Burnell vs Gonzales

Who won Burnell vs Gonzales?

Mads Burnell beat Justin Gonzales by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 295, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Mads Burnell.

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 Gonzales stats

Mads Burnell stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Justin Gonzales made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Mads Burnell's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Justin Gonzales marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Mads Burnell's Bellator record stood at 5-2-0, while Justin Gonzales' came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Gonzales had a large advantage in power over Burnell, boasting a 29% knock out percentage over Burnell's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burnell had a massive advantage over Gonzales, boasting a 56% submission rate over Gonzales' 7%.

Mads Burnell was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Gonzales had a height advantage of 2 inches over Burnell. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Burnell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Gonzales, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 63 to Gonzales' 56.

Burnell vs Gonzales form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Andrew Fisher at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kai Kamaka III at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Aaron Pico at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he had defeated Tywan Claxton at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He was victorious against Jake Childers at LFA 84 on 10th July 2020 by knockout in the 4th round in their LFA Featherweight championship fight at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

Gonzales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Burnell vs Gonzales?

Mads Burnell was a 10/11 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Justin Gonzales made his way into the ring at 20/23 (-110) with oddsmakers.