UFC on ESPN 9: Woodley vs. Burns is scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley will take on Gilbert “Durinho” Burns in the Welterweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN 9 card.
In this post, we will break down Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 42-year-old, Tyron Woodley is coming in with a 19-4-1 record. Woodley will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Kamaru Usman at UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith in March.
Burns, meanwhile, is coming off a KO/TKO win against Demian Maia on March 2, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira and holds a 18-3-0 record.
| Tyron Woodley | vs. | Gilbert Burns |
| 42 |
Age |
37 |
| 5′ 9″ |
Height |
5′ 10″ |
| 170 lbs. |
Weight |
170 lbs. |
| 74″ |
Reach |
71″ |
| 19-4-1 |
Record |
18-3-0 |
| Orthodox |
Stance |
Orthodox |
Tyron Woodley has an orthodox fighting stance with a 74″ 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.
Woodley comes in with 49% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 2.50 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Burns fires at 44% accuracy, landing about 3.13 significant strikes per minute. Tyron Woodley also has a 41% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.21 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Burns’s 2.39 takedowns and 44% takedown accuracy.
Gilbert spent on average 10:19 minutes in the Octagon and Tyron has an average fight time of 12:00 minutes.
This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN 9 is live in , who do you think will win, Tyron or Gilbert? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC on ESPN 9: Woodley vs. Burns |
Date |
May 30, 2020 |
Location |
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
Matchup |
Tyron Woodley vs. Gilbert Burns |
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