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Austen Lane vs. Mario Pinto

UFC 1-5-0 (1 NC) vs. 4-0-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-5-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
4-0-0
Heavyweight
Division (benchmark)
Heavyweight
38
AgeΔ 10 yrs
28
6'6"
HeightΔ 1"
6'5"
80"
ReachΔ 1"
79"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
7
Layoff (months)Δ 5.5 mo
1.5
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
WWWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mario Pinto is a submission threat — 0.84 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.16 Heavyweight norm.
Mario Pinto hunts takedowns — 4.62 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.90 Heavyweight norm.
Austen Lane owns the mat — in control 42% of cage time, vs a 17% Heavyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Austen Lane

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 26
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 21
Tier 3 — regional circuit 91

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.48 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 22 documented bouts

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.4 wins over .500

Mario Pinto

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 40
Tier 3 — regional circuit 80

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.82 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 12 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

852.47/min · norm 3.28
Sig. strikes landed
1243.47/min · norm 3.28
882.56/min · norm 3.19
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
671.88/min · norm 3.19
51.5%norm 47.5%
Striking accuracy
68.5%norm 47.5%
36.2%norm 52.5%
Striking defense
58.6%norm 52.5%
10.44/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
10.42/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Austen Lane

Distance 83.6% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 3.0% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 13.3% (norm 9.3%)

Mario Pinto

Distance 49.2% (norm 79.2%) · Clinch 14.4% (norm 9.8%) · Ground 36.5% (norm 9.3%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Austen Lane

Head 67.3% (norm 79.2%) · Body 20.0% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 12.7% (norm 7.6%)

Mario Pinto

Head 90.1% (norm 79.2%) · Body 5.5% (norm 11.5%) · Legs 4.4% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Lane L/AAccHeavyweight med Pinto L/AAccHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 72 / 138 52.2% 40.1% 44 / 89 49.4% 40.1%
In the clinch 1 / 5 too few to rate 70.4% 20 / 26 76.9% 70.4%
On the ground 12 / 22 too few to rate 70.2% 60 / 66 90.9% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 43 / 111 38.7% 39.0% 108 / 163 66.3% 39.0%
To the body 25 / 33 75.8% 77.0% 9 / 10 too few to rate 77.0%
To the legs 17 / 21 too few to rate 87.8% 7 / 8 too few to rate 87.8%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Heavyweight: 93 fighters · Heavyweight: 93 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Lane L/AOpp accHeavyweight med vs Pinto L/AOpp accHeavyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 58 / 100 58.0% 40.7% 51 / 138 37.0% 40.7%
In the clinch 15 / 20 too few to rate 70.6% 16 / 24 too few to rate 70.6%
On the ground 15 / 18 too few to rate 72.2% 0 / 0 too few to rate 72.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 66 / 114 57.9% 39.3% 40 / 126 31.7% 39.3%
To the body 8 / 8 too few to rate 75.1% 23 / 29 79.3% 75.1%
To the legs 14 / 16 too few to rate 84.4% 4 / 7 too few to rate 84.4%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
430.8% acc · 1.74/15 · norm 0.90
Takedowns landed
1142.3% acc · 4.62/15 · norm 0.90
150.0% def · norm 63.2%
Takedowns stopped
3100.0% def · norm 63.2%
14:2041.6% of cage time · norm 17.2%
Control time
17:3449.2% of cage time · norm 17.2%
4:021:45 per 15 · norm 2:28
Time under control lower is better
1:220:34 per 15 · norm 2:28
00.00/15 · norm 0.16
Submission attempts
20.84/15 · norm 0.16

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lane has more cage time on record.