Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Austin Lingo
United StatesAustin Lingo
“Lights Out”
9-3-0
RESULT

Austin Lingo def. Luis Saldana (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Luis Saldana
United StatesLuis Saldana
16-7-1
Saturday, August 21, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Austin Lingo defeated Luis Saldana by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum, held Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Austin Lingo won the decision.

Fight stats

Austin Lingo
Luis Saldana
1
Knockdowns
0
73 of 181
Significant strikes
77 of 160
40%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
74 of 185
Total strikes
81 of 165
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 5
-
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
1:31
Control time
0:19
Significant strikes by target
45 of 143
Head
34 of 111
23 of 32
Body
26 of 31
5 of 6
Leg
17 of 18
73 of 179
Distance
75 of 158
0 of 2
Clinch
2 of 2
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
24 of 56
Sig. str.
34 of 66
24 of 56
Total str.
34 of 66
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
33 of 81
Sig. str.
29 of 61
33 of 81
Total str.
29 of 61
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:12
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
16 of 44
Sig. str.
14 of 33
17 of 48
Total str.
18 of 38
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
1:19
Ctrl
0:19

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#LingoSaldana
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Jerin Valel
#LingoSaldana
1910
2109
3109
Total2928
Rick Winter
#LingoSaldana
1910
2109
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

13
Lingo
-
0
Saldana
●29-28 Lingo×13
All 13 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

71%
Lingo
4%
Draw
24%
Saldana
45 fan scorecards submitted
●29-28 Lingo66.7%●29-28 Saldana22.2%●29-27 Lingo2.2%●30-25 Saldana2.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
91%
Saldana
R2
80%
Lingo
R3
87%
Lingo

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Austin Lingo
+101
50% implied win probability
Open: +127Best: +300
Luis Saldana
+102
50% implied win probability
Open: -154Best: +270

Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.

SportsbookAustin LingoLuis Saldana
BetAnything-110-120
BetOnline-110-110
BetUS-115-115
Betway+300-500
Bovada+110-130
Cloudbet-105-109
DraftKings-265+190
FanDuel-380+270
MyBookie-105-125
Pinnacle-103-111
sportsbetio-111-120
sports-interaction+100-130
unibet-104-121

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Austin Lingo vs Luis Saldana?

Austin Lingo defeated Luis Saldana by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum, held Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Austin Lingo won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Austin Lingo vs Luis Saldana?

The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Austin Lingo won the decision.

Was Austin Lingo vs Luis Saldana a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 71% of 45 fan cards scored it for Austin Lingo; 100% of 13 media scores picked Austin Lingo.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Austin Lingo 64%36% Luis Saldana

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Featherweight roster (204 fighters)

Austin Lingo
Complete Fighter
2 edges
Luis Saldana
Knockout Artist
9 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

82Power95
88Speed89
81Precision90
87Durability90
83Engine95
64Wrestling73
50Ground63

Biggest edge Luis Saldana, Kick power +27

Attribute by attribute

Austin Lingo is on the left of every row, Luis Saldana on the right.
95Punch power93
69Kick power96
96Punch speed81
80Kick speed97
81Accuracy90
64Takedowns73
49Ground striking53
50Submissions73
88Chin90
86Body strength89
83Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

9-3-0
Record
16-7-1
1722
Power Index rating
1625
0
Win Streak
0
32
Age
35
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

3.86
SLpM
5.16
37%
Str. Acc.
50%
4.86
SApM
3.65
57%
Str. Def.
60%

Grappling Profile

0.43
TD Avg.
0.64
66%
TD Acc.
17%
75%
TD Def.
44%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.20

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Austin Lingo · 2-3
  • L
    Cam Teague
    Fury FC 95: Lingo vs. Teague · Aug 2, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 4:57 · Featherweight
  • L
    Melquizael Costa
    UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva · Jul 15, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Nate Landwehr
    UFC Fight Night: Vera vs Sandhagen · Mar 25, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 4:11 · Featherweight
  • W
    Luis Saldana
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum · Aug 21, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Jacob Kilburn
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Kattar · Jan 16, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Luis Saldana · 3-2
  • L
    Montavious Ware
    DBX 6: Garcia vs. Perez · Apr 10, 2026
    Unanimous Decision
  • L
    Timur Homitov
    Noble vs. Andujar · Dec 13, 2025
    Unanimous Decision
  • W
    Joe Penafiel
    DBX 2: Rozenstruik vs. Cardoso · Jun 14, 2025
    TKO
  • W
    Edward Massey
    Absolute Combat League 5 · Oct 26, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 3:48 · Featherweight
  • W
    Luis Guillen
    Absolute Combat League 3 · May 11, 2024
    Submission · R2 · 4:25 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 5 fights · 4 fights
53.4
Avg sig. strikes
72.0
0.40
Avg takedowns
0.75
1:21
Avg control time
1:53
95
Career high strikes
91
1
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Austin Lingo
Strike target
Luis Saldana
69%
Head
49%
25%
Body
22%
7%
Leg
30%
Austin Lingo
Strike position
Luis Saldana
99%
Distance
93%
1%
Clinch
5%
0%
Ground
2%