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 2020. Pedro Carvalho marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

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 31 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 20 more professional rounds, 63 to Carvalho's 43.

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 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Kai Kamaka III at PFL 6: 2024 Regular Season on 28th June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Brendan Loughnane at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Aaron Pico at Bellator 299 on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator Dublin on 24th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Mads Burnell had last fought 1 year, 7 months and 29 days ago, while Pedro Carvalho's last outing had been 10 months and 24 days ago.

Burnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 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 2 years, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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