Kevin Burns

"The Fire"
2-3
Record
Age / DOB 46
(Mar 03, 1980)
Height 5' 10"
Weight 170 lbs.
Reach 74.0"
Stance Orthodox
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Career Averages
2.74 Sig. Strikes / Min
38.0% Sig. Strike Acc.
4.3 Absorbed / Min
52.0% Strike Defense
0.28 TD Avg / 15 min
50.0% TD Accuracy
47.0% TD Defense
0.8 Sub. / Fight
Win Methods (2)
KO/TKO 1
Submission 1
Decision 0
Loss Methods (3)
KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 1

Fight History

Result / Opponent
Event & Date
Method/Round
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Loss
UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez
Dec 12, 2009
TKO (punches) R1 4:57
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
T. J. Grant 1 28 of 40 70% 32 of 44 1 of 3 33% 0 0 2:28
Kevin Burns 1 14 of 37 37% 21 of 44 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:39
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 T. J. Grant 1 28 of 40 70% 32 of 44 1 of 3 33% 0 0 2:28
Kevin Burns 1 14 of 37 37% 21 of 44 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:39
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
T. J. Grant 28 of 40 70% 10 of 21 8 of 9 10 of 10 14 of 21 8 of 10 6 of 9
Kevin Burns 14 of 37 37% 11 of 33 0 of 0 3 of 4 3 of 19 3 of 5 8 of 13
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 T. J. Grant 28 of 40 70% 10 of 21 8 of 9 10 of 10 14 of 21 8 of 10 6 of 9
Kevin Burns 14 of 37 37% 11 of 33 0 of 0 3 of 4 3 of 19 3 of 5 8 of 13
Loss
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale
Jun 20, 2009
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Chris Lytle 0 101 of 247 40% 108 of 254 0 of 3 0% 0 0 0:14
Kevin Burns 1 69 of 195 35% 75 of 202 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:21
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Chris Lytle 0 16 of 59 27% 17 of 60 0 of 3 0% 0 0 0:14
Kevin Burns 1 33 of 86 38% 39 of 93 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:10
2 Chris Lytle 0 41 of 84 48% 43 of 86 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Kevin Burns 0 19 of 47 40% 19 of 47 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:11
3 Chris Lytle 0 44 of 104 42% 48 of 108 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Kevin Burns 0 17 of 62 27% 17 of 62 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Chris Lytle 101 of 247 40% 65 of 199 36 of 48 0 of 0 93 of 235 8 of 12 0 of 0
Kevin Burns 69 of 195 35% 36 of 155 18 of 22 15 of 18 59 of 177 9 of 15 1 of 3
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Chris Lytle 16 of 59 27% 10 of 48 6 of 11 0 of 0 16 of 59 0 of 0 0 of 0
Kevin Burns 33 of 86 38% 21 of 71 5 of 5 7 of 10 26 of 76 6 of 7 1 of 3
2 Chris Lytle 41 of 84 48% 21 of 60 20 of 24 0 of 0 36 of 77 5 of 7 0 of 0
Kevin Burns 19 of 47 40% 7 of 34 6 of 7 6 of 6 17 of 44 2 of 3 0 of 0
3 Chris Lytle 44 of 104 42% 34 of 91 10 of 13 0 of 0 41 of 99 3 of 5 0 of 0
Kevin Burns 17 of 62 27% 8 of 50 7 of 10 2 of 2 16 of 57 1 of 5 0 of 0
Loss
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale
Dec 13, 2008
KO (head kick) R3 0:28
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Anthony Johnson 1 35 of 64 54% 109 of 148 3 of 3 100% 0 0 7:27
Kevin Burns 0 17 of 45 37% 39 of 67 0 of 0 --- 2 0 0:01
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Anthony Johnson 0 20 of 35 57% 36 of 56 2 of 2 100% 0 0 3:15
Kevin Burns 0 13 of 35 37% 16 of 38 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:00
2 Anthony Johnson 0 8 of 19 42% 66 of 82 1 of 1 100% 0 0 4:12
Kevin Burns 0 3 of 6 50% 22 of 25 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:01
