Allen vs Burnell

Who won Allen vs Burnell?

Arnold Allen beat Mads Burnell by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 130, on Sunday 27th May 2018 at Echo Arena in Liverpool.

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).

Allen vs Burnell stats

Arnold Allen stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Mads Burnell made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 5 by submission.

This was Arnold Allen's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Mads Burnell marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Arnold Allen's UFC record stood at 11-2-0, while Mads Burnell's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Allen had a massive power advantage over Burnell, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Burnell's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burnell had a massive advantage over Allen, boasting a 56% submission rate over Allen's 25%.

Arnold Allen was the same age as Mads Burnell, at 31 years old.

Allen had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Allen was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 5 months earlier than Burnell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 58 to Burnell's 63.

Allen vs Burnell form

Allen had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Movsar Evloev at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Mads Burnell at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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