Espinoza vs Piccolotti

Who won Espinoza vs Piccolotti?

Elvin Espinoza beat Adam Piccolotti by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of PFL 2, on Friday 12th April 2024 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

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 Piccolotti stats

Elvin Espinoza stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Adam Piccolotti made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Elvin Espinoza's 7th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Adam Piccolotti marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

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

The stats suggested Espinoza had an advantage in power over Piccolotti, with a 33% knock out percentage over Piccolotti's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Piccolotti had a slight advantage over Espinoza, with a 50% submission rate over Espinoza's 44%.

Elvin Espinoza was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Piccolotti had a height advantage of 2 inches over Espinoza. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Espinoza was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 5 years and 1 month later than Piccolotti, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 26 less professional rounds, 24 to Piccolotti's 50.

Espinoza vs Piccolotti form

Adam Piccolotti had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Mandel Nallo at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Mansour Barnaoui at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Benson Henderson at Bellator 220 on 27th April 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

He had defeated Carrington Banks at Bellator 199 on 12th May 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Activity check

Espinoza's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Piccolotti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Espinoza vs Piccolotti?

Elvin Espinoza was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Adam Piccolotti made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.