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Kevin Burns

991 ELO #1325

"The Fire"

MMA 12-7-0 · UFC 2-3-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 16 years and 228 days ago

Kevin Burns "The Fire" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Kevin Burns has 2 wins in the UFC. Kevin Burns lands an average of 2.74 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.28 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 991), and have not fought Kevin Burns before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Stephen Thompson 12-9-0 43 1100 3.0 109
Tim Means 15-14-0 42 1056 4.0 65
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 4.0 70
Tony Ferguson 15-9-0 42 1083 4.0 92
Court McGee 11-13-0 41 998 5.0 7
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 5.0 53

Fight Results Breakdown

5
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Roan Carneiro in 2008
Opponent ELO: 1025

Biggest Upset Loss

Anthony Johnson in 2008
Your ELO: 1043 · Opponent ELO: 1006 · Favored by 37

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 10'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
74'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Mar 03 1980
Age
46
Peak ELO
1043
ELO Rank
1325 of 2708
Strength of Schedule
117-46-5
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1099.4
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1079.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.74
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
38%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.3
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
52%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.28
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
50%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.8
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Kevin Burns Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2009-12-12 UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez TJ Grant KO/TKO Punch 1 4:57 Loss -
2009-06-20 The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale Chris Lytle U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2008-12-13 The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale Anthony Johnson KO/TKO Kick 3 0:28 Loss -
2008-07-19 UFC: Silva vs Irvin Anthony Johnson KO/TKO 3 3:35 Win -
2008-06-07 UFC 85: Bedlam Roan Carneiro SUB Triangle Choke 2 3:50 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Kevin Burns ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
5 2009-12-12 TJ Grant 985 Loss -17 991
4 2009-06-20 Chris Lytle 1007 Loss -17 1008
3 2008-12-13 Anthony Johnson 1006 Loss -18 1025
2 2008-07-19 Anthony Johnson 1022 Win +21 1043
1 2008-06-07 Roan Carneiro 1025 Win +22 1022

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