UFC Fight Night 170: Lee vs. Oliveira is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Demian Maia will take on Gilbert “Durinho” Burns in the Welterweight bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 170 card.
In this post, we will break down Demian Maia vs. Gilbert Burns matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 46-year-old, Demian Maia is coming in with a 28-9-0 record. Maia will be fighting for the first time since a win via SUB against Ben Askren at UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren in October.
Burns, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Gunnar Nelson on October 26, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier and holds a 17-3-0 record.
| Demian Maia | vs. | Gilbert Burns |
| 46 |
Age |
37 |
| 6′ 1″ |
Height |
5′ 10″ |
| 170 lbs. |
Weight |
155 lbs. |
| 72″ |
Reach |
71″ |
| 28-9-0 |
Record |
17-3-0 |
| Southpaw |
Stance |
Orthodox |
Demian Maia has an southpaw fighting stance with a 72″ reach. The 37-year-old, Gilbert Burns is an orthodox fighter with a 71″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.
Maia comes in with 43% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 1.82 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Burns fires at 43% accuracy, landing about 3.09 significant strikes per minute. Demian Maia also has a 25% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.49 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Burns’s 2.43 takedowns and 50% takedown accuracy.
Gilbert spent on average 10:54 minutes in the Octagon and Demian has an average fight time of 12:39 minutes.
This looks like an exciting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 170 is live in , who do you think will win, Demian or Gilbert? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC Fight Night 170: Lee vs. Oliveira |
Date |
March 14, 2020 |
Location |
Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil |
Matchup |
Demian Maia vs. Gilbert Burns |
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