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.

Burnell had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1opponent and going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this 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, United States.

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

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

Before that, he was victorious against Steve Aimable at Cage Warriors 111 on 22nd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Indigo at the O2, London, England.

He had won against Dean Trueman at Cage Warriors 106 on 29th June 2019 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at Eventim Apollo, London.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Elvin Espinoza had last fought 2 months and 17 days ago, while Mads Burnell's last outing had been 3 years, 1 month and 7 days ago.

Espinoza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. 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 5 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 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.