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Felipe Franco vs Mario Pinto

Felipe Franco is 11-2-0; Mario Pinto is 13-0-0. Mario Pinto is 3 years older than Felipe Franco. Mario Pinto has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Felipe Franco. Mario Pinto is 4" · 10 cm taller than Felipe Franco. They have met once: Felipe Franco 0, Mario Pinto 1.

Felipe Franco
Brazil
Felipe Franco
“Negão” · 11-2-0
TKOUDSUB
Met once
Mario Pinto
Portugal
Mario Pinto
13-0-0
TKOUDTKO
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Style & credentials

Felipe Franco

No background on record

Camp · Galpao Da Luta · Brazil
Mario Pinto
MMA
  • 2023Heavyweight ChampionshipLevels Fight League
  • 2024Contract winner · DWCSHeavyweight
  • 2023Champion · Levels Fight League Heavyweight Grand PrixHeavyweight
  • 2025UFC debut, March 2025 (UFC Vegas 103): knockout of Austen Lane. Cageside Press, reporting a year later, states 'The Contender Series alum had earned a Performance bonus for his knockout of Austen Lane a year ago.'
Camp · Fightzone London · London, England

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

74%
Head
86%
20%
Body
7%
5%
Leg
8%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Felipe Francolast 3 fights
58%27%15%
Mario Pintolast 2 fights
55%19%26%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Felipe Franco· from fights outside the UFC Mario Pinto· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.553.68
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Felipe Franco · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersMario Pinto · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.391.98
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Felipe Franco · Good · better than 82% of UFC fightersMario Pinto · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.704.41
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Felipe Franco · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersMario Pinto · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
41%42%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Felipe Franco · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersMario Pinto · Average · better than 59% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
88%100%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Felipe Franco · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fightersMario Pinto · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Felipe Franco · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersMario Pinto · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.55
Strikes landed / min
3.68
2.39
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.98
3.70 / 9.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min
4.41 / 10.5
41%
Takedown accuracy
42%
88%
Takedown defence
100%
3:18
Control time / fight
3:31
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.80

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Felipe Franco3 UFC fights · 93 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
32%30/86
9%8/9
1%1/1
Clinch
12%11/12
12%11/12
4%4/5
Ground
30%28/37
0%0/0
0%0/0
Mario Pinto5 UFC fights · 138 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
31%43/86
1%1/2
8%11/12
Clinch
9%12/18
6%8/8
0%0/0
Ground
46%63/70
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Felipe Franco and Mario Pinto ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Evloev vs Murphy (Sat, Mar 21, 2026), where Mario Pinto won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Felipe Franco and Mario Pinto?

Felipe Franco is 11-2-0 and Mario Pinto is 13-0-0.

Who has the longer reach, Felipe Franco or Mario Pinto?

Mario Pinto has the longer reach: 79" · 201 cm against 76" · 193 cm for Felipe Franco, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Felipe Franco or Mario Pinto?

Mario Pinto is taller at 6'5" · 196 cm; Felipe Franco stands 6'1" · 185 cm.

Who is older, Felipe Franco or Mario Pinto?

Mario Pinto is 28 and Felipe Franco is 25.

Who has more finishes, Felipe Franco or Mario Pinto?

Felipe Franco has 11 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Mario Pinto has 9 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).

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