Jenkins vs Burns

Who won Jenkins vs Burns?

Jack Jenkins beat Herbert Burns by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 305, on Saturday 17th August 2024 at RAC Arena in Perth.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Jenkins vs Burns stats

Jack Jenkins stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Herbert Burns made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Jack Jenkins' 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Herbert Burns marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Jack Jenkins' UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Herbert Burns' came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Jenkins had a massive power advantage over Burns, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Burns' 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burns had a massive advantage over Jenkins, boasting a 73% submission rate over Jenkins' 25%.

Jack Jenkins was the younger man by 36 years, at years old.

Burns had a height advantage of 2 inches over Jenkins. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Jenkins was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 3 months later than Burns, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 38 to Burns' 31.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jack Jenkins had been fighting more than Herbert Burns.

Going to this contest, Jack Jenkins had last fought 1 year and 2 days ago, while Herbert Burns' last outing had been 5 months and 12 days ago.

Jenkins' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

Burns' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Jenkins vs Burns start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:45 PM UTC , which was 7:45 PM EST or 4:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:45 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Jenkins vs Burns?

Jack Jenkins was a 7/50 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Herbert Burns made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.