Lingo vs Cruz

Who won Lingo vs Cruz?

Austin Lingo beat Angel Luis Cruz by submission in the 1st round during the main card of LFA 62, on Friday 22nd March 2019 at The Bomb Factory in Dallas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lingo vs Cruz division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Lingo vs Cruz stats

Austin Lingo stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Angel Luis Cruz made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Austin Lingo's LFA record stood at 6-0-0, while Angel Luis Cruz's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested that Lingo and Cruz have similar power, both with a 40% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Cruz had a massive advantage over Lingo, boasting a 60% submission rate over Lingo's 20%.

Austin Lingo was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Lingo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cruz. Despite this, Cruz had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Lingo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 4 months later than Cruz, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 25 to Cruz's 13.

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