Dufort vs Burnell

Who won Dufort vs Burnell?

Michael Dufort beat Mads Burnell by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of PFL 2, on Friday 12th April 2024 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Dufort vs Burnell stats

Michael Dufort stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Mads Burnell made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Michael Dufort's 2nd fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Mads Burnell marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Michael Dufort's PFL record stood at 2-0-0, while Mads Burnell's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Dufort 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 Dufort had a large advantage over Burnell, boasting a 75% submission rate over Burnell's 50%.

Michael Dufort was the same age as Mads Burnell, at 30 years old.

Dufort was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 10 years and 7 months earlier than Burnell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 36 to Burnell's 54.

Dufort vs Burnell form

Mads Burnell had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before 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.

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Burnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dufort vs Burnell?

Michael Dufort was a 6/4 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Mads Burnell made his way into the ring at 8/15 (-190) with oddsmakers.