Gilbert Burns tested positive for COVID-19, and he was removed from the card, and replaced by Jorge Masvidal.
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Gilbert Burns knocked Usman down early in the fight, but went on to lose the bout via technical knockout in the third round.
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Gilbert Burns faced Stephen Thompson on 10 July 2021, at UFC 264.
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Gilbert Burns faced Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273 on April 9,2022.
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Dana White later announced that Gilbert Burns would get his win bonus for the fight, despite the loss.
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Gilbert Burns faced Neil Magny on January 21,2023, at UFC 283.
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Gilbert Burns won the fight via an arm-triangle choke submission in the first round.
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Gilbert Burns faced Jorge Masvidal on April 8,2023, at UFC 287.
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Gilbert Burns faced Belal Muhammad on May 6,2023 at UFC 288.