Pinto vs Camacho

Who won Pinto vs Camacho?

Mario Pinto beat Lucas Camacho by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of Contender Series 2024 – Week 9, on Tuesday 8th October 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).

Pinto vs Camacho stats

Mario Pinto stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Lucas Camacho made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Both men made their promotional debut for Dana White’s Contender Series.

The stats suggested that Pinto and Camacho have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Camacho had an advantage over Pinto, with a 33% submission rate over Pinto's 13%.

Mario Pinto was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Pinto was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 9 months later than Camacho, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, 21 to Camacho's 13.

Activity check

Camacho's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What time did Pinto vs Camacho start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which was 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pinto vs Camacho?

Mario Pinto was a 1/7 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Lucas Camacho made his way into the ring at 24/5 (+480) with oddsmakers.