"If I want to be a champion, I need to fight everyone. I'm following the example of Glover Teixeira and Charles Oliveira. I need to fight everyone. He's tough and a big risk, but I still want to fight him."
~ Gilbert Burns
Popular and heavy-handed mixed martial artist from Brazil, Gilbert Burns is one of the highest-ranked welterweights (as of this writing) in the UFC. He is an all-around package, with an excellent ground game and with two heavy hammers at the end of two of his upper limbs -- thus he is recognized as a formidable force in the octagon.
Though where height is concerned, Gilbert is not tall, he can be said to be on the shorter side in the welterweight division -- especially when compared with top dogs of the welterweight division like Colby Covington and Kamaru Usman.
Though if compared with someone like Khamzat Chimaev, Gilbert can appear to be a lot shorter but Khamzat is the tallest guy in the division so there is that.
UFC lists Gilbert at a formidable 5-feet-10 inches but if his height is examined with deep scrutiny, and compared with the likes of Kamaru Usman and Dana White -- both around 5'10½", it looks like Mr. Burns is a bit shorter than that.
The real height of Gilbert Burns is
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| Gilbert Burns with Francis Ngannou (6'4"), and a swole Conor McGregor (5'8½") |
For reference, here is the average human height around the world - just for your pleasure.
| Country | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 5'4" | 4'11" |
| India | 5'5½" | 5'½" |
| Mexico | 5'6½" | 5'1½" |
| China | 5'6½" | 5'1½" |
| Japan | 5'7½" | 5'2½" |
| Brazil | 5'8" | 5'3" |
| Russia | 5'9" | 5'3¾" |
| United States | 5'9¼" | 5'4" |
| United Kingdom | 5'9½" | 5'4¼" |
| Canada | 5'10" | 5'4½" |
| Australia | 5'10" | 5'4½" |
| Germany | 5'10½" | 5'5" |
| Sweden | 5'11" | 5'5½" |
| Netherlands | 5'11½" | 5'6" |
Data was collected from official sources wherever possible. A more detailed chart can be found here.
"I don't want to be labeled on my ju-jitsu and don't want to be the guy who needs jiu-jitsu. I want to be a complete fighter because I can wrestle and I can grapple. Don't you dare go to the ground with me."
~ Gilbert Burns