Carvalho vs Wilson

Who won Carvalho vs Wilson?

Jay Jay Wilson beat Pedro Carvalho by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of Bellator 257, on Friday 16th April 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

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).

Carvalho vs Wilson stats

Pedro Carvalho stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jay Jay Wilson made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 7 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Pedro Carvalho's 11th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Jay Jay Wilson marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Pedro Carvalho's Bellator record stood at 6-5-0, while Jay Jay Wilson's came in at 9-1-0.

The stats suggested Wilson had an advantage in power over Carvalho, with a 29% knock out percentage over Carvalho's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Wilson had a slight advantage over Carvalho, with a 57% submission rate over Carvalho's 55%.

Pedro Carvalho was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Wilson had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Carvalho was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 9 months earlier than Wilson, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 43 to Wilson's 24.

Carvalho vs Wilson form

Pedro Carvalho had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Brendan Loughnane at PFL 3: 2024 Regular Season on 19th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jeremy Kennedy at Bellator Dublin on 24th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, 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.

He had lost to Piotr Niedzielski at Bellator 280 on 6th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

Carvalho's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Wilson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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