Pico vs Kennedy

Who won Pico vs Kennedy?

Jeremy Kennedy beat Aaron Pico by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Bellator 286, on Saturday 1st October 2022 at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach.

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 Kennedy stats

Aaron Pico stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Jeremy Kennedy made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Jeremy Kennedy marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Aaron Pico's Bellator record stood at 13-4-0, while Jeremy Kennedy's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Pico had a massive power advantage over Kennedy, boasting a 70% knock out percentage over Kennedy's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pico had a slight advantage over Kennedy, with a 20% submission rate over Kennedy's 12%.

Aaron Pico was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Kennedy had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pico. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pico was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 12 years and 1 month earlier than Kennedy, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 38 less professional rounds, 28 to Kennedy's 66.

Pico vs Kennedy form

Pico had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Aiden Lee at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Solo Hatley Jr at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

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

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

He was victorious against Lee Morrison at Bellator 199 on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Kennedy had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Pedro Carvalho at Bellator Dublin on 24th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Aaron Pico at Bellator 286 on 1st October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Emmanuel Sanchez at Bellator MMA on 3rd December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Before that, he had been beaten by Adam Borics at Bellator 256 on 9th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

His fight against Daniel Pineda at PFL 2019 #8 on 17th October 2019 ended in a no contest.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jeremy Kennedy had been fighting more than Aaron Pico.

Going to this contest, Aaron Pico had last fought 4 years, 1 month and 3 days ago, while Jeremy Kennedy's last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 20 days ago.

Pico's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Kennedy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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