Preux vs Lins

Who won Preux vs Lins?

Philipe Lins beat Ovince St. Preux by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th February 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Preux vs Lins stats

Ovince St. Preux stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Philipe Lins made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Ovince St. Preux's UFC record stood at 15-12-0, while Philipe Lins' came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Lins had a slight advantage in power over St. Preux, with a 53% knock out percentage over St. Preux's 46%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested St. Preux had a slight advantage over Lins, with a 31% submission rate over Lins' 27%.

Ovince St. Preux was the older man by 3 years, at 41 years old.

St. Preux had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lins. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

St. Preux was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 1 month later than Lins, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, 94 to Lins' 45.

Preux vs Lins form

Ovince St. Preux had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Dominick Reyes at UFC 229 on 6th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night 132 on 23rd June 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ilir Latifi at UFC on FOX 28 on 24th February 2018 by submission in the 1st round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Yushin Okami at UFC Fight Night 117 on 22nd September 2017 by submission in the 1st round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

He had defeated Marcos Rogerio de Lima at UFC Fight Night 108 on 22nd April 2017 by submission in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Lins had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Marcin Prachnio at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Andrei Arlovski at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josh Copeland at PFL 2018 #11 on 31st December 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had beaten Jared Rosholt at PFL 2018 #8 on 5th October 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans.

He had defeated Alex Nicholson at PFL 2018 #4 on 19th July 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Nassau Coliseum, Long Island.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Philipe Lins had been fighting more than Ovince St. Preux.

Going to this contest, Ovince St. Preux had last fought 5 years, 9 months and 18 days ago, while Philipe Lins' last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 1 day ago.

St. Preux's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Lins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Preux vs Lins?

Ovince St. Preux was a 37/20 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Philipe Lins made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.