Bantamweight

John Lineker

Last fought: Apr 2019

RECORD

Pro

31-9-0

UFC

12-4-0

Age

Height

5'3"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

67"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:46
Fight Completion Rate	72.4%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.35
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	44-20 (68.8%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	30-16 (65.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	14-4 (77.8%)
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

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

John Lineker League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

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 2019Bantamweight

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 2018Bantamweight

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 2017Bantamweight

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 2016Bantamweight

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 2016Bantamweight

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 2016Bantamweight

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 2016Bantamweight

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 2015Bantamweight

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 2015Flyweight

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 2014Flyweight

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 2014Flyweight

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 2013Flyweight

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 2013Flyweight

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 2013Flyweight

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 2012Flyweight

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 2012Flyweight

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	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com