Austin Lingo
Skill profile
138 MMA anchors Striking, Durability, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Wrestling · stats alone on Striking D, TD Defense, Control.
Built on 69 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Insider info
vs Mela Costa lean UFC Fight Night Holm vs Bueno Silva Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, and Predictions (UFC Vegas 77) · July 11, 2023
Uses the word 'lean' for Costa and states plainly this is one of the fights he is not confident in.
A fast-starting, durable boxer-first MMA striker with tight combinations and decent power who complements his striking with a guillotine rather than a true ground game.
vs Nate Landwehr clear UFC Fight Night Vera vs Sandhagen Predictions And Full Card Breakdown UFC Fight Night San Antonio · March 21, 2023 · 1 read since
He settles on Landwehr and repeats the call at the close, built on a stated mechanism (volume and cardio against a durable opponent); he credits Lingo as the more technically polished striker but never hedges his own winner, holding this at clear.
A fast-starting, durable fighter with sharp, well-timed boxing combinations and real knockout power, plus enough Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, in the analyst's words, to complement his hands if the fight reaches the mat. He is cast as the more technically polished striker of the pair, even though the analyst doesn't think that will be enough.
vs Ricardo Ramos coinflip UFC Fight Night Yan vs Dvalishvili Predictions And Full Card Breakdown UFC Vegas 71 · March 7, 2023 · 2 reads since
"not big in the confidence" is an explicit, direct self-rated low-confidence hedge on the win itself, reinforced by the analyst calling the matchup 'inconsistent' as to who wins or loses -- outcome doubt, not just price caution about the inflated odds.
A boxer who does the fundamentals right -- tight combinations, elbows kept close, turning punches over -- with real pop on his shots. He starts fast and is very durable. His jiu-jitsu is only decent and the analyst does not see it as his path to victory in most fights, though it complements his boxing if the fight does hit the mat.
Striking trend
Fight history
L Melquizael Costa 19-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva · July 15, 2023
L Nate Landwehr 16-4 walk-in Submission · R2 4:11 — UFC Fight Night: Vera vs. Sandhagen · March 25, 2023
W Luis Saldana 15-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · August 21, 2021
W Jacob Kilburn 0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar · January 16, 2021
L Youssef Zalal 7-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes · February 8, 2020
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
Losses by method
Fights by organization
Full career — 13 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Cam Teague | TKO (knee and punches) | Fury FC 95
August 2, 2023 |
Fury FC | 2 | 4:57 |
| L | Melquizael Costa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
July 15, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Nate Landwehr | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen
March 25, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 4:11 |
| W | Luis Saldaña | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
August 21, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jacob Kilburn | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar
January 16, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Youssef Zalal | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 247
February 8, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Solo Hatley Jr. | KO (punches) | LFA 73
August 2, 2019 |
LFA | 1 | 0:25 |
| W | Angel Luis Cruz | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | LFA 62
March 22, 2019 |
LFA | 1 | 0:25 |
| W | Aaron Webb | KO (punches) | LFA 55
November 30, 2018 |
LFA | 1 | 0:13 |
| W | Phil Gonzalez | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 40
May 25, 2018 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Omar Benjar | TKO (punches) | LFA 33
February 16, 2018 |
LFA | 1 | 2:26 |
| W | Josh Foster | Submission (guillotine choke) | XKO 39
January 6, 2018 |
XKO | 1 | 0:35 |
| W | Charles Williams | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 16
July 14, 2017 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Austin Lingo) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Headshot of Austin Lingo by UFC · Official UFC athlete photo (copyright UFC; not freely licensed) · Wikimedia Commons · flattened onto dark background, cropped/resized