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 30 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 4 more professional rounds, 60 to Gonzales' 56.

Burnell vs Gonzales form

Burnell had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this 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.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 263 on 31st July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had beaten Saul Rogers at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Darko Banovi at Bellator 248 on 10th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

Burnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 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.