Arnold Allen vs. Mads Burnell
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Arnold Allen
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.69 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
Mads Burnell
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 4 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.98 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Arnold Allen
Distance 92.4% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 6.5%)
Mads Burnell
Distance 75.0% (norm 85.7%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 6.1%) · Ground 20.8% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Arnold Allen
Head 82.7% (norm 77.4%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 7.8%)
Mads Burnell
Head 84.2% (norm 77.4%) · Body 10.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.8% (norm 7.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Allen L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Burnell L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 681 / 1606 | 42.4% | 40.9% | 29 / 90 | 32.2% | 40.9% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 60 | 50.0% | 70.8% | 4 / 5 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| On the ground | 54 / 73 | 74.0% | 69.2% | 17 / 25 | 68.0% | 69.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 562 / 1438 | 39.1% | 37.2% | 37 / 101 | 36.6% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 138 / 209 | 66.0% | 68.2% | 8 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 65 / 92 | 70.7% | 80.7% | 5 / 7 | too few to rate | 80.7% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 126 fighters · Featherweight: 126 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Allen L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Burnell L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 615 / 1617 | 38.0% | 39.2% | 53 / 148 | 35.8% | 39.2% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 80 | 65.0% | 70.3% | 26 / 35 | 74.3% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 27 / 34 | 79.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 378 / 1305 | 29.0% | 35.9% | 76 / 170 | 44.7% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 166 / 245 | 67.8% | 67.9% | 24 / 38 | 63.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 140 / 169 | 82.8% | 81.5% | 6 / 9 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Allen has more cage time on record.