Espinoza vs Burnell

Who won Espinoza vs Burnell?

Mads Burnell beat Elvin Espinoza by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 8, on Friday 16th August 2024 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Espinoza vs Burnell stats

Elvin Espinoza stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Mads Burnell made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Elvin Espinoza's 7th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Mads Burnell marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Elvin Espinoza's PFL record stood at 5-2-0, while Mads Burnell's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Espinoza had a massive power advantage over Burnell, boasting a 40% knock out percentage over Burnell's 5%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Burnell had a slight advantage over Espinoza, with a 47% submission rate over Espinoza's 40%.

Elvin Espinoza was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Espinoza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Burnell. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Espinoza was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 5 years and 2 months later than Burnell, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 36 less professional rounds, 24 to Burnell's 60.

Espinoza vs Burnell form

Espinoza had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gadzhi Rabadanov at PFL 5: 2024 Regular Season on 21st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Adam Piccolotti at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Keoni Diggs at PFL 7 on 4th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Boeing Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had defeated Damir Ferhatbegovic at PFL Challenger Series 2023 – Week 4 on 17th February 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Universal Studios, Orlando.

He was victorious against Corey Jackson at PFL 2022 #7 on 5th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Mads Burnell had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against 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, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Daniel Weichel at Bellator 299 on 23rd September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had defeated Justin Gonzales at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

He had been defeated by Pedro Carvalho at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mads Burnell had been fighting more than Elvin Espinoza.

Going to this contest, Elvin Espinoza had last fought 2 months and 21 days ago, while Mads Burnell's last outing had been 2 months and 21 days ago.

Espinoza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Burnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Espinoza vs Burnell start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:45 PM UTC , which was 7:45 PM EST or 4:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:45 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Espinoza vs Burnell?

Elvin Espinoza was a 3/5 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Mads Burnell made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.