Sean Brady vs. Gilbert Burns

UFC 9-2-0 vs. 15-10-0
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Sean Brady

VS

Gilbert Burns

9-2-0
UFC record
15-10-0
Welterweight
Division (benchmark)
Welterweight
33
AgeΔ 7 yrs
40
5'10"
HeightΔ 0"
5'10"
72"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
3
Layoff (months)Δ 0.6 mo
3.6
WLWWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLLL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Sean Brady hunts takedowns — 3.58 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.
Sean Brady owns the mat — in control 47% of cage time, vs a 18% Welterweight norm.
Gilbert Burns hunts takedowns — 2.04 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.27 Welterweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Sean Brady

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 92
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 10
Tier 3 — regional circuit 90

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.6 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 21 documented bouts

In the UFC: 9-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +5.4 wins over .500

Gilbert Burns

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1510
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5994.08/min · norm 3.17
Sig. strikes landed
9743.16/min · norm 3.17
4072.77/min · norm 3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed
11353.68/min · norm 3.06
53.2%norm 44.9%
Striking accuracy
48.1%norm 44.9%
59.9%norm 55.25%
Striking defense
52.5%norm 55.25%
10.10/15 · norm 0.38
Knockdowns
40.19/15 · norm 0.38

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Sean Brady

Distance 75.1% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 2.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 22.3% (norm 8.1%)

Gilbert Burns

Distance 84.3% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 8.5% (norm 8.1%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Sean Brady

Head 82.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 4.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.9% (norm 8.4%)

Gilbert Burns

Head 74.4% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.8% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.9% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Brady L/AAccWelterweight med Burns L/AAccWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 430 / 845 50.9% 38.6% 737 / 1708 43.1% 38.6%
In the clinch 24 / 29 82.8% 67.8% 99 / 144 68.8% 67.8%
On the ground 145 / 251 57.8% 67.2% 138 / 173 79.8% 67.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 432 / 926 46.7% 37.2% 571 / 1506 37.9% 37.2%
To the body 40 / 54 74.1% 70.7% 216 / 279 77.4% 70.7%
To the legs 127 / 145 87.6% 82.9% 187 / 240 77.9% 82.9%

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 (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 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 Brady L/AOpp accWelterweight med vs Burns L/AOpp accWelterweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 348 / 934 37.3% 39.0% 957 / 2144 44.6% 39.0%
In the clinch 47 / 61 77.0% 68.9% 89 / 121 73.6% 68.9%
On the ground 12 / 19 too few to rate 68.0% 89 / 126 70.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 261 / 819 31.9% 35.6% 766 / 1896 40.4% 35.6%
To the body 87 / 126 69.0% 69.6% 196 / 298 65.8% 69.6%
To the legs 59 / 69 85.5% 82.1% 173 / 197 87.8% 82.1%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
3551.5% acc · 3.58/15 · norm 1.27
Takedowns landed
4235.6% acc · 2.04/15 · norm 1.27
1386.7% def · norm 63.9%
Takedowns stopped
2253.7% def · norm 63.9%
69:3947.4% of cage time · norm 18.5%
Control time
70:2122.8% of cage time · norm 18.5%
5:580:36 per 15 · norm 3:15
Time under control
36:521:47 per 15 · norm 3:15
80.82/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
90.44/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Burns has more cage time on record.

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