Pico vs Gonzales

Who won Pico vs Gonzales?

Aaron Pico beat Justin Gonzales by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 271, on Friday 12th November 2021 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-26 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 Gonzales stats

Aaron Pico stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Justin Gonzales made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Justin Gonzales marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Aaron Pico's Bellator record stood at 13-4-0, while Justin Gonzales' came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Pico had a massive power advantage over Gonzales, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Gonzales' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pico had an advantage over Gonzales, with a 25% submission rate over Gonzales' 8%.

Aaron Pico was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

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

Pico was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years and 11 months earlier than Gonzales, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 28 to Gonzales' 56.

Pico vs Gonzales form

Justin Gonzales had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Mads Burnell at Bellator 295 on 22nd April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Andrew Fisher at Bellator Milan on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kai Kamaka III at Bellator 279 on 23rd April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Neal S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Aaron Pico at Bellator 271 on 12th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood.

He had defeated Tywan Claxton at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Activity check

Pico's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Gonzales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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