The octagon made its return to Canada on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 273 at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and it was an up-and-down night for the native talent.
A man some have labeled “Captain Canada” closed the show on the high, however, when Mike Malott (14-2-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) sent former welterweight title challenger Gilbert Burns (22-10 MMA, 15-10 UFC) into retirement with a third-round TKO in his most high-profile performance to date.
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For more on the numbers, check below for MMA Junkie’s UFC Fight Night 273 post-event facts.
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $176,500.
Debuting fighters went 2-3-1 at the event.Malott, Marcio Barbosa, Charles Jourdain and Kyler Phillips earned $100,000 UFC Fight Night 273 fight-night bonuses. Four fighters earned $25,000 finish bonuses.
UFC Fight Night 273 drew an announced attendance of 14,051 for a live gate of $1,900,000.
Betting favorites went 8-3 on the card. One fight ended in a draw.
Betting favorites improved to 5-6 in UFC headliners this year. One main event had even odds.
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Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:00:21.
Mike Malott def. Gilbert Burns
Malott has earned 12 of his 14 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of his seven UFC wins.
Burns’ five-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since April 2023.
Burns fell to 3-7 in his past 10 fights dating back to February 2021.
Burns fell to 7-7 since he returned to the welterweight division in August 2019.
Burns has suffered all five of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Charles Jourdain def. Kyler Phillips
Charles Jourdain (18-8-1 MMA, 9-7-1 UFC) improved to 3-0 since he dropped to the UFC bantamweight division in October 2024.
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Jourdain has received a post-fight bonus for all three of his UFC bantamweight appearance.
Kyler Phillips’ (12-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since March 2024.
Phillips has suffered all five of his career losses by decision.
Jai Herbert def. Mandel Nallo
Jai Herbert (14-6-1 MMA, 4-5-1 UFC) has earned 11 of his 14 career victories by stoppage.
Herbert has earned both of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout
Mandel Nallo (15-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.
Nallo has suffered three of his four career losses by knockout/TKO/injury.
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Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Karine Silva
Jasmine Jasudavicius’ (15-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC) nine victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied for second-most in divisional history behind Valentina Shevchenko (12).
Jasudavicius has earned six of her nine UFC victories by decision.
Karine Silva (19-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) has suffered all three of her UFC losses by decision.
Gauge Young def. Thiago Moises
Gauge Young (11-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned both of his UFC victories by decision.
Thiago Moises (19-10 MMA, 8-8 UFC) has suffered six of his 10 career losses by decision.
Marcio Barbosa def. Dennis Buzukja
Marcio Barbosa (18-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned 17 of his 18 career victories by stoppage.
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Dennis Buzukja (12-6 MMA, 1-4 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
Robert Valentin def. Julien Leblanc
Robert Valentin (11-6 MMA, 1-3 UFC) snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since December 2023.
Valentin has earned 10 of his 11 career victories by stoppage.
Julien Leblanc (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a submission defeat.
Gokhan Saricam def. Tanner Boser
Gokhan Saricam (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned seven of his 10 career victories by stoppage.
Tanner Boser (22-11-1 MMA, 5-6 UFC) has suffered all three of his career stoppage losses by knockout.
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Melissa Croden def. Daria Zhelezniakova
Melissa Croden (8-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) earned the first decision victory of her career.
Daria Zhelezniakova (10-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of her career.
JJ Aldrich def. Jamey-Lyn Horth
JJ Aldrich (15-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) improved to 8-4 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in March 2019.
Aldrich has earned 10 of her 11 UFC victories by decision.
Jamey-Lyn Horth (9-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has suffered all three of her career losses by decision.
John Castaneda vs. Mark Vologdin
John Castaneda’s (21-8-1 MMA, 4-4-1 UFC) three-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since November 2023.
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John Yannis def. Jamie Siraj
John Yannis (10-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all six of his career stoppage victories by knockout.
Jamie Siraj (14-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered three of his four career losses by stoppage.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Winnipeg post-facts: Charles Jourdain thriving at 135
