Burnell vs Carvalho

Who won Burnell vs Carvalho?

Pedro Carvalho beat Mads Burnell by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 285, on Friday 23rd September 2022 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Pedro Carvalho.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Burnell vs Carvalho stats

Mads Burnell stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Pedro Carvalho made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Mads Burnell's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in October 2020.

Mads Burnell's Bellator record stood at 5-2-0, while Pedro Carvalho's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Carvalho had an advantage in power over Burnell, with a 17% knock out percentage over Burnell's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burnell had a slight advantage over Carvalho, with a 56% submission rate over Carvalho's 50%.

Mads Burnell was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Carvalho had a height advantage of 3 inches over Burnell. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Burnell was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year later than Carvalho, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 54 to Carvalho's 39.

Burnell vs Carvalho form

Mads Burnell had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Daniel Weichel at Bellator 299 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had beaten Justin Gonzales at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Pedro Carvalho at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Adam Borics at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Family Arena, St. Louis, United States.

He had defeated Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Pedro Carvalho had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Mads Burnell at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Piotr Niedzielski at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had won against Daniel Weichel at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had lost to Jay Jay Wilson at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had been beaten by Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 252 on 12th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mads Burnell had been fighting more than Pedro Carvalho.

Going to this contest, Mads Burnell had last fought 6 months and 26 days ago, while Pedro Carvalho's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 26 days ago.

Burnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Carvalho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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