Diniz vs Lane

Who won Diniz vs Lane?

Jhonata Diniz beat Austen Lane by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 27th April 2024 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).

Diniz vs Lane stats

Jhonata Diniz stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 6 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Austen Lane made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Jhonata Diniz's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Austen Lane marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Jhonata Diniz's UFC record stood at 2-1-0, while Austen Lane's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Diniz had a slight advantage in power over Lane, with a 100% knock out percentage over Lane's 92%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lane had a slight advantage over Diniz, with a 8% submission rate over Diniz's 0%.

Jhonata Diniz was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Lane had a height advantage of 2 inches over Diniz. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Diniz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 5 years and 1 month later than Lane, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 13 to Lane's 27.

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Lane's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Diniz vs Lane?

Jhonata Diniz was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Austen Lane made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.