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Gilbert Burns vs Mike Malott Overview

Fight Night
Welterweight · 5 rounds · Main Card
FightIQ forecastMalott64%FAVORITE
Your pick
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Burns
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Malott
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FightIQ Read

FightIQ favors Malott at 64%.

How This Fight Ends
KO/TKO39%
Submission12%
Decision49%

Historical UFC welterweight · 5-round fights · 24 fights · past 5 years · historical context, not a second forecast

Your prop picksMethod and fight length
Method
Fight length · 2.5 rounds

Personal picks lock at fight start. Exact cutoff is a push.

Matchup

Tale of the Tape
BurnsMetricMalott
39Age34
5′10″Height6′1″
71″Reach73″
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
PendingWeigh-inPending

Populates after official weigh-ins.

Striking & Defense

Indicator moves from even toward the fighter with the advantage.

3.15Sig. strikes / min3.93
3.64Absorbed / minLower is better3.06
48%Accuracy54%
52%Defense56%
Wrestling & Control
2.04Takedown avg.1.63
37%Takedown accuracy57%
53%Takedown defense67%
Style History

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Recent Form

Burns

5 recorded bouts shown

  1. LMike MalottR3 · KO/TKO
  2. LMichael MoralesR1 · KO/TKO
  3. LSean BradyR5 · Decision
  4. LJack Della MaddalenaR3 · KO/TKO
  5. LBelal MuhammadR5 · Decision

Malott

5 recorded bouts shown

  1. WJoaquin BuckleyR2 · KO/TKO
  2. WGilbert BurnsR3 · KO/TKO
  3. WKevin HollandR3 · Decision
  4. WCharles RadtkeR2 · KO/TKO
  5. WTrevin GilesR3 · Decision

Strength of Schedule

Longer bar means higher opponent quality.

Burns
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History & Common OpponentsShared opponents and prior meetings

Malott won the prior meeting by KO/TKO.

Neil Magny: Burns win, Malott loss.

Fight Shape

Fight Shape

Historical UFC welterweight · 5-round fights · 24 fights · past 5 years

In these past fights, decision was the most common ending (49%). Historical context for this matchup, not a prediction.

How Long Comparable Fights Last
Past 1.5 rounds
78%Typical
Past 2.5 rounds
68%Typical
Full distance
49%Typical

Historical context — not a second forecast.

Why this fight may differMatchup-specific context
Malott's power meets a proven weakness

43% of Malott's wins come by knockout, and Burns has been stopped by strikes 5 times. That is the clearest route to an early night.

Market

Odds over time

Current moneyline is not available for this fight.

A comparable second price has not been captured yet.