Mads Burnell (20-8, 10) was born in Husum, Denmark on March 6, 1994. At the age of 19 years on September 26, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Aleksander Sredanovic, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On September 2, 2017, 23-year old Mads Burnell made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve against a 36-year old Michel Prazeres but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
Burnell's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Robert Watley at PFL 9 at age 31 on August 15, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Mads Burnell's best fights have been against Mike Santiago, Emmanuel Sanchez, Daniel Weichel, Clay Collard, Darko Banovic, Saul Rogers and Justin Gonzales.
Burnell has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | Aug 15, 2025 31 years, 5 months 20-8 (10) | Robert Watley | PFL | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
27 | Apr 18, 2025 31 years, 1 months 20-7 (10) | Jay-Jay Wilson | PFL | LT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
26 | Aug 16, 2024 30 years, 5 months 20-6 (10) | Elvin Espinoza | PFL | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Jun 21, 2024 30 years, 3 months 19-6 (10) | 31 years, 3 months 25-12 (15) | PFL | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24 | Apr 12, 2024 30 years, 1 months 18-6 (10) | Michael Dufort | PFL | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
23  | Sep 23, 2023 29 years, 6 months 18-5 (10) | 38 years, 10 months 42-14 (27) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22 | Apr 22, 2023 29 years, 1 months 17-5 (10) | Justin Gonzales | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Sep 23, 2022 28 years, 6 months 16-5 (10) | 27 years, 3 months 12-6 (8) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Mar 12, 2022 28 years 16-4 (10) | 28 years, 8 months 17-1 (10) | Bellator | FT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Jul 31, 2021 27 years, 4 months 16-3 (10) | 30 years, 11 months 20-5 (9) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18 | Apr 16, 2021 27 years, 1 months 15-3 (10) | Saul Rogers | Bellator | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
17 | Oct 10, 2020 26 years, 7 months 14-3 (9) | Darko Banovic | Bellator | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
16 | Nov 22, 2019 25 years, 8 months 13-3 (8) | Steve Aimable | CW | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15 | Jun 29, 2019 25 years, 3 months 12-3 (8) | Dean Trueman | CW | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Japanese necktie Won Cage Warriors featherweight title |
14 | Mar 9, 2019 25 years 11-3 (7) | Ahmed Vila | CW | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Japanese necktie |
13 | Nov 17, 2018 24 years, 8 months 10-3 (6) | Lukasz Rajewski | CW | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
12  | May 27, 2018 24 years, 2 months 9-3 (5) | 24 years, 4 months 12-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
11  | Jan 14, 2018 23 years, 10 months 9-2 (5) | 28 years, 6 months 21-10 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Sep 2, 2017 23 years, 5 months 8-2 (5) | 36 years, 1 months 22-2 (10) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | LOSS North-south choke |
9 | Nov 11, 2016 22 years, 8 months 8-1 (5) | Fernando Duarte Bagordache | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Japanese necktie | |
8 | Sep 17, 2016 22 years, 6 months 7-1 (4) | Anthony Riggio | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Japanese necktie | |
7 | Nov 5, 2016 22 years, 7 months 6-1 (3) | Emerik Youmbi | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Nov 7, 2015 21 years, 8 months 5-1 (3) | Ott Tonissaar | LT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
5 | Oct 3, 2015 21 years, 6 months 5-0 (3) | Hyram Rodriguez | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Apr 25, 2015 21 years, 1 months 4-0 (3) | Jamie Reynolds | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Aug 30, 2014 20 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Nasir Aoubi | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Feb 22, 2014 19 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Ali Selcuk Ayin | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke | |
1 | Sep 26, 2013 19 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Aleksander Sredanovic | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Brabo choke |
