Dufort vs Piccolotti

Who won Dufort vs Piccolotti?

Adam Piccolotti beat Michael Dufort by split decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 5, on Friday 21st June 2024 at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Adam Piccolotti.

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).

Dufort vs Piccolotti stats

Michael Dufort 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 10 by submission.

Adam Piccolotti made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Michael Dufort's 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Adam Piccolotti marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Michael Dufort's PFL record stood at 2-2-0, while Adam Piccolotti's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Dufort had a slight advantage in power over Piccolotti, with a 15% knock out percentage over Piccolotti's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Dufort had a large advantage over Piccolotti, boasting a 77% submission rate over Piccolotti's 50%.

Michael Dufort was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Piccolotti had a height advantage of 3 inches over Dufort.

Dufort was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 4 months earlier than Piccolotti, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 41 to Piccolotti's 50.

Dufort vs Piccolotti form

Adam Piccolotti had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Elvin Espinoza at PFL 2: 2024 Regular Season on 12th April 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Mandel Nallo at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mansour Barnaoui at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Before that, he had beaten Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

He had been defeated by Benson Henderson at Bellator 220 on 27th April 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at SAP Center, San Jose.

Activity check

Dufort's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Piccolotti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Dufort vs Piccolotti start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:45 PM UTC , which was 5:45 PM EST or 2:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:45 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Dufort vs Piccolotti?

Michael Dufort was a 8/13 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Adam Piccolotti made his way into the ring at 23/20 (+120) with oddsmakers.