Fernandes vs Lineker

Who won Fernandes vs Lineker?

John Lineker beat Bibiano Fernandes by knockout in the 2nd round during the co-main event of ONE Championship, on Friday 11th March 2022 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the One Championship Bantamweight championship.

Fernandes vs Lineker stats

Bibiano Fernandes stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

John Lineker made his way to the cage with a record of 33 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Bibiano Fernandes' 16th fight in the One Championship, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012.

Bibiano Fernandes' One Championship record stood at 13-3-0, while John Lineker's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Lineker had a massive power advantage over Fernandes, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Fernandes' 8%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fernandes had a large advantage over Lineker, boasting a 38% submission rate over Lineker's 12%.

Bibiano Fernandes was the older man by 11 years, at 45 years old.

Fernandes had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lineker.

Fernandes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2004, 20 years and 5 months later than Lineker, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 36 less professional rounds, 78 to Lineker's 114.

Fernandes vs Lineker form

Lineker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Troy Worthen at ONE on TNT 3 on 21st April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kevin Belingon at ONE Championship – Inside the Matrix 3 on 13th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Muin Gafurov at ONE Championship – Dawn of Valor on 25th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Before that, he had lost to Cory Sandhagen at UFC on ESPN+ 8 on 27th April 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at BB&T Center, Sunrise