UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns Full Card Preview
The second pay-per-view of 2021 features a thrilling welterweight championship match between former teammates Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns. The 12-fight card is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET on Fight Pass, transitioning to ESPN at 8 p.m. for four prelim bouts. The main card on ESPN+ pay-per-view starts at 10 p.m. Talented flyweight prospects Alexa Grasso and Maycee Barber meet in the co-main event while Kelvin Gastelum faces Ian Heinisch, Jim Miller competes against Bobby Green and Maki Pitolo and Julian Marquez round out the main card.
Women’s Flyweight
Gillian Robertson (+116)
Record: 9-5 (6-3 UFC) |Age: 25
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 63″
Wins: 1 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Taila Santos (un. dec.); def. Poliana Botelho (un. dec.); def. Cortney Casey (R3 RNC)
Miranda Maverick (-142)
Record: 8-2 (1-0 UFC) |Age: 23
Height: 5-3 | Reach: 65″
Wins: 1 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: def. Liana Jojua (R1 TKO); def. Pearl Gonzalez (un. dec.); def. DeAnna Bennett (R3 RNC)
Welterweight
Gabe Green (-134)
Record: 9-3 (0-1 UFC) |Age: 27
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 3 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: 2 KO
Recent fights: L to Daniel Rodriguez (un. dec.); def. Richard LeRoy (R2 TKO); def. Javier Garcia (R3 RNC)
Philip Rowe (+109)
Record: 7-2 (UFC debut) |Age: 30
Height: 6-3 | Reach: 80.5″
Wins: 3 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Leon Shahbazyan (R3 TKO); def. Matt McKeon (R2 guillotine); def. Andrew Hellner (R1 RNC)
Bantamweight
Ricky Simon (-253)
Record: 17-3 (5-2 UFC) |Age: 28
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 70″
Wins: 6 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Gaetano Pirrello (R2 arm triangle); def. Ray Borg (split dec.); L to Rob Font (un. dec.)
Brian Kelleher (+201)
Record: 22-11 (6-4 UFC) |Age: 34
Height: 5-6 | Reach: 64″
Wins: 8 KO, 10 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 6 SUB
Recent fights: def. Ray Rodriguez (R1 guillotine); L to Cody Stamann (un. dec.); def. Hunter Azure (R2 TKO)
Catchweight: 140 pounds
Andre Ewell (+129)
Record: 17-6 (4-2 UFC) |Age: 33
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 7 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: def. Irwin Rivera (split dec.); def. Jonathan Martinez (split dec.); L to Marlon Vera (R3 TKO)
Chris Gutierrez (-154)
Record: 15-3-2 (3-1-2 UFC) |Age: 29
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: Draw with Cody Durden (un. dec.); def. Vince Morales (R2 TKO); def. Geraldo de Freitas (split dec.)
Women’s Strawweight
Polyana Viana (+131)
Record: 11-4 (2-3 UFC) |Age: 28
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 67″
Wins: 4 KO, 7 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Emily Whitmire (R1 armbar); L to Veronica Macedo (R1 armbar); L to Hannah Cifers (split dec.)
Mallory Martin (-158)
Record: 7-3 (1-1 UFC) |Age: 27
Height: 5-4 | Reach: 64″
Wins: 2 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Hannah Cifers (R2 RNC); L to Virna Jandiroba (R2 RNC); def. Cynthia Arceo (un. dec.)
Welterweight
Dhiego Lima (+301)
Record: 15-7 (4-5 UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 77″
Wins: 4 KO, 4 SUB | Losses: 4 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Luke Jumeau (split dec.); def. Court McGee (split dec.); def. Chad Laprise (R1 KO)
Belal Muhammed (-390)
Record: 17-3 (8-3 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 4 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Lyman Good (un. dec.); def. Takashi Sato (R3 RNC); def. Curtis Millender (un. dec.)
