UFC Fight Night 273 pre-event facts: Can Gilbert Burns end big skid?
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The UFC returns to "The Great White North" on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 273 from Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Paramount+).
A matchup of ranked welterweights the card with former title challenger Gilbert Burns (22-9 MMA, 15-9 UFC) looking to break his skid against Mike Malott (13-2-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), who gets his first headliner with the company on home soil.
For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie's UFC Fight Night 273 pre-event facts.
Gilbert Burns vs. Mike Malott
Gilbert Burns
Burns' four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since April 2023.
Burns is 3-6 in his past nine fights dating back to February 2021.
Burns’ three armbar submission victories in UFC competition are tied for third-most in company history behind Demetrious Johnson (four) and Royce Gracie (four).
Mike Malott
Malott has earned 11 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. That includes four of his six UFC wins.
Kyler Phillips vs. Charles Jourdain
Kyler Phillips (12-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) is one of 12 fighters in UFC history to earn a triangle/armbar submission victory. He accomplished the feat at UFC 271.
Charles Jourdain (17-8-1 MMA, 8-7-1 UFC) is 2-0 since he dropped to the UFC bantamweight division in October 2024.
Jourdain has earned 15 of his 17 career victories by stoppage.
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Karine Silva
Karine Silva (19-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has earned 17 of her 19 career victories by stoppage. She's finished 13 of those wins in Round 1.
Silva's three submission victories in UFC women's flyweight competition are tied for third-most in divisional history behind Gillian Robertson (six) and Erin Blanchfield (four).
Silva is the only female in UFC history to earn three consecutive victories by first-round submission.
Silva is one of three females in UFC history to earn a submission victory by D'Arce choke. She accomplished the feat at UFC Fight Night 207. Tatiana Suarez and Jasmine Jasudavicius also won with the technique.
Thiago Moises vs. Gauge Young
Thiago Moises (19-9 MMA, 8-7 UFC) has earned one of 18 stoppage victories in UFC history stemming from leg kicks. He accomplished the feat at UFC Fight Night 239.
Tanner Boser vs. Gokhan Saricam
Tanner Boser (22-10-1 MMA, 5-5 UFC) returns to the UFC for the first time since August 2023. He went 1-0 between stints with the promotion.
Boser defends 62.8 percent of his opponent significant strike attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Gokhan Saricam (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his promotional debut after a 5-2 run under the now-defunct Bellator banner.
JJ Aldrich vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth
JJ Aldrich (14-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC) is 7-4 since she moved up to the UFC women's flyweight division in March 2019.
Aldrich has earned nine of her 10 UFC victories by decision.
Jamey-Lyn Horth (9-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) absorbs just 2.09 significant strikes per minute in UFC women's flyweight competition, the second-best rate in divisional history behind Valentina Shevchenko (1.81).
Mitch Raposo vs. Allan Nascimento
Allan Nascimento's (22-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) three-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is tied for the fourth-longest active streak in the division behind Joshua Van (six), Kyoji Horiguchi (five) and Andre Lima (four).
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
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