Bautista beat Lokdog in the UFC. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
mario bautista Not only did he win, but he also explained why he considered the fight against Vinicius Lokdog simpler than expected at UFC Vegas 113, an event held last Saturday (7). After finishing off the Brazilian in the second round In order to end his undefeated streak in the organization, the American pointed to technical and physical factors that, according to him, facilitated his dominance in the octagon.
In an interview on the show 'The Boys in the Back', Bautista revealed that he quickly identified weaknesses in Lokdog, especially related to weight cutting and speed of execution.
“It seemed pretty cool, but honestly, at my gym this is commonplace. He’s very slow… That weight cut ended up backfiring on him. I have more experience and I was able to read everything he was doing, which made the fight very easy,” said the American.
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"It looked pretty cool, but honestly, in my gym, that's an everyday thing for us. It's just super slow.
That weight cut that he was doing backfired on him. I just have… pic.twitter.com/UWLudXqDGh
- Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 10, 2026
The setback was a tough blow for Lokdog, who lost for the first time in the UFC and missed the opportunity to move up in the bantamweight rankings (up to 61,2 kg). Dominated during the fight, the Brazilian will now need to reorganize his strategy to remain competitive in the organization.
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UFC Vegas 113 results
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Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): mario bautista defeated the Brazilian Vinicius Lokdog by submission (rear naked choke) at 4min46sec of R2
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Kyoji Horiguchi derrotou amir albazi by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27,30-27, 29-28)
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Rizvan Kuniev derrotou Jailton Malhadinho by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Michał Oleksiejczuk defeated Marc-Andre Barriault by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Farid Basharat derrotou Jean Matsumoto by split decision of the judges (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): dustin jacoby defeated Julius Walker by technical knockout (punches) at 1:42 of round 2.
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Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Daniil Donchenko derrotou alex morono by unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Nikolay Veretennikov derrotou Niko Price by technical knockout (punches) at 1min42sec of R1
Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Ketlen Hot derrotou Bruna Brazil by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Javid Basharat defeated Gianni Vasquez by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Wang Cong defeated Eduarda Ronda by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Jakub Wikłacz defeated Muin Gafurov by submission (guillotine) at 4:59 of R3
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Klaudia Syguła defeated Priscila Pedrita by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
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