Mads Burnell
Skill profile
Built on 39 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
Mads Burnell favored over Pedro Carvalho emphatic Bellator 285 (Dublin) · September 21, 2022
Burnell's blend of striking and grappling, plus a long recent streak against solid competition, make this one of the more confident picks on the card.
Burnell is credited as one of the more well-rounded fighters on the entire card, seamlessly mixing striking and grappling rather than leaning on one dimension. His takedowns are especially effective because he sets them up as genuine threats early, which then opens up his striking later when opponents start respecting the level change. Coming off a long win streak against solid regional and Bellator-level opposition before a single recent loss, he's viewed as one of the safer picks on the entire card.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Arnold Allen 12-1 walk-in Submission · R3 2:41 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till · May 27, 2018
W Mike Santiago 21-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi · January 14, 2018
L Michel Prazeres 22-2 walk-in Submission · R3 1:26 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · September 2, 2017
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 28 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Robert Watley | TKO (elbows and punches) | PFL 9 (2025)
August 15, 2025 |
PFL | 3 | 2:43 |
| L | Jay-Jay Wilson | TKO (elbows and punches) | PFL 3 (2025)
April 18, 2025 |
PFL | 3 | 4:42 |
| W | Elvin Espinoza | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 8 (2024)
August 16, 2024 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Clay Collard | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 5 (2024)
June 21, 2024 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Michael Dufort | Submission (guillotine choke) | PFL 2 (2024)
April 12, 2024 |
PFL | 2 | 1:03 |
| W | Daniel Weichel | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 299
September 23, 2023 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Justin Gonzales | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 295
April 22, 2023 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Pedro Carvalho | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 285
September 23, 2022 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ádám Borics | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 276
March 12, 2022 |
Bellator | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Emmanuel Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 263
July 31, 2021 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Saul Rogers | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Bellator 257
April 16, 2021 |
Bellator | 2 | 4:08 |
| W | Darko Banovic | TKO (punches) | Bellator 248
October 10, 2020 |
Bellator | 1 | 3:13 |
| W | Steve Aimable | Decision (unanimous) | Cage Warriors 111
November 22, 2019 |
Cage Warriors | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dean Trueman | Submission (Japanese necktie) | Cage Warriors 106
June 29, 2019 |
Cage Warriors | 2 | 3:04 |
| W | Ahmed Vila | Submission (Japanese necktie) | Cage Warriors 103
March 9, 2019 |
Cage Warriors | 1 | 0:50 |
| W | Lukasz Rajewski | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Cage Warriors 99
November 17, 2018 |
Cage Warriors | 1 | 3:23 |
| L | Arnold Allen | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till
May 27, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 2:41 |
| W | Mike Santiago | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
January 14, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Michel Prazeres | Submission (north-south choke) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
September 2, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 1:26 |
| W | Fernando Duarte Bagordache | Submission (Japanese necktie) | Scottish Organisation of MMA 2
November 11, 2016 |
Scottish Organisation of MMA | 1 | 1:21 |
| W | Emerik Youmbi | Decision (unanimous) | ICE FC 12
November 5, 2016 |
ICE FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Anthony Riggio | Submission (Japanese necktie) | MMA Galla: Gonzalez vs. Djursaa
September 17, 2016 |
MMA Galla | 1 | — |
| L | Ott Tonissaar | TKO (punches) | Octagon Athletes 2
November 7, 2015 |
Octagon Athletes | 2 | — |
| W | Hyram Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | Shooters MMA: Battle of Copenhagen 4
October 3, 2015 |
Shooters MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jamie Reynolds | Submission (armbar) | Odense Fight Night 3
April 25, 2015 |
Odense Fight Night | 1 | 0:30 |
| W | Nasir Aoubi | Decision (unanimous) | Trophy MMA 4
August 30, 2014 |
Trophy MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ali Selcuk Ayin | Submission (brabo choke) | European MMA 8
February 22, 2014 |
European MMA | 1 | 0:50 |
| W | Aleksander Sredanovic | Submission (brabo choke) | European MMA 6
September 26, 2013 |
European MMA | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Mads Burnell) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.