Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-08-16, spectacular finish, the mma bout Lerone Murphy vs Aaron Pico is close to get four stars (UFC Performance of the Night).Pico vs Murphy is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 16th, at the United Center in Chicago (Illinois, United States), in a 3-round featherweight (145 lbs, 66 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev – UFC 319. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Lerone Murphy record
The undefeated Lerone Murphy entered this fight with a pro record of 16-0-1 (44% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.8 featherweight in the world.
The only man who stopped him in a draw was Zubaira Tukhugov in 2019, since then he has won eight fights defeating Edson Barboza, Dan Ige (Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige) and Josh Emmett in his last three (Josh Emmett vs Lerone Murphy).
Aaron Pico record
His opponent, Aaron Pico, has an official mma record of 13-4-0 (85% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought for more than one year.
He was defeated by Jeremy Kennedy in 2022 but then he has won over James Gonzalez, Pedro Carvalho and Henry Corrales.
Fight card
Here is the UFC 319 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev
Lerone Murphy vs Aaron Pico
Geoff Neal vs Carlos Prates
Jared Cannonier vs Michael Page
Kai Asakura vs Tim Elliott
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / Disney+)
Eric Nolan vs Baysangur Susurkaev
Gerald Meerschaert vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
Jessica Andrade vs Lupita Godinez
Chase Hooper vs Alexander Hernandez
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / Disney+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Drakkar Klose vs Edson Barboza
Karine Silva vs Dione Barbosa
Joseph Morales vs Idiris Alibi
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 319 countdown Lerone Murphy vs Aaron Pico, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Lerone Murphy vs Aaron Pico as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Murphy vs Pico fight?
Lerone Murphy defeated Aaron Pico via KO at 3:21, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 319 post-fight octagon interview of Lerone Murphy and Aaron Pico.
