UFC 258: Usman vs Burns
Feb 13, 2021
UFC APEX
Las Vegas, Nevada

 

UFC 258: Usman vs Burns Fight Card

 

Fight Card Ranking (strength of card on paper based on our exclusive Pound for Pound fighter rankings)

10,638 – solid throughout, but fights falling off have hurt it

UFC PPV cards range between 15,450-4,700 points, with an average card ranking 10,500

 

(click on fighter’s name for detailed scouting report)

(fighter ranking based on our exclusive Performance Based Ranking system – click fighter’s rank to check out the list)

 

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Main Card (PPV – 10:00 pm Eastern)

UFC Welterweight Championship:
Kamaru Usman   (17-1, #1 ranked welterweight) ***WINNER VIA TKO (PUNCHES) – ROUND 3 (0:34)
vs Gilbert Burns   (19-3, #6 ranked welterweight)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

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Women’s Flyweights:
Maycee Barber   (8-1, #3 ranked women’s flyweight) vs
Alexa Grasso   (12-3, #23 ranked women’s flyweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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Middleweights:
Kelvin Gastelum   (16-9, 1 NC, #4 ranked middleweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
vs Ian Heinisch   (14-3, #16 ranked middleweight)

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Featherweights:
Ricky Simon   (17-3, #8 ranked featherweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
vs Brian Kelleher   (22-11, #10 ranked featherweight)

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Middleweights:
Maki Pitolo   (13-7, #48 ranked middleweight) vs
Julian Marquez   (7-2, #39 ranked middleweight) ***WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (ANACONDA CHOKE) – ROUND 3 (4:17)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

 

Prelims (ESPN/ESPN+ – 8:00 pm Eastern)

Middleweights:
Rodolfo Vieira   (7-0, #36 ranked middleweight) vs
Anthony Hernandez   (7-2, 1 NC, #39 ranked middleweight) ***WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (ARM IN GUILLOTINE CHOKE) – ROUND 2 (1:53)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

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Welterweights:
Belal Muhammad   (17-3, #24 ranked welterweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
vs Dhiego Lima   (17-7, #38 ranked welterweight)

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Women’s Strawweights:
Polyana Viana   (11-4, #15 ranked women’s strawweight) ***WINNER VIA SUBMISSION (ARMBAR) – ROUND 1 (3:18)
vs Mallory Martin   (7-3, #29 ranked women’s strawweight)

PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT

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Catchweight (140 pounds):
Andre Ewell   (17-6, #28 ranked bantamweight) vs
Chris Gutierrez   (15-4-2, #31 ranked bantamweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-26, 29-28, 30-27)

 

Early Prelims (ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass – 7:00 pm Eastern)

Welterweights:
Gabe Green   (9-3, #62 ranked welterweight) ***WINNER VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION (30-27, 29-28, 29-29)
vs Philip Rowe   (7-2)

 

 

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