Lane vs Pinto

Who won Lane vs Pinto?

Mario Pinto beat Austen Lane by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Lane vs Pinto stats

Austen Lane stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Mario Pinto made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 9 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Austen Lane's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Mario Pinto marked his 1st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Austen Lane's UFC record stood at 1-3-0, while Mario Pinto's came in at 1-0-0.

The stats suggested Lane had a large advantage in power over Pinto, boasting a 85% knock out percentage over Pinto's 56%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pinto had a slight advantage over Lane, with a 11% submission rate over Lane's 8%.

Austen Lane was the older man by 11 years, at 37 years old.

Lane had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pinto. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Lane was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Pinto, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 29 to Pinto's 21.

Lane vs Pinto form

Austen Lane had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Robelis Despaigne at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jhonata Diniz at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Justin Tafa at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, his fight against Justin Tafa at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 ended in a no contest.

He had been defeated by Vernon Lewis at LFA 83 on 6th March 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at The Bomb Factory, Dallas.

Activity check

Lane's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What time did Lane vs Pinto start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 8:10 PM EST or 5:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:10 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Lane vs Pinto?

Austen Lane was a 4/1 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Mario Pinto made his way into the ring at 9/50 (-560) with oddsmakers.