John Lineker UFC Stats & Fight History

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:46
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	72.4%
Expected Rounds (xR)	2.35
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	42-17 (71.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	29-15 (65.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	13-2 (86.7%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	80.9%
% Time in Control	5.8%
% Time Controlled	13.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	30.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	5.46
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.37
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.09
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.9%
Distance Strike Defense	58.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.46
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.39
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.94
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	10.89
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.24

Career Stats

Statistic	John Lineker
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Strike Differential	1.1/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	58.3%
Takedown Defense	67.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	0:52
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	50.0%
Submission % of Wins	8.3%
Decision % of Wins	41.7%
Avg Fight Time	11:46
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	38.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	63.6%
Control Time/Fight	0:39

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Cory Sandhagen

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Lineker106/25641%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:15

Cory Sandhagen120/27544%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	28/75	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cory Sandhagen	36/86	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	John Lineker	29/68	43%	1/2	0:15	—
	Cory Sandhagen	36/73	49%	1/2	0:20	—

R3	John Lineker	49/113	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cory Sandhagen	48/116	41%	1/1	0:16	—

WIN

vs. Brian Kelleher

UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington • May 2018

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 3:43

John Lineker102/23344%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:07KD 2

Brian Kelleher50/13736%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	32/72	44%	0/0	1:02	1
	Brian Kelleher	11/33	33%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	John Lineker	49/108	45%	0/0	0:03	—
	Brian Kelleher	24/55	44%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	John Lineker	21/53	40%	0/0	0:02	1
	Brian Kelleher	15/49	31%	1/3	0:43	—

WIN

vs. Marlon Vera

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida • Oct 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Lineker77/17145%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:35

Marlon Vera49/11742%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	23/44	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marlon Vera	11/26	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Lineker	36/67	54%	0/0	0:55	—
	Marlon Vera	21/40	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Lineker	18/60	30%	0/0	0:40	—
	Marlon Vera	17/51	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. TJ Dillashaw

UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey • Dec 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Lineker38/9042%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:18

TJ Dillashaw71/11960%TD 5/6Ctrl 6:53

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	12/40	30%	1/2	0:05	—
	TJ Dillashaw	13/30	43%	1/1	1:34	—

R2	John Lineker	9/17	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	TJ Dillashaw	37/51	73%	2/2	3:46	—

R3	John Lineker	17/33	52%	0/0	0:13	—
	TJ Dillashaw	21/38	55%	2/3	1:33	—

WIN

vs. John Dodson

UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson • Oct 2016

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

John Lineker93/32229%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

John Dodson101/19153%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	9/31	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Dodson	15/23	65%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	John Lineker	16/67	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Dodson	15/31	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Lineker	14/60	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Dodson	15/34	44%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	John Lineker	27/83	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Dodson	22/44	50%	0/3	0:00	—

R5	John Lineker	27/81	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	John Dodson	34/59	58%	0/1	0:23	—

WIN

vs. Michael McDonald

UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker • Jul 2016

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:43

John Lineker26/5547%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 2

Michael McDonald14/3047%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	26/55	47%	0/0	0:08	2
	Michael McDonald	14/30	47%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rob Font

UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic • May 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Lineker80/18344%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:33

Rob Font40/11435%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	17/53	32%	0/0	0:25	—
	Rob Font	17/46	37%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	John Lineker	21/56	38%	0/1	0:03	—
	Rob Font	15/45	33%	0/1	0:01	—

R3	John Lineker	42/74	57%	1/1	2:05	—
	Rob Font	8/23	35%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Francisco Rivera

UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 • Sep 2015

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:08

John Lineker28/6047%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:19KD 1

Francisco Rivera16/3644%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	28/60	47%	0/0	0:19	1
	Francisco Rivera	16/36	44%	0/1	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Ian McCall

UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz • Jan 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Lineker38/12131%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:46

Ian McCall40/9243%TD 1/6Ctrl 3:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	3/13	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ian McCall	13/26	50%	1/1	3:10	—

R2	John Lineker	18/41	44%	0/0	0:46	—
	Ian McCall	11/27	41%	0/3	0:21	—

R3	John Lineker	17/67	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ian McCall	16/39	41%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alptekin Ozkilic

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller • Jul 2014

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 4:51

John Lineker133/32741%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:16KD 1

Alptekin Ozkilic88/23038%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	24/61	39%	1/2	0:15	—
	Alptekin Ozkilic	19/45	42%	1/2	0:53	—

R2	John Lineker	39/107	36%	1/2	0:00	—
	Alptekin Ozkilic	32/88	36%	0/0	0:01	—

R3	John Lineker	70/159	44%	0/0	0:01	1
	Alptekin Ozkilic	37/97	38%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ali Bagautinov

UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2 • Feb 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Lineker27/5450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:21

Ali Bagautinov49/9253%TD 6/12Ctrl 7:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ali Bagautinov	6/17	35%	2/2	3:24	—

R2	John Lineker	22/42	52%	0/0	0:18	—
	Ali Bagautinov	23/50	46%	0/6	0:33	—

R3	John Lineker	2/7	29%	0/0	0:03	—
	Ali Bagautinov	20/25	80%	4/4	3:23	—

WIN

vs. Phil Harris

UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz • Oct 2013

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:51

John Lineker31/6846%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 3

Phil Harris14/3837%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	31/68	46%	0/0	0:04	3
	Phil Harris	14/38	37%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jose Maria

UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung • Aug 2013

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:03

John Lineker22/5838%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:53

Jose Maria19/3653%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	12/38	32%	2/2	0:32	—
	Jose Maria	16/28	57%	1/4	0:33	—

R2	John Lineker	10/20	50%	0/0	0:21	—
	Jose Maria	3/8	38%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Azamat Gashimov

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold • May 2013

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:07

John Lineker36/8045%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:46KD 3

Azamat Gashimov7/3818%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	20/54	37%	0/0	1:41	2
	Azamat Gashimov	6/27	22%	0/3	0:01	—

R2	John Lineker	16/26	62%	0/0	0:05	1
	Azamat Gashimov	1/11	9%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani

UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le • Nov 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

John Lineker77/22434%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:27

Yasuhiro Urushitani62/15839%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	11/62	18%	0/0	0:06	—
	Yasuhiro Urushitani	17/54	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	John Lineker	31/69	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yasuhiro Urushitani	18/52	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	John Lineker	35/93	38%	0/0	0:21	—
	Yasuhiro Urushitani	27/52	52%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Louis Gaudinot

UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller • May 2012

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 4:54

John Lineker96/21245%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Louis Gaudinot65/13249%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	John Lineker	64/133	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Louis Gaudinot	36/77	47%	1/1	1:33	—

R2	John Lineker	32/79	41%	0/0	0:13	—
	Louis Gaudinot	29/55	53%	1/1	2:10	—

John Lineker

Career Analytics

Career Stats

Last 5 Averages

Fight History