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 27 more professional rounds, 47 to Nallo's 20.

Piccolotti vs Nallo form

Mandel Nallo had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Bryce Logan at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Nick Browne at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ricardo Seixas at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had beaten Saad Awad at Bellator 249 on 15th October 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had defeated Carrington Banks at Bellator 207 on 12th October 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Piccolotti's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Nallo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 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.