Gilbert Burns “Durinho”

Gilbert Burns, also known in the Jiu Jitsu community as “Durinho” is one of the Top BJJ lightweights in the World having won some of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. The former Atos Team standout came to the limelight of Jiu Jitsu in 2009 after he reached the final of the Mundials, but his great moment came in June 2011 wen he defeated favorite Kron Gracie for the World BJJ title.

Gilbert Burns in Detail

Full Name: Gilbert Alexander Burns

Nickname: Durinho means hard in Portuguese, although at this point it is not established the reason behind the nickname

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Andre Pederneiras > Ramon Lemos > Gilbert Burns

Main Achievements in BJJ:

• World Champion (2011)
• World Pro Cup Champion (2010);
• World No-Gi Champion (2010);
• Brazilian National Champion (2009 CBJJE);
• Brazilian National Champion (2010);
• Naga Open Weight Champion (2009);
• Lutador Grappling Champion (2010);
• 3x World Silver Medallist (2009 – Black Belt, 2007 & 2006  Brown Belt);
• European Bronze Medallist (2009);
• Brazilian Nationals Silver Medallist (2007 – Brown Belt)

Position/Technique: Attack the back.

Weight Class (BJJ): Peso Leve (Lightweight), 75kg – 167lbs

Team/Association: –

Gilbert Burns Biography

Gilbert Burns was born on the 20th of July 1986 in a town called Fonseca in Niteroi – State of Rio de Janeiro. He started training the the Academia Associacao Oriente in Niteroi, an affiliate of Nova Uniao’s Welton Ribeiro, and stayed with Nova Uniao until the World Championships in 2007 (in which Gilbert placed 2nd). In the second semester of 2007 he moved to Rio Claro to be part of Ramon Lemos’s Team there, first fighting under the Brasa Academy and with Atos after it was formed by Lemos and André Galvão.

In 2009 Durinho put his name on the map as a Silver Medallist in the Black Belt Division at the sport’s greatest competition, the World Championships. After the “Mundial” he travelled to Asia to teach in Singapore, Philippines and Hong Kong, going to the United States shortly after.

With the start of 2010, Gilbert began his best period at the time, reaching to the Semi Finals of the European in January (allowing his team mate to go on to the finals), after that an amazing run at the World Pro Cup Trials in Rio de Janeiro winning against Celso Venicius who was a heavy favourite (and had only lost 3x in his black belt career). The two met again at the Semi-Finals of the main event in Abu Dhabi with the Niteroi wonder boy going on to the final, winning the gold medal and the 8000 dollars prize money against Claudio Mattos. He went on to win the Brazilian Nationals in May that year.

On October 2011 Gilbert Durinho officially left the Atos team, the reason given was that Durinho had been helping MMA fighter Vitor Belfort prepare for his upcoming fights, Belfort was a direct rival of UFC champion Anderson Silva. Silva was a student of Durinho’s coach Ramon Lemos and due to the conflict of interest, Gilbert felt it was best to leave the team in good terms.

Gilbert Durinho Burns’s Run at the Worlds BJJ 2011

WEIGHT	WON	LOST	SCORE	ROUND
Leve	Gilbert Burns	n/a	Submission	2nd
Leve	Gilbert Burns	Rodrigo Simoes	11×0	3rd
Leve	Gilbert Burns	Lucas Lepri	Points (2×2) Adv (3×0)	1/4 Finals
Leve	Gilbert Burns	JT Torres	Points (4×0)	Semi Finals
Leve	Gilbert Burns	Kron Gracie	Points (9×2)	Final

Gilbert Burns MMA Record

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Year
Win	Jaime Sanchez	Armbar	SinCityFight Night	2011
Win	Jose Salgado	RNC	Crown Fighting Championships	2012

 

Gilbert Burns vs Felipe Vidal (Brazilian Nationals 2009)

Gilbert Burns at Lutador Championship

Gilbert Burns vs Claudio Mattos

Gilbert Burns vs Chris Taylor