Barbosa vs Piccolo

Who won Barbosa vs Piccolo?

Dione Barbosa beat Mariana Piccolo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 148, on Friday 9th December 2022 at The Commerce Casino & Hotel in Commerce.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dione Barbosa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Barbosa vs Piccolo stats

Dione Barbosa stepped into the octagon with a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

Mariana Piccolo made her way to the cage with a record of 1 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

This was Dione Barbosa's 3rd fight in the LFA, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Mariana Piccolo marked her 3rd fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Dione Barbosa's LFA record stood at 2-1-0, while Mariana Piccolo's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested that Barbosa and Piccolo have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barbosa had a massive advantage over Piccolo, boasting a 67% submission rate over Piccolo's 0%.

Dione Barbosa was the older woman by 11 years, at 32 years old.

Barbosa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Piccolo.

Barbosa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2018, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Piccolo, whose first professional fight was in 2021. She had fought 11 more professional rounds, 23 to Piccolo's 12.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mariana Piccolo had been fighting more than Dione Barbosa.

Going to this contest, Dione Barbosa had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 13 days ago, while Mariana Piccolo's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 16 days ago.

What were the odds on Barbosa vs Piccolo?

Dione Barbosa was a 4/11 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Mariana Piccolo made her way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.