Burnell vs Watley

When is Burnell vs Watley?

Mads Burnell is set to square off against Robert Watley during the main card of PFL World Tournament 9, on Friday 15th August 2025 at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Burnell vs Watley stats

Mads Burnell steps into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Robert Watley will make his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This will be Mads Burnell's 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024.

Mads Burnell's PFL record currently stands at 2-2-0, while Robert Watley's comes in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggest Watley has a massive power advantage over Burnell, boasting a 42% knock out percentage over Burnell's 5%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Burnell will have a large advantage over Watley, boasting a 45% submission rate over Watley's 17%.

Mads Burnell is the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Watley has a height advantage of 1 inch over Burnell. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Burnell is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 months earlier than Watley, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 20 more professional rounds, 63 to Watley's 43.

Burnell vs Watley form

Mads Burnell has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Jay Jay Wilson at PFL 2025 World Tournament: First Round 3 on 18th April 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at Universal Studios Florida, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by 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.

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.

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Burnell's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Burnell vs Watley?

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