SCARY! Tyron Woodley Gets Cut Above the Eye By Gilbert Burns in a Dominating Victory

The main event at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns, was just the kind of fight that fight fans would rise in the stands for. Gilbert Burns gave a phenomenal performance against the former Welterweight Champion, Tyron Woodley.

The 5-round main event saw Durinho display complete dominance. In fact, right at the beginning, Gilbert established that he was there to win.

He executed an extremely swift right-hand combination that sent “The Chosen One” crashing down into the canvas. He then unleashed a barrage of right hands in an efficient ground-and-pound.

Nevertheless, Woodley displayed the power of experience and managed to enter a scramble with Burns. He then used his extreme, raw strength to hurry off the ground. However, the trails of blood on the mat and on Gilbert’s body showed just how devastating a cut Woodley suffered Burns’ offense.

Woodley remained passive throughout the fight, while Burns was constantly on the offensive. The ground control in Woodley’s favor was a meager 0:02 as compared to Burns’ 4:57.

Burns carried on two back Woodley against the fence as he controlled the Octagon.

Gilbert Burns wins over Tyron Woodley via unanimous decision

Burns executed terrific takedowns to dominate Woodley. However, Woodley also managed to defend most takedown events. If not for that, it would have turned into an even uglier scenario for the former champion.

However, it appears that the BJJ expert, Burns, was prepared for Woodley’s amazing takedown defense. As Daniel Cormier highlighted in the post-fight interview with Burns, his striking was way better than what one would expect from a person who inclines towards the ground game.

Burns explained that he prepares for any and all scenarios. He mixed his heavy punches with crunching kicks to the body and the legs. While Woodley landed 43 strikes and 18 significant strikes, Gilbert contrasted with an impressive 85 strikes and 55 significant strikes.

Woodley tried going for a powerful KO shot in the last 2 rounds on the advice of his corner, but just couldn’t muster a kill shot. The fight ended with a disappointed Woodley waiting for the result. Gilbert won the fight 50-45, 50-44, 50-44 via unanimous decision.