Burnell vs Wilson

Who won Burnell vs Wilson?

Jay Jay Wilson beat Mads Burnell by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of PFL 2025 World Tournament, on Friday 18th April 2025 at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando.

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).

Burnell vs Wilson stats

Mads Burnell stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Jay Jay Wilson made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Mads Burnell's 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Jay Jay Wilson marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

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

The stats suggested Wilson had a large advantage in power over Burnell, boasting a 30% knock out percentage over Burnell's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burnell had a slight advantage over Wilson, with a 45% submission rate over Wilson's 40%.

Mads Burnell was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Wilson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Burnell. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Burnell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Wilson, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 63 to Wilson's 24.

Burnell vs Wilson form

Mads Burnell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Elvin Espinoza at PFL 8: 2024 Playoffs on 16th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Clay Collard at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Michael Dufort at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Daniel Weichel at Bellator 299 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

He was victorious against 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.

Wilson had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mansour Barnaoui 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 Vladimir Tokov at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gadzhi Rabadanov at Bellator 276 on 11th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Family Arena, St. Louis.

Before that, he had defeated Pedro Carvalho at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against Tywan Claxton at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Mads Burnell had last fought 9 months and 2 days ago, while Jay Jay Wilson's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 25 days ago.

Burnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Wilson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Burnell vs Wilson start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:40 PM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Burnell vs Wilson?

Mads Burnell was a 7/5 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Jay Jay Wilson made his way into the ring at 8/15 (-200) with oddsmakers.