Piccolotti vs Nallo

Who won Piccolotti vs Nallo?

Adam Piccolotti beat Mandel Nallo by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of Bellator 293, on Friday 31st March 2023 at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula.

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 Nallo stats

Adam Piccolotti stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Mandel Nallo made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Adam Piccolotti's 15th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Adam Piccolotti's Bellator record stood at 10-5-0, while Mandel Nallo's came in at 4-3-0.

The stats suggested Nallo had a massive power advantage over Piccolotti, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Piccolotti's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Piccolotti had a slight advantage over Nallo, with a 46% submission rate over Nallo's 44%.

Adam Piccolotti was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Nallo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Piccolotti. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Piccolotti was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 months later than Nallo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 50 to Nallo's 20.

Piccolotti vs Nallo form

Adam Piccolotti had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mandel Nallo at Bellator 293 on 31st March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Mansour Barnaoui at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had defeated Carrington Banks at Bellator 199 on 12th May 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Mandel Nallo had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Bryce Logan at Bellator 282 on 24th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Nick Browne at Bellator 274 on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ricardo Seixas at Bellator 255 on 2nd April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, his fight against Saad Awad at Bellator 249 on 15th October 2020 ended in a no contest.

He had beaten Carrington Banks at Bellator 207 on 12th October 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Adam Piccolotti had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 26 days ago, while Mandel Nallo's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 5 days ago.

Piccolotti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Nallo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Piccolotti vs Nallo?

Adam Piccolotti was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Mandel Nallo made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.