Featherweight

Aaron Pico

14-5

Age
29
Height
5'8"
Reach
5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Camp
Jackson-Wink MMA
Out of
USA
Style
wrestler
Fight IQ
C+ · 63
Finish rate
14%
Win rate
74%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
2
Dec
12

FightMetric

SLpM

6.16

SApM

2.44

Str Acc

54%

Str Def

56%

TD Avg

6.54

TD Acc

50%

TD Def

59%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot

Fight IQ

63C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 19 career fights for Aaron Pico. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

B

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C

Agility

proxy

B

TD react

D

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • Striking defense

    Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • Takedown reaction

    A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • Timing & reaction

    Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

Scouting report

Aaron Pico is a 29-year-old Orthodox featherweight out of USA, camped at Jackson-Wink MMA. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot. Career mark 14-5-0 — 0 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 12 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (63).

What works. Durability is the standout at 85 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game B on 6.54 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 56% / 2.44 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility B (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 59% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (34, D). This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Pico yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

70 B

Competent offensive grappling — enough volume and threat to change where the fight is scored.

  • 6.54 takedowns / 15 at 50% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 2 career sub wins

Striking defense

72 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 56% striking defense · 2.44 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 5 defeats

Counter punching

34 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 54% accuracy on 6.16 SLpM
  • 0.10 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

53 C

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 56% · TD def 59% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.44 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

69 B

Enough snap to score and to threaten. Not a blur, but the volume is organized.

  • 6.16 SLpM at 54% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.44 SApM

Takedown reaction

50 D

A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • 59% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

85 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 5 losses
  • 12 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

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