No one expects Gilbert Burns to be blinded by the hype.

The onetime Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title challenger will take on the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev in a three-round UFC 273 showcase on Saturday at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Burns has compiled a stellar 13-4 record inside the Octagon. He last appeared on July 10, when he outpointed Stephen Thompson at UFC 264. Chimaev, meanwhile, has become one of the most-debated and talked-about fighters in the sport. He has not competed since he put Jingliang Li to sleep with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their UFC 267 pairing on Oct. 30.

As Burns and Chimaev make their final preparations, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

35: Years of age for Burns, who was born in Niteroi, Brazil, on July 20, 1986.

8: Burns victories by submission, accounting for 40% of his career total (20). His methods of choice: five armbars and three rear-naked chokes. Burns holds six other victories by knockout or technical knockout and six more by decision.

62: Seconds needed for Burns to put away Paulo Teixeira with punches at Face to Face 7 on May 2, 2014. Having occurred nearly eight years ago, it remains the fastest finish on his 24-fight resume.

10: UFC assignments in which Burns has recorded multiple takedowns. He carries a 9-1 record in those bouts, with the lone outlier being a unanimous decision loss to former M-1 Global champion Rashid Magomedov at UFC Fight Night 77 in November 2015.

.793: Cumulative winning percentage between the four men—Magomedov, Kamaru Usman, Dan Hooker and Michel Prazeres—who have beaten Burns. They boast a combined record of 92-23-1.

27: Years of age for Chimaev, who was born on May 1, 1994 in Beno-Yurt, Chechnya.



4: Chimaev wins by submission, accounting for 40% of his career total (10). His methods of choice: two rear-naked chokes and two brabo chokes. Chimaev owns six other wins by knockout or technical knockout.

200,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Chimaev across his four outings in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” in all four of his appearances.

6: Countries in which Chimaev has plied his mixed martial arts trade. The Allstars Training Center rep has gone 4-0 in the United Arab Emirates, 2-0 in Sweden, 1-0 in the United States, 1-0 in Jordan, 1-0 in India and 1-0 in Bahrain.

85: Combined victories between the four men—Li, Gerald Meerschaert, Rhys McKee and John Phillips—Chimaev has defeated since he joined the UFC roster in 2020. They sport a cumulative winning percentage of .697 (85-36-1).

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