Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Gilbert Burns
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 17 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.75 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 26 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Gilbert Burns
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 15 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.21 · 15 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 32 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.2 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Distance 82.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 7.9% (norm 8.0%)
Gilbert Burns
Distance 84.3% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Head 79.0% (norm 78.0%) · Body 15.2% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 8.0%)
Gilbert Burns
Head 74.4% (norm 78.3%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Aubin-Mercier L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Burns L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 262 / 581 | 45.1% | 38.3% | 737 / 1708 | 43.1% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 57 / 68 | 83.8% | 67.5% | 99 / 144 | 68.8% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 44 / 56 | 78.6% | 68.8% | 138 / 173 | 79.8% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 248 / 557 | 44.5% | 35.1% | 571 / 1506 | 37.9% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 78 / 107 | 72.9% | 69.1% | 216 / 279 | 77.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 37 / 41 | 90.2% | 81.8% | 187 / 240 | 77.9% | 83.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Welterweight: 180 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Aubin-Mercier L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Burns L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 261 / 748 | 34.9% | 38.8% | 957 / 2144 | 44.6% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 54 / 86 | 62.8% | 68.6% | 89 / 121 | 73.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 119 / 149 | 79.9% | 68.0% | 89 / 126 | 70.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 274 / 757 | 36.2% | 35.2% | 766 / 1896 | 40.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 98 / 148 | 66.2% | 68.2% | 196 / 298 | 65.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 62 / 78 | 79.5% | 81.5% | 173 / 197 | 87.8% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Burns has more cage time on record.