Preux vs Lins

Who won Preux vs Lins?

Philipe Lins beat Ovince St. Preux by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Preux vs Lins stats

Ovince St. Preux stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Philipe Lins made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Ovince St. Preux's 28th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013.

Ovince St. Preux's UFC record stood at 15-13-0, while Philipe Lins' came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Lins had a slight advantage in power over St. Preux, with a 53% knock out percentage over St. Preux's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested St. Preux had a slight advantage over Lins, with a 31% submission rate over Lins' 27%.

Ovince St. Preux was the older man by 2 years, at 41 years old.

St. Preux had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lins. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

St. Preux was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 1 month later than Lins, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, 95 to Lins' 45.

Preux vs Lins form

St. Preux had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mauricio Rua at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Tanner Boser at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jamahal Hill at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Alonzo Menifield at UFC Vegas 9 on 5th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Lins had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Marcin Prachnio at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Josh Copeland at PFL 2018 #11 on 31st December 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had won against Jared Rosholt at PFL 2018 #8 on 5th October 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans.

He had beaten Alex Nicholson at PFL 2018 #4 on 19th July 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ovince St. Preux had been fighting more than Philipe Lins.

Going to this contest, Ovince St. Preux had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 5 days ago, while Philipe Lins' last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 17 days ago.

St. Preux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Lins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Preux vs Lins?

Ovince St. Preux was a 37/20 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Philipe Lins made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.