However, Lingo has the pressure-heavy style to overwhelm Saldana. Saldana should have more of a varied attack, mixing in significantly more kicks than Lingo, and has the cardio to comfortably go three rounds. This should be an exciting fight between talented boxers who typically showcase the flowy and fluid style that fans enjoy. His primary weakness is that he can fade in the third round which leaves him vulnerable to lose a close decision. Additionally, Lingo is a capable grappler, willing to grind a takedown if necessary but, he much prefers to box with his opponent. Lingo averages 3.57 significant strikes landed per minute with a 44 accuracy rate. Luis Saldana defeated Jordan Griffin, by unanimous decision, in his most recent fight on April 10, 2021. These fundamentals allow him to explode combinations, primarily at range, without risking getting caught by a counter shot. Austin Lingo defeated Jacob Kilburn, by unanimous decision, in his most recent fight on Jan. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. A very technical boxer in his own right, Lingo is fundamentally sound, keeping a high guard and he snaps his punches with speed, precision, and power. In his last fight, he threw 182 significant strikes and landed at a 52% clip. If anyone brings the pressure well, it’s Lingo. Saldana struggled when he had to fight off his back foot. In his last fight, even though he won 30-27, Griffin was able to win minutes of each round just by biting down on his mouthpiece and walking through the long strikes.
Truly talented offensively and evasive defensively, Saldana’s only glaring weakness is he does not respond well to pressure. Impressively, he averages 4.4 significant strikes per minute while only absorbing 1.8. This makes him very challenging to hit and hit cleanly. Often fighting with the height and reach advantage, Saldana is also adept at keeping his opponents on the end of his punches and fluidly moving in and out of range. He has the talent to back up that confidence his striking is technical, flowy, and has some real pop. That confidence manifests in his tendency to keep his hands low and mix in showy strikes. Saldana is a confident fighter despite having only one UFC fight. Saldana enters as the slight favorite at -150 with Lingo coming in at +120 on the comeback. Event starts on Friday, 10 February 2023 and happening at Summit Rooftop & Lounge, Austin, TX. Lingo returned 11 months later to earn his first UFC win with a unanimous decision of his own. Lingo Valentines - Austin Hosted By Lingo Events.
He is 8-1 professionally and his only loss was in his debut where he lost a unanimous decision to Youssef Zalal. His six losses spread out among 1 knockout, 2 submissions, and 3 decisions however, he has not lost since 2017.Īt the age of 27, Lingo is three years younger than Saldana. The featherweight is 15-6 overall with nine knockouts, five submissions, and one decision. After winning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series, Luis Saldana won a unanimous decision in his debut.
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