Neil Magny vs. Gilbert Burns
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Neil Magny
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 24 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.14 · 24 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 17-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.2 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)
Neil Magny
Distance 74.9% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 11.0% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 14.0% (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)
Neil Magny
Head 81.8% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 6.5% (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 | Magny L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Burns L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 883 / 2407 | 36.7% | 38.6% | 737 / 1708 | 43.1% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 270 / 354 | 76.3% | 67.8% | 99 / 144 | 68.8% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 353 / 451 | 78.3% | 67.2% | 138 / 173 | 79.8% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1067 / 2629 | 40.6% | 37.2% | 571 / 1506 | 37.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 282 / 374 | 75.4% | 70.7% | 216 / 279 | 77.4% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 157 / 209 | 75.1% | 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 Magny L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Burns L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 778 / 1776 | 43.8% | 39.0% | 957 / 2144 | 44.6% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 98 / 171 | 57.3% | 68.9% | 89 / 121 | 73.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 204 / 293 | 69.6% | 68.0% | 89 / 126 | 70.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 626 / 1674 | 37.4% | 35.6% | 766 / 1896 | 40.4% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 164 / 241 | 68.0% | 69.6% | 196 / 298 | 65.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 290 / 325 | 89.2% | 82.1% | 173 / 197 | 87.8% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Magny has more cage time on record.