3 Anthony Johnson 1 7 of 10 70% 7 of 10 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Kevin Burns 0 1 of 4 25% 1 of 4 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Anthony Johnson 35 of 64 54% 15 of 39 9 of 12 11 of 13 23 of 38 0 of 0 12 of 26
Kevin Burns 17 of 45 37% 7 of 32 1 of 3 9 of 10 17 of 45 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Anthony Johnson 20 of 35 57% 7 of 18 4 of 6 9 of 11 13 of 23 0 of 0 7 of 12
Kevin Burns 13 of 35 37% 7 of 26 1 of 3 5 of 6 13 of 35 0 of 0 0 of 0
2 Anthony Johnson 8 of 19 42% 4 of 14 3 of 4 1 of 1 4 of 6 0 of 0 4 of 13
Kevin Burns 3 of 6 50% 0 of 3 0 of 0 3 of 3 3 of 6 0 of 0 0 of 0
3 Anthony Johnson 7 of 10 70% 4 of 7 2 of 2 1 of 1 6 of 9 0 of 0 1 of 1
Kevin Burns 1 of 4 25% 0 of 3 0 of 0 1 of 1 1 of 4 0 of 0 0 of 0
Win
UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin
Jul 19, 2008
TKO (eye injury) R3 3:35
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Kevin Burns 0 37 of 83 44% 93 of 140 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:17
Anthony Johnson 0 51 of 98 52% 106 of 157 5 of 6 83% 0 0 6:47
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Kevin Burns 0 13 of 30 43% 44 of 62 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:08
Anthony Johnson 0 20 of 40 50% 47 of 70 1 of 1 100% 0 0 2:48
2 Kevin Burns 0 13 of 32 40% 17 of 36 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:03
Anthony Johnson 0 25 of 46 54% 37 of 58 2 of 3 66% 0 0 1:52
3 Kevin Burns 0 11 of 21 52% 32 of 42 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:06
Anthony Johnson 0 6 of 12 50% 22 of 29 2 of 2 100% 0 0 2:07
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Kevin Burns 37 of 83 44% 12 of 50 9 of 11 16 of 22 25 of 66 11 of 16 1 of 1
Anthony Johnson 51 of 98 52% 27 of 71 15 of 16 9 of 11 33 of 71 13 of 16 5 of 11
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Kevin Burns 13 of 30 43% 6 of 18 6 of 7 1 of 5 6 of 18 7 of 12 0 of 0
Anthony Johnson 20 of 40 50% 11 of 28 5 of 6 4 of 6 9 of 25 7 of 7 4 of 8
2 Kevin Burns 13 of 32 40% 3 of 19 3 of 4 7 of 9 9 of 28 4 of 4 0 of 0
Anthony Johnson 25 of 46 54% 13 of 34 9 of 9 3 of 3 18 of 36 6 of 9 1 of 1
3 Kevin Burns 11 of 21 52% 3 of 13 0 of 0 8 of 8 10 of 20 0 of 0 1 of 1
Anthony Johnson 6 of 12 50% 3 of 9 1 of 1 2 of 2 6 of 10 0 of 0 0 of 2
Expert Picks (1)
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Daniel Vreeland Expert picked Mar 12, 2026 (fight day)
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Half the Battle
Win
UFC 85: Bedlam
Jun 07, 2008
Submission (triangle choke) R2 3:50
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Kevin Burns 0 8 of 13 61% 55 of 61 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:54
Roan Carneiro 0 12 of 30 40% 36 of 57 2 of 6 33% 0 0 7:04
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Kevin Burns 0 2 of 2 100% 20 of 21 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:26
Roan Carneiro 0 7 of 14 50% 26 of 35 1 of 3 33% 0 0 4:25
2 Kevin Burns 0 6 of 11 54% 35 of 40 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:28
Roan Carneiro 0 5 of 16 31% 10 of 22 1 of 3 33% 0 0 2:39
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Kevin Burns 8 of 13 61% 7 of 11 0 of 1 1 of 1 4 of 9 1 of 1 3 of 3
Roan Carneiro 12 of 30 40% 10 of 28 1 of 1 1 of 1 2 of 7 0 of 0 10 of 23
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Kevin Burns 2 of 2 100% 2 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 1 0 of 0 1 of 1
Roan Carneiro 7 of 14 50% 7 of 14 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 7 of 14
2 Kevin Burns 6 of 11 54% 5 of 9 0 of 1 1 of 1 3 of 8 1 of 1 2 of 2
Roan Carneiro 5 of 16 31% 3 of 14 1 of 1 1 of 1 2 of 7 0 of 0 3 of 9