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John Lineker "Hands of Stone"

Inactive · age 36 · Orthodox · 5'3" 160 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 67" 170 cm
At a glance
  • 58% of wins by KO or submission
  • Career-best 6-fight win streak
  • UFC veteran since 2012
Elo rating
1579
Global Elo 1618 ±30
Rank
—
—
UFC record
12-4-0
KO 6 · Sub 1 · Dec 5
Streak
-1
Δ90d -28 · Δ1y -28
Last fight
Apr 27, 2019
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 8m
Avg fight time
11:46
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
2.3
Since last fight
7y 2mo

Honest Elo history

16 fights · tap & drag
May 5, 2012 — L vs Louis Gaudinot Δ-36Nov 10, 2012 — W vs Yasuhiro Urushitani Δ+30May 18, 2013 — W vs Azamat Gashimov Δ+31Aug 3, 2013 — W vs Jose Maria Δ+31Oct 26, 2013 — W vs Phil Harris Δ+28Feb 1, 2014 — L vs Ali Bagautinov Δ-17Jul 16, 2014 — W vs Alptekin Ozkilic Δ+15Jan 31, 2015 — W vs Ian McCall Δ+13Sep 5, 2015 — W vs Francisco Rivera Δ+15May 14, 2016 — W vs Rob Font Δ+14Jul 13, 2016 — W vs Michael McDonald Δ+16Oct 1, 2016 — W vs John Dodson Δ+15Dec 30, 2016 — L vs TJ Dillashaw Δ-16Oct 28, 2017 — W vs Marlon Vera Δ+12May 12, 2018 — W vs Brian Kelleher Δ+15Apr 27, 2019 — L vs Cory Sandhagen Δ-19 1350140014501500155016001650 201420162018 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":360,"elo":1397,"date":"2012-05-05","opp":"Louis Gaudinot","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":1,"x":143.4,"y":328.5,"elo":1426,"date":"2012-11-10","opp":"Yasuhiro Urushitani","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":2,"x":196.8,"y":295.4,"elo":1457,"date":"2013-05-18","opp":"Azamat Gashimov","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":3,"x":218.6,"y":262.6,"elo":1488,"date":"2013-08-03","opp":"Jose Maria","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":4,"x":242.3,"y":232.9,"elo":1516,"date":"2013-10-26","opp":"Phil Harris","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":5,"x":270,"y":251.1,"elo":1499,"date":"2014-02-01","opp":"Ali Bagautinov","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":6,"x":316.6,"y":235.2,"elo":1514,"date":"2014-07-16","opp":"Alptekin Ozkilic","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":372.9,"y":221.3,"elo":1527,"date":"2015-01-31","opp":"Ian McCall","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":8,"x":434.2,"y":205,"elo":1542,"date":"2015-09-05","opp":"Francisco Rivera","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":505.4,"y":190.3,"elo":1556,"date":"2016-05-14","opp":"Rob Font","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":10,"x":522.3,"y":172.8,"elo":1572,"date":"2016-07-13","opp":"Michael McDonald","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":11,"x":544.9,"y":157.2,"elo":1587,"date":"2016-10-01","opp":"John Dodson","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":12,"x":570.4,"y":174.4,"elo":1571,"date":"2016-12-30","opp":"TJ Dillashaw","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":13,"x":655.7,"y":161.3,"elo":1583,"date":"2017-10-28","opp":"Marlon Vera","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":14,"x":711.1,"y":145.8,"elo":1598,"date":"2018-05-12","opp":"Brian Kelleher","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":15,"x":810,"y":166.2,"elo":1579,"date":"2019-04-27","opp":"Cory Sandhagen","result":"L","delta":-19}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 27, 2019 Cory Sandhagen L -19
May 12, 2018 Brian Kelleher W +15
Oct 28, 2017 Marlon Vera W +12
Dec 30, 2016 TJ Dillashaw L -16
Oct 1, 2016 John Dodson W +15

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
58%
7 / 12
Finish rate
KO
6
50% of wins
SUB
1
8% of wins
DEC
5
42% of wins
KO: 6 (50%) 6 Sub: 1 (8%) 1 Dec: 5 (42%) 5
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
3 43%
R2
2 29%
R3
2 29%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1010 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
56% Head
  • Head 56%
  • Body 36%
  • Leg 9%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
82% Distance
  • Distance 82%
  • Clinch 8%
  • Ground 10%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
25%
of losses by finish
1 of 4
0 KO/TKO 1 Sub 3 Dec Never been KO'd

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1598
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 12 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
John Dodson
Elo 1609 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
9.0
+3.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 16 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1467
1596
Notable wins
John Dodson 1609

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from John Lineker on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.