Featherweight · Men

Mads Burnell

Denmark Xtreme Couture debut 2011
Elo 1,630 peak 1,865 · 23 Sep 2023 235 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1155834
21-8pro record
1W current streak
1,929best win, Elo
1,466average opponent
-- born 6 Mar 1994
68.0" / 68.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,178 Sub1,310 Dec1,250

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Clay Collard Decision R3 · 21 Jun 2024 · Professional Fighters League 1,929
  2. Emmanuel Sanchez Decision R3 · 31 Jul 2021 · Bellator MMA 1,923
  3. Justin Gonzales Decision R3 · 22 Apr 2023 · Bellator MMA 1,736
  4. Saul Rogers Submission R2 · 16 Apr 2021 · Bellator MMA 1,711
  5. Elvin Espinoza Decision R3 · 16 Aug 2024 · Professional Fighters League 1,692

Losses

The latest 5 of 8
  1. Robert Watley KO/TKO R3 · 15 Aug 2025 · Professional Fighters League 1,719
  2. Jay Jay Wilson KO/TKO R3 · 18 Apr 2025 · Professional Fighters League 1,657
  3. Michael Dufort Submission R2 · 12 Apr 2024 · Professional Fighters League 1,762
  4. Pedro Carvalho Decision R3 · 23 Sep 2022 · Bellator MMA 1,577
  5. Ádám Borics Decision R5 · 12 Mar 2022 · Bellator MMA 1,789

Fight history

33 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
33 29 Aug 202632.5 yrs W21-8 Araik Margaryan 28-15 (1) · 37.7 yrs Featherweight SubRear-Naked Choke R2 1.00 1,607→1,630 +23 1,275 – Dominance FC 7.0 - Dominance Fighting Championship Airtox Dominance FC
32 15 Aug 202531.4 yrs L20-8 Robert Watley 15-3 · 36.0 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R312:43 0.00 1,688→1,608 -80 1,719 -170→-170 PFL World Tournament 9: 2025 Finals Professional Fighters League
31 18 Apr 202531.1 yrs L20-7 Jay Jay Wilson 10-1 · 27.7 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R314:42 0.00 1,812→1,688 -124 1,657 +138→+151 PFL World Tournament 3: 2025 First Round Professional Fighters League
30 16 Aug 202430.4 yrs W20-6 Elvin Espinoza 11-1 · 31.5 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.68* 1,808→1,812 +4 1,692 -109→+105 PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs Professional Fighters League
29 21 Jun 202430.3 yrs W19-6 Clay Collard 25-12 (1) · 31.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.58* 1,752→1,808 +56 1,929 +230→+252 PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season Professional Fighters League
28 12 Apr 202430.1 yrs L18-6 Michael Dufort 12-4 · 30.3 yrs Lightweight SubGuillotine Choke R26:03 0.00 1,865→1,752 -113 1,762 -262→-215 PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season Professional Fighters League
27 23 Sep 202329.5 yrs W18-5 Daniel Weichel 44-14 · 38.8 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.89* 1,835→1,865 +30 1,671 -225→-393 Bellator 299: Eblen vs. Edwards Bellator MMA
26 22 Apr 202329.1 yrs W17-5 Justin Gonzales 14-1 · 32.0 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,752→1,835 +84 1,736 -144→-110 Bellator 295: Stots vs. Mix Bellator MMA
25 23 Sep 202228.6 yrs L16-5 Pedro Carvalho 12-6 · 27.1 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.45* 1,812→1,752 -61 1,577 -452→-550 Bellator 285: Henderson vs. Queally Bellator MMA
24 12 Mar 202228.0 yrs L16-4 Ádám Borics 17-1 · 28.7 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.32* 1,862→1,812 -49 1,789 -219→-231 Bellator 276: Borics vs. Burnell Bellator MMA
23 31 Jul 202127.4 yrs W16-3 Emmanuel Sanchez 21-5 · 31.0 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.56* 1,828→1,862 +33 1,923 +100→-140 Bellator 263: Pitbull vs. McKee Bellator MMA
22 16 Apr 202127.1 yrs W15-3 Saul Rogers 18-3 · 31.4 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R29:08 1.00 1,750→1,828 +78 1,711 -225→-200 Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 Bellator MMA
21 10 Oct 202026.6 yrs W14-3 Darko Banović 17-7 · 29.2 yrs Featherweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R13:13 1.00 1,742→1,750 +8 1,215 -732→-839 Bellator 248: Kongo vs. Johnson 2 Bellator MMA
20 22 Nov 201925.7 yrs W13-3 Steve Aimable 14-5 · 32.3 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 1.00* 1,697→1,742 +46 1,517 -502→-650 Cage Warriors 111 Cage Warriors
19 29 Jun 201925.3 yrs W12-3 Dean Trueman 10-4 Featherweighttitle SubJapanese Necktie R28:04 1.00 1,622→1,697 +75 1,571 -371→-409 Cage Warriors 106: Night of Champions Cage Warriors
18 9 Mar 201925.0 yrs W11-3 Ahmed Vila 7-1 (1) · 22.9 yrs Featherweight SubJapanese Necktie R10:50 1.00 1,574→1,622 +48 1,405 -513→-574 Cage Warriors 103 Cage Warriors
17 17 Nov 201824.7 yrs W10-3 Łukasz Rajewski 8-3 (1) · 29.5 yrs Featherweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:23 1.00 1,491→1,574 +82 1,470 – Cage Warriors 99 Cage Warriors
16 27 May 201824.2 yrs L9-3 Arnold Allen 12-1 · 24.3 yrs Featherweight SubFront Choke R312:41 0.00 1,538→1,491 -47 1,714 +210→+186 UFC Fight Night 130: Thompson vs. Till Ultimate Fighting Championship
15 14 Jan 201823.9 yrs W9-2 Mike Santiago 21-10 · 28.5 yrs Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.68* 1,462→1,538 +76 1,661 +145→+150 UFC Fight Night 124: Stephens vs. Choi Ultimate Fighting Championship
14 2 Sep 201723.5 yrs L8-2 Michel Prazeres 22-2 · 36.1 yrs Lightweight SubNorth South Choke R311:26 0.00 1,482→1,462 -20 1,834 +275→-325 UFC Fight Night 115: Volkov vs. Struve Ultimate Fighting Championship
13 11 Nov 201622.7 yrs W8-1 Fernando Duarte 21-4 · 33.9 yrs Featherweighttitle SubJapanese Necktie R11:21 1.00 1,393→1,482 +89 1,400 – SOMMA 2: Duarte vs. Burnell Scottish Organisation of Mixed Martial Arts
12 17 Sep 201622.5 yrs W7-1 Anthony Riggio 6-2 · 26.7 yrs Featherweight SubJapanese Necktie R11:07 1.00 1,331→1,393 +62 1,227 – MMA Galla - Gonzalez vs. Djursaa MMA Galla
11 5 Mar 201622.0 yrs W6-1 Emerick Youmbi 3-4 Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,312→1,331 +19 1,135 – ICE FC 12 ICE FC
10 7 Nov 201521.7 yrs L5-1 Ott Tonissaar 9-2 · 30.9 yrs Lightweight KO/TKOPunch R25:00 0.00 1,412→1,312 -100 1,364 – Octagon Athletes 2 Octagon Athletes
9 3 Oct 201521.6 yrs W5-0 Hyram Rodriguez 15-14 · 33.3 yrs Lightweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,392→1,412 +20 1,221 – Shooters MMA: Battle Of Copenhagen 4 Battle of Copenhagen
8 25 Apr 201521.1 yrs W4-0 Jamie Reynolds 6-4 · 22.8 yrs Featherweight SubArmbar R10:30 1.00 1,336→1,392 +56 1,205 – Odense Fight Night 3 Fighter Gala
7 30 Aug 201420.5 yrs W3-0 Nasir Aoubi debut Featherweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,330→1,336 +5 1,078 – Trophy MMA 4: Summer Break Trophy MMA
6 22 Feb 201420.0 yrs W2-0 Ali Selcuk Ayin 4-8 · 31.2 yrs Featherweight SubBrabo Choke R10:50 1.00 1,269→1,330 +61 1,162 – European MMA 8: It's now or never European MMA
5 26 Sep 201319.6 yrs W1-0 Aleksander Sredanovic 2-0 · 21.6 yrs Featherweight SubAnaconda Choke R10:58 1.00 1,170→1,269 +99 1,216 -182→-182 EMMA 6: The Real Deal European MMA
4 12 May 201218.2 yrs L3-1 Erik Friberg 4-0 – SubTriangle Choke R2 0.00 1,241→1,173 -68 1,229 – Fighter Gala 25 Fighter Gala am
3 4 Feb 201217.9 yrs W3-0 Keivan Akradloo debut Catchweight KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,194→1,241 +46 1,090 – FG - Casino Fight Night Fighter Gala am
2 1 Oct 201117.6 yrs W2-0 Jonas Albertsson 1-0 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,153→1,194 +41 1,135 – FG 23: Cage Fight Fighter Gala am
1 10 Sep 201117.5 yrs W1-0 Lasse Norskov debut – KO/TKOPunches R2 1.00 1,088→1,153 +66 1,088 – FG 22: Djursaa vs. Ordoyan Fighter Gala am