Piccolotti vs Nallo

Who won Piccolotti vs Nallo?

Adam Piccolotti beat Mandel Nallo by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of Bellator 293, on Friday 31st March 2023 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula.

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).

Piccolotti vs Nallo stats

Adam Piccolotti stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Mandel Nallo made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Adam Piccolotti's 15th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Adam Piccolotti's Bellator record stood at 10-5-0, while Mandel Nallo's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Nallo had a massive power advantage over Piccolotti, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Piccolotti's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Piccolotti had a slight advantage over Nallo, with a 46% submission rate over Nallo's 44%.

Adam Piccolotti was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Nallo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Piccolotti. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Piccolotti was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 months later than Nallo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 50 to Nallo's 20.

Piccolotti vs Nallo form

Adam Piccolotti had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Elvin Espinoza at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Mandel Nallo at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mansour Barnaoui at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Before that, 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.

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

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Piccolotti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 18 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 Piccolotti vs Nallo?

Adam Piccolotti was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Mandel Nallo made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.