Mario Pinto
Vitals
Height, reach, and career background.
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 6′5″1.96 m
- Reach
- 79″201 cm
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Team
- Fightzone London
Record
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WinTKO
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
5 Sep 2026
5 Sep 2026
Mario Pinto survived an early knockdown, drained Ryan Spann with wrestling, and stopped him 55 seconds into round two.
Key moments
- Spann dropped Pinto with an uppercut early in round one and briefly threatened a guillotine as he stood.
- Pinto answered with a right hook that checked Spann, then a takedown and repeated ground-and-pound with Spann carrying his weight — Spann was visibly gassed between rounds.
- A right hand, left hook and knee into the clinch, a trip takedown, and punches on a kneeling Spann until the referee stopped it.
WinKO
Opponent: Austen LanePunchR2 0:39
UFC Fight Night 253 - Kape vs. Almabayev
1 Mar 2025
1 Mar 2025
WinKO
Opponent: Lucas Triverio CamachoPunchesR1 1:43
Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2024: Week 9
8 Oct 2024
8 Oct 2024
WinDEC
Opponent: Kasim ArasUnanimousR5 5:00
LFL 11 - Levels Fight League 11
18 Feb 2024
18 Feb 2024
WinTKO
Opponent: Benjamin SehicPunchesR3 1:18
LFL 10 - Levels Fight League 10
29 Oct 2023
29 Oct 2023
WinDEC
Opponent: Moreno KacaporUnanimousR3 3:00
LFL - Heavyweight Grand Prix
11 Mar 2023
11 Mar 2023
WinDEC
Opponent: Aladin Ben HalimaUnanimousR3 2:00
LFL - Heavyweight Grand Prix
11 Mar 2023
11 Mar 2023
WinKO
Opponent: Filip BradaricPunchR1 1:28
LFL - Heavyweight Grand Prix
11 Mar 2023
11 Mar 2023
WinSUB
Opponent: Maxwell Djantou NanaRear-Naked ChokeR1 0:00
FSC 22 - FightStar Championship 22
15 Jul 2022
15 Jul 2022
WinKO
Opponent: Besart BerishaR1 1:07
FSC 21 - FightStar Championship 21
19 Mar 2022
19 Mar 2022
WinKO
Opponent: Joffie HoultonR1 0:00
Contenders East Anglia - Contenders Norwich 31
2 Oct 2021
2 Oct 2021
The Read
Style, strengths, and defining traits.
On 21 March 2026 at UFC Fight Night 270 - Evloev vs. Murphy, Mario Pinto defeated Felipe Franco by Decision (Unanimous) · R3 5:00.
Wins tend to arrive early, and usually by strikes — seven knockouts, one submission, four decisions. Every professional outing so far has ended in a win.
Mario turned professional in 2021 and trains out of Fightzone London. The step up to the UFC roster came in March 2025.
Signature Fights
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