Aaron Pico Stops Losene Keita in Round One at UFC 333
Aaron Pico stopped Losene Keita by strikes at 1:14 of the first round at UFC 333 on October 24, 2026. The featherweight bout opened the main card at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi and gave Pico his first finish inside the UFC Octagon.
Pico first used a level change to force Keita to account for his wrestling. When they came together again, Pico landed a right hand that dropped Keita. Pico followed him to the canvas and continued striking until the referee stopped the fight. UFC’s official recap records the result as a first-round TKO.
Keita had entered the matchup after building a reputation as a dangerous striker, but the finish came after Pico mixed the threat of a takedown with a clean punch. The sequence lasted just over a minute, making it one of the card’s quickest results.
The win followed a difficult start to Pico’s UFC run and a return to the winning column earlier in 2026. UFC described the result as back-to-back wins for the American. The official record is a TKO by strikes at 1:14 of Round 1; any future ranking move or opponent announcement is separate from that completed bout. The finish lasted 74 seconds.
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