Middleweight
Rodolfo Vieira (-397)
Record: 7-0 (2-0 UFC) |Age: 31
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 73″
Wins: 1 KO, 6 SUB | Losses: n/a
Recent fights: def. Saparbeg Safarov (R1 arm triangle); def. Oskar Piechota (R2 arm triangle); def. Vitaliy Nemchinov (R1 RNC)
Anthony Hernandez (+301)
Record: 7-2, 1 NC (1-2 UFC) |Age: 27
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 75″
Wins: 1 KO, 5 SUB | Losses: 1 KO, 1 SUB
Recent fights: L to Kevin Holland (R1 TKO); def. Jun Yong Park (R2 anaconda); L to Markus Perez (R2 anaconda)
Middleweight
Julian Marquez (-171)
Record: 7-2 (1-1 UFC) |Age: 30
Height: 6-2 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 6 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 2 DEC
Recent fights: L to Alessio Di Chirico (split dec.); def. Darren Stewart (R2 front choke); def. Phil Hawes (R2 KO)
Maki Pitolo (+141)
Record: 13-7 (1-3 UFC) |Age: 30
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 73.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: L to Impa Kasanganay (un. dec.); L to Darren Stewart (R1 guillotine); def. Charles Byrd (R2 TKO)
Lightweight
Bobby Green (-266)
Record: 27-11-1 (8-6-1 UFC) |Age: 34
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 8 KO, 9 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Thiago Moises (un. dec.); def. Alan Patrick (un. dec.); def. Lando Vannata (un. dec.)
Jim Miller (+212)
Record: 32-15, 1 NC (21-14, 1 UFC) |Age: 37
Height: 5-8 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 4 KO, 18 SUB | Losses: 2 KO, 3 SUB
Recent fights: L to Vinc Pichel (un. dec.); def. Roosevelt Roberts (R1 armbar); L to Scott Holtzman (un. dec.)
Middleweight
Kelvin Gastelum (-225)
Record: 16-6, 1 NC (10-6, 1 UFC) |Age: 29
Height: 5-9 | Reach: 71.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 3 SUB | Losses: 2 SUB
Recent fights: L to Jack Hermansson (R1 heel hook); L to Darren Till (split dec.); L to Israel Adesanya (un. dec.)
Ian Heinisch (+181)
Record: 14-3 (3-2 UFC) |Age: 32
Height: 5-11 | Reach: 72″
Wins: 5 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Gerald Meerschaert (R1 TKO); L to Omari Akhmedov (un. dec.); L to Derek Brunson (un. dec.)
Women’s Flyweight
Maycee Barber (+111)
Record: 8-1 (3-1 UFC) |Age: 22
Height: 5-5 | Reach: 65″
Wins: 5 KO, 2 SUB | Losses: 1 DEC
Recent fights: L to Roxanne Modafferi (un. dec.); def. Gillian Robertson (R1 TKO); def. JJ Aldrich (R2 TKO)
Alexa Grasso (-136)
Record: 12-3 (4-3 UFC) |Age: 27
Height: 5-5| Reach: 65″
Wins: 4 KO | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Ji Yeon Kim (un. dec.); L to Carla Esparza (maj. dec.); def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (un dec.)
Welterweight
Kamaru Usman (-271)
Record: 17-1 (12-0 UFC) |Age: 33
Height: 6-0 | Reach: 77.5″
Wins: 7 KO, 1 SUB | Losses: 1 SUB
Recent fights: def. Jorge Masvidal (un. dec.); def. Colby Covington (R5 TKO); def. Tyron Woodley (un. dec.)
Gilbert Burns (+217)
Record: 19-3 (12-3 UFC) |Age: 34
Height: 5-10 | Reach: 71″
Wins: 6 KO, 8 SUB | Losses: 1 KO
Recent fights: def. Tyron Woodley (un. dec.); def. Demian Maia (R1 TKO); def. Gunnar Nelson (un. dec.)
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