Kevin Burns
Born	March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03) (age 30) Carroll, Iowa
Other names	The Fire
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division	Welterweight
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of	Des Moines, Iowa
Team	Des Moines Jiu-Jitsu
Rank	purple belt in BJJ
MMA record
Total	12
Wins	8
By knockout	3
By submission	4
By decision	1
Losses	4

Kevin Burns (born March 3, 1980) is an American mixed martial arts fighter in the welterweight division. He is most known for his 2-3 stint in the UFC. Burns is a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Carlos Henrique "Caique" Elias.

Mixed Martial Arts Career

Kevin got his start into martial arts after joining a taekwondo gym with his sister. With only ten months of training, Kevin made his amateur MMA debut, defeating Josh Neer. Burns took a year off after the win but returned when Neer called him out for a rematch. Burns took his first loss in the bout.

When he stumbled upon a local Brazilian jujitsu gym's website after the loss, he dropped his taekwondo class and signed up for a year at the BJJ gym. The secretary at the gym thought he was joking after hearing Burn's tell her his plan of training. He planned on coming in three times a day, six days a week but not even the gym's owner was there that much. To the surprise of everyone at the gym, Burns followed through with what he planned.

Four years later, Burns won his professional debut against Demi Deeds. He won two more fights before losing to Dream vet, Jason High. The loss didn't slow down Burns, as he racked up three more wins. With the wins he earned a four fight deal with the UFC.

UFC Career

At UFC 85 Burns made his debut for the UFC, earning the upset win over black belt, Roan Carneiro. He submitted Roan in the second round and was awarded Submission of the Night.

During his fight with Anthony Johnson in UFC: Silva vs. Irvin, he repeatedly poked Johnson in the eyes, for which he received four separate warnings by the referee, Steve Mazzagatti. In the third round, Johnson fell to the ground writhing in pain after an exchange with Burns, and Mazzagatti called the fight to protect Johnson, who was clearly unable to defend himself. Only after seeing the replay from a different camera angle was it seen that the reason for Johnson falling to the ground was due to one of Burns' open handed jabs landing deep into his eye. After some confusion, Steve Mazzagatti awarded the bout as a TKO for Burns. After the fight Johnson appealed the decision as being poked in the eye was a foul, but it was ultimately rejected due to lack of remedy. Burns has claimed that the eye-jabs were not intentional and due to a prior broken hand, which he states forced him to punch with a looser hand.

Johnson defeated Burns with a third round knockout in their rematch at The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale.

Burns was defeated by Chris Lytle in a back and forth war at the TUF 9 finale. The fight did prove to be positive as Burns was given an extra $25,000 for earning Fight of the Night.

Burns lost to TJ Grant via TKO at UFC 107. At the conclusion of UFC 107, Burns was released from the UFC.

Mixed martial arts record

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	Sean Huffman	Decision (Unanimous)	MCC 25: Inferno	02010-03-13 March 13, 2010	3	5:00	Des Moines, Iowa
Loss	TJ Grant	TKO (Strikes)	UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez	02009-12-12 December 12, 2009	1	4:57	Memphis, Tennessee
Loss	Chris Lytle	Decision (Unanimous)	The Ultimate Finale 9	02009-06-20 June 20, 2009	3	5:00	Las Vegas, Nevada	Fight of the Night
Loss	Anthony Johnson	KO (Head Kick)	The Ultimate Finale 8	02008-12-13 December 13, 2008	3	0:28	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	Anthony Johnson	TKO (Eye Poke)	UFC: Silva vs. Irvin	02008-07-19 July 19, 2008	3	3:45	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	Roan Carneiro	Submission (Triangle Choke)	UFC 85: Bedlam	02008-06-07 June 7, 2008	2	2:53	London, England	Submission of the Night
Win	Bobby Voelker	KO	VFC 23: Validation	02008-05-09 May 9, 2008	1	4:24	Council Bluffs, Iowa
Win	Steve Schneider	Submission (Triangle Choke)	Glory Fighting Championships	02007-12-15 December 15, 2007	2	4:13	Des Moines, Iowa
Win	Sean Westbrook	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	GFC 1: Genesis	02007-04-20 April 20, 2007	1	3:22	Des Moines, Iowa
Loss	Jason High	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	VFC 18: Hitmen	02007-02-16 February 16, 2007	2	5:00	Council Bluffs, Iowa
Win	Matt Delanoit	Submission (Armbar)	VFC 17: Predators	02006-12-09 December 9, 2006	1	3:29	Council Bluffs, Iowa
Win	Demi Deeds	TKO	Greensparks: Full Contact Fighting 1	02006-08-19 August 19, 2006	1	3:58	Clive, Iowa

External links

• Professional MMA record for Kevin Burns (fighter) from Sherdog