Pico vs Corrales II

Who won Pico vs Corrales II?

Aaron Pico beat Henry Corrales by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL vs. Bellator, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

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 Corrales II stats

Aaron Pico stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Henry Corrales made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Aaron Pico's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Henry Corrales' came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Pico had a massive power advantage over Corrales, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Corrales' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Corrales had an advantage over Pico, with a 29% submission rate over Pico's 17%.

Aaron Pico was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Pico was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 13 years and 2 months earlier than Corrales, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 42 less professional rounds, 28 to Corrales' 70.

Pico vs Corrales II form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Henry Corrales at PFL vs. Bellator: CHAMPS on 24th February 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Pedro Carvalho at Bellator 299 on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had defeated James Gonzalez at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach.

He was victorious against Adli Edwards at Bellator 277 on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Corrales had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Johnny Campbell at Bellator 258 on 7th May 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Brandon Girtz at Bellator 250 on 29th October 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Juan Archuleta at Bellator 238 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had beaten Aaron Pico at Bellator 214 on 26th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Los Angeles.

He had defeated Andy Main at Bellator 208 on 13th October 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Aaron Pico had last fought 5 months ago, while Henry Corrales' last outing had been 3 years, 2 months and 17 days ago.

Pico's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Corrales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 26 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 Corrales II?

Aaron Pico was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Henry Corrales made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.