Pico vs Carvalho

Who won Pico vs Carvalho?

Aaron Pico beat Pedro Carvalho by during the co-main event of Bellator 299, on Saturday 23rd September 2023 at 3Arena Dublin in Dublin.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Aaron Pico.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Pico vs Carvalho stats

Aaron Pico stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Pedro Carvalho made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Aaron Pico's Bellator record stood at 13-4-0, while Pedro Carvalho's came in at 6-5-0.

The stats suggested Pico had a massive power advantage over Carvalho, boasting a 64% knock out percentage over Carvalho's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Carvalho had a large advantage over Pico, boasting a 46% submission rate over Pico's 18%.

Aaron Pico was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Carvalho had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pico. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Pico was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 7 months earlier than Carvalho, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 28 to Carvalho's 39.

Pico vs Carvalho form

Pico had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Adli Edwards at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at SAP Center, San Jose, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Justin Gonzales at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Aiden Lee at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he was victorious against Solo Hatley Jr at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

He had lost to Henry Corrales at Bellator 214 on 26th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Los Angeles.

Pedro Carvalho had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mads Burnell at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Piotr Niedzielski at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Daniel Weichel at Bellator MMA on 5th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jay Jay Wilson at Bellator 257 on 16th April 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had lost to Patricio Pitbull at Bellator 252 on 12th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their Bellator Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Pedro Carvalho had been fighting more than Aaron Pico.

Going to this contest, Aaron Pico had last fought 2 years and 3 days ago, while Pedro Carvalho's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 26 days ago.

Pico's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Carvalho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pico vs Carvalho?

Aaron Pico was a 1/14 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Pedro Carvalho made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.