Pico vs Gonzalez

Who won Pico vs Gonzalez?

Aaron Pico beat James Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 295, on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 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 Gonzalez stats

Aaron Pico stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

James Gonzalez made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

James Gonzalez marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Aaron Pico's Bellator record stood at 13-4-0, while James Gonzalez's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Pico had a massive power advantage over Gonzalez, boasting a 70% knock out percentage over Gonzalez's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Pico and Gonzalez would have been pretty equal, both with a 20% submission rate.

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

Gonzalez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pico.

Pico was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 9 years earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 20 less professional rounds, 28 to Gonzalez's 48.

Pico vs Gonzalez form

Pico had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Solo Hatley Jr at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Henry Corrales at Bellator 214 on 26th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Leandro Higo at Bellator 206 on 29th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Before that, he had defeated Lee Morrison at Bellator 199 on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

He was victorious against Shane Kruchten at Bellator 192 on 20th January 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Great Wester Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

Pico's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pico vs Gonzalez?

Aaron Pico was a 1/8 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while James Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.