Piccolotti vs Barnaoui

Who won Piccolotti vs Barnaoui?

Mansour Barnaoui beat Adam Piccolotti by submission in the 2nd round during the main event of Bellator Milan, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at Allianz Cloud Arena in Milan.

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 Barnaoui stats

Adam Piccolotti stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Mansour Barnaoui made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 12 by submission.

This was Adam Piccolotti's 15th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Mansour Barnaoui marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Adam Piccolotti's Bellator record stood at 10-5-0, while Mansour Barnaoui's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Barnaoui had an advantage in power over Piccolotti, with a 32% knock out percentage over Piccolotti's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Barnaoui had an advantage over Piccolotti, with a 63% submission rate over Piccolotti's 46%.

Adam Piccolotti was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Barnaoui had a height advantage of 1 inch over Piccolotti.

Piccolotti was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 8 months later than Barnaoui, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 50 to Barnaoui's 61.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Mansour Barnaoui had been fighting more than Adam Piccolotti.

Going to this contest, Adam Piccolotti had last fought 3 years and 4 months ago, while Mansour Barnaoui's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 27 days ago.

Piccolotti's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Barnaoui's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Piccolotti vs Barnaoui?

Adam Piccolotti was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Mansour Barnaoui made his way into the ring at 3/5 (-170) with oddsmakers.