Pico vs Jr.

Who won Pico vs Jr.?

Aaron Pico beat Solo Hatley Jr by submission in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 242, on Friday 24th July 2020 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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 Jr. stats

Aaron Pico stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Solo Hatley Jr made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Aaron Pico's Bellator record stood at 13-4-0, while Solo Hatley Jr's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Hatley Jr had a massive power advantage over Pico, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Pico's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hatley Jr had an advantage over Pico, with a 13% submission rate over Pico's 0%.

Aaron Pico was the same age as Solo Hatley Jr, at 27 years old.

Pico had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hatley Jr. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pico was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 6 years and 4 months earlier than Hatley Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 28 to Hatley Jr's 26.

Pico vs Jr. form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Justin Gonzales at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Aiden Lee at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Solo Hatley Jr at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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

He was victorious against Leandro Higo at Bellator 206 on 29th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Activity check

Pico's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Hatley Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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