Bautista vs Lopez

Who won Bautista vs Lopez?

Mario Bautista beat Benito Lopez by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 5th November 2022 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Bautista vs Lopez stats

Mario Bautista stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Benito Lopez made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Mario Bautista's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Mario Bautista's UFC record stood at 9-2-0, while Benito Lopez's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested that Bautista and Lopez have similar power, both with a 30% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bautista had an advantage over Lopez, with a 40% submission rate over Lopez's 20%.

Mario Bautista was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Lopez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bautista. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Bautista was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 1 month later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 34 to Lopez's 22.

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Bautista's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bautista vs Lopez?

Mario Bautista was a 7/25 (-360) favourite going into the contest, while Benito Lopez made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.