John Lineker

“Hands of Stone”

OctagonStats Rating 1605

12-4-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 3" (160 cm)

Weight135 lbs. (61 kg)

Reach67" (170 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJun 12, 1990

Age36

DivisionBantamweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM5.36

Str. Acc40%

SApM4.27

Str. Def56%

TD Avg0.56

TD Acc58%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.6

Recent form

L W W L W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

16 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

6 KO/TKO wins · 1 sub wins · 5 decision wins

Losses by method

0 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate58%

Times finished25%

StreakL1

Best streak6

Avg fight11:46

Octagon time3h 8m

Opp win%69%

ActiveMay. 05, 2012 – Apr. 27, 2019 (8y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced2

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winMarlon Vera (#11 Bantamweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1

Fight of the Night3

Total bonuses4

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

John Lineker "Hands of Stone" is a 31-9-0 knockout artist.

John debuted May. 05, 2012 vs Louis Gaudinot (loss). Longest win streak: 6. 8 years active (May. 05, 2012–Apr. 27, 2019).

Best wins: Jose Maria (KO/TKO Punches R2, Aug. 03, 2013); Yasuhiro Urushitani (U-DEC R3, Nov. 10, 2012); Michael McDonald (KO/TKO Punch R1, Jul. 13, 2016).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Apr. 27, 2019	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson	L Cory Sandhagen	S-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	106 120	1 2	1 0
May. 12, 2018	UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington	W Brian Kelleher	KO/TKO Punch	3	3:43	2 0	102 50	0 1	1 0
Oct. 28, 2017	UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida	W Marlon Vera	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	77 49	0 0	0 0
Dec. 30, 2016	UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey	L TJ Dillashaw	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	38 71	1 5	0 1
Oct. 01, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson	W John Dodson	S-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	93 101	0 0	0 0
Jul. 13, 2016	UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker	W Michael McDonald	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:43	2 0	26 14	0 0	0 0
May. 14, 2016	UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic	W Rob Font	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	80 40	1 0	0 0
Sep. 05, 2015	UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2	W Francisco Rivera	SUB Guillotine Choke	1	2:08	1 0	28 16	0 0	1 0
Jan. 31, 2015	UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz	W Ian McCall	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	38 40	0 1	3 0
Jul. 16, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller	W Alptekin Ozkilic	KO/TKO Punch	3	4:51	1 0	133 88	2 1	0 0
Feb. 01, 2014	UFC 169: Barao vs Faber 2	L Ali Bagautinov	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	27 49	0 6	2 1
Oct. 26, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz	W Phil Harris	KO/TKO Punch	1	2:51	3 0	31 14	0 0	0 0
Aug. 03, 2013	UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung	W Jose Maria	KO/TKO Punches	2	1:03	0 0	22 19	2 1	0 1
May. 18, 2013	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold	W Azamat Gashimov	KO/TKO Punch	2	1:07	3 0	36 7	0 0	0 0
Nov. 10, 2012	UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le	W Yasuhiro Urushitani	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	77 62	0 0	0 0
May. 05, 2012	UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller	L Louis Gaudinot	SUB Guillotine Choke	2	4:54	0 0	96 65	0 2	0 1

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.