Burnell vs Weichel

Who won Burnell vs Weichel?

Mads Burnell beat Daniel Weichel by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 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 Weichel stats

Mads Burnell stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Daniel Weichel made his way to the cage with a record of 42 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 22 by submission.

This was Mads Burnell's 7th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Mads Burnell's Bellator record stood at 5-2-0, while Daniel Weichel's came in at 11-7-0.

The stats suggested Weichel had a slight advantage in power over Burnell, with a 14% knock out percentage over Burnell's 6%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burnell had a slight advantage over Weichel, with a 53% submission rate over Weichel's 52%.

Mads Burnell was the younger man by 10 years, at 30 years old.

Weichel had a height advantage of 2 inches over Burnell. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Burnell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 34 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 4 months later than Weichel, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 52 less professional rounds, 60 to Weichel's 112.

Burnell vs Weichel form

Weichel had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Timur Khizriev at Bellator 288 on 18th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Robert Whiteford at Bellator 281 on 13th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Pedro Carvalho at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had beaten Keoni Diggs at Bellator 261 on 25th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had been defeated by Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator 252 on 12th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Burnell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Weichel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Burnell vs Weichel?

Mads Burnell was a 8/25 (-320) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Weichel made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+230) with oddsmakers.