Tyron Woodley has been a wildly successful mixed martial artist by an available measure, but the bipolar nature of his performances figures to cast some doubt on his legacy long after he leaves the sport.
The former Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight titleholder will return to center stage when he meets Gilbert Burns in the UFC on ESPN 9 headliner this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The 38-year-old Woodley has lost just once in eight appearances since 2014—a unanimous decision defeat to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235 that cost him the 170-pound championship more than a year ago.