Mads Burnell

Mads Burnell (born March 6, 1994) is a Danish mixed martial artist who competes in featherweight division of Bellator MMA. Professional mixed martial artist since 2013, Burnell has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Cage Warriors, where he was a Featherweight champion.[5] He was the European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) European No-Gi Champion in 2014.[4]

Mads Burnell
BornMads Zerahn Burnell
(1994-03-06) March 6, 1994
Husum, Denmark[1]
NationalityDanish
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
DivisionFeatherweight
Reach69 in (175 cm)[2]
Fighting out ofCopenhagen, Denmark
TeamArte Suave Copenhagen
TrainerNikolai Koubti[3]
Rank1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Chris Haueter[4]
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins13
By submission8
By decision5
Losses3
By knockout1
By submission2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Burnell started his professional MMA career in 2013 and won his first five bouts and met his first defeat when he faced Ott Tonissaar at Octagon Athletes 2. He fought all this fights in Northern Europe and amassed a record of 8–1 prior joining UFC.[6]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Burnell made his promotional debut on September 2, 2017 facing Michel Prazeres, replacing Islam Makhachev at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve.[7]"[8] He lost the fight via submission due to a north-south choke in the third round.[9]

His second fight came on January 14, 2018. He faced Mike Santiago at UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi.[10] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[11]

On May 27, 2018, Burnell faced Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till.[12] After dominated most of the fight, he was caught in a front naked choke in the third round and lost the fight.[13][14]

On September 7, 2018, Burnell was released from UFC.[15]

Cage Warriors

On September 7, 2018, news surfaced that Burnell had signed a contract with Cage Warriors.[5] Burnell made his promotional debut against Lukasz Rajewski at Cage Warriors 99 on November 17, 2018.[16] After weathering the early storm from Rajewski, Burnell took the fight to the ground and finished the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round.[17]

Burnell challenged Dean Trueman for the Cage Warriors featherweight title at Cage Warriors 106 on June 29, 2019.[18] Burnell submitted Trueman by japanese necktie in the second round and captured the featherweight championship.

Burnell was expected to make his first title defense against Steve Aimable at Cage Warriors London on November 22, 2019.[19] However, Aimable could not make championship weight and the fight was changed to non-title bout.[20] Burnell won the fight via unanimous decision.

Bellator MMA

On August 4, 2020, news surfaced that Burnell had signed a contract with Bellator.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts
  • Cage Warriors Fighting Championship
    • CWFC Featherweight Championship (One time; current)
  • Scottish Organisation of Mixed Martial Arts
    • SOMMA Featherweight Championship (One time)
  • MMAJunkie.com
    • 2019 June Submission of the Month vs. Dean Trueman[22]
  • Nordic MMA Awards - MMAviking.com
    • 2017 Submission of the Year vs. Fernando Duarte[23]

Grappling

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
16 matches 13 wins 3 losses
By knockout 0 1
By submission 8 2
By decision 5 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 13–3 Steve Aimable Decision (unanimous) Cage Warriors 111 November 22, 2019 3 5:00 London, England Non-title bout; Aimable missed weight (145.2 lbs).
Win 12–3 Dean Trueman Submission (Japanese necktie) Cage Warriors 106 June 29, 2019 2 3:04 London, England Won CWFC Featherweight Championship.
Win 11–3 Ahmed Vila Submission (Japanese necktie) Cage Warriors 103 March 9, 2019 1 0:50 Copenhagen, Denmark
Win 10–3 Lukasz Rajewski Submission (rear-naked choke) Cage Warriors 99 November 17, 2018 1 3:23 Essex, England
Loss 9–3 Arnold Allen Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till May 27, 2018 3 2:41 Liverpool, England
Win 9–2 Mike Santiago Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi January 14, 2018 3 5:00 St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Loss 8–2 Michel Prazeres Submission (north-south choke) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve September 2, 2017 3 1:26 Rotterdam, Netherlands Lightweight bout.
Win 8–1 Fernando Duarte Bagordache Submission (Japanese necktie) Scottish Organisation of MMA 2 November 11, 2016 1 1:21 Glasgow, Scotland Won vacant SOMMA Featherweight Championship.
Win 7–1 Anthony Riggio Submission (Japanese necktie) MMA Galla: Gonzalez vs. Djursaa September 17, 2016 1 N/A Odense, Denmark Return to Featherweight.
Win 6–1 Emerik Youmbi Decision (unanimous) ICE Fighting Championships 12 November 5, 2016 3 5:00 Newcastle, England
Loss 5–1 Ott Tonissaar TKO (punches) Octagon Athletes 2 November 7, 2015 2 0:00 Torebyhallen, Denmark
Win 5–0 Hyram Rodriguez Decision (unanimous) Battle of Copenhagen: Reunion October 3, 2015 3 5:00 Copenhagen, Denmark Lightweight debut.
Win 4–0 Jamie Reynolds Submission (armbar) Odense Fight Night 3 April 25, 2015 1 0:30 Copenhagen, Denmark
Win 3–0 Nasir Aoubi Decision (unanimous) Trophy MMA 4: Summerbreak August 30, 2014 3 5:00 Malmö, Sweden
Win 2–0 Ali Selcuk Ayin Submission (brabo choke) European MMA 8 February 22, 2014 1 0:50 Brondby, Denmark
Win 1–0 Aleksander Sredanovic Submission (anaconda choke) European MMA 6 September 26, 2013 1 N/A Brondby, Denmark

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See also

References
  1. "Mads Burnell - Official UFC® Profile". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  2. "Mads Burnell | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology". Tapology. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  3. O'Leary, Ryan (2017-08-09). "Dane Mads Burnell Signed to UFC". Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  4. "Top 10 Fastest Black Belt Promotions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu History". Bjj Eastern Europe. 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  5. Ryan O'Leary (September 7, 2018). "UFC Vet Mads Burnell Signs with Cage Warriors". mmaviking.com.
  6. Sherdog.com. "Mads Burnell MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  7. "Michel Prazeres meets newcomer Mads Burnell, not Islam Makhachev, at UFC Fight Night 115". MMAjunkie. 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  8. O'Leary, Ryan (2017-09-01). "Burnell Ready for 'Old AF' Opponent and 'Rep my Scandinavian Brothers'". Nordic MMA Everyday at MMA Viking. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  9. "UFC-Rotterdam results: Michel Prazeres earns north-south choke finish of newcomer Mads Burnell". MMAjunkie. 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  10. DNA, MMA. "Mike Santiago treft Mads Burnell tijdens UFC Fight Night 124 in St.Louis MMA DNA". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  11. "UFC Fight Night 124 results: Mads Burnell grinds his way past Mike Santiago". MMAjunkie. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  12. "Mads Burnell glad for challenge of Arnold Allen at UFC Liverpool – and glad to be at 145". MMAjunkie. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  13. "Submission! Arnold Allen Chokes Mads Burnell At UFC Liverpool". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  14. "UFC Fight Night 130 results: Arnold Allen nets epic 3rd-round comeback, tapping out Mads Burnell". MMAjunkie. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  15. "Comprehensive list of current UFC fighters". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2018-09-12.
  16. Caoilte de Barra (October 31, 2018). "Denmark's Mads Burnell to make Cage Warriors debut at CW99". mmaviking.com.
  17. Ryan O'Leary (November 17, 2018). "Mads Burnell Wins Cage Warriors Debut After Being 'Waken Up'". mmaviking.com.
  18. Peter Carroll (April 10, 2019). "Mads Burnell replaces Soren Bak, faces Dean Trueman for title at Cage Warriors 106". mmafighting.com.
  19. "Mads Burnell Defends Belt at Cage Warriors London". mmaviking.com. September 3, 2019.
  20. "Mads Burnell in Cage Warriors Non Title Bout with Overweight Steve Aimable". mmaviking.com. November 21, 2019.
  21. Nolan King (August 4, 2020). "Bellator signs Cage Warriors champ, ex-UFC fighter Mads Burnell". mmajunkie.com.
  22. "MMA Junkie's 'Submission of the Month' for June: A rare technique leads to a belt". mmajunkie.com. July 2, 2019.
  23. "MMAViking.com's Yearly Nordic Awards". mmaviking.com.
  24. Sherdog.com. "UFC Fight Night 130 - Thompson vs. Till". Sherdog. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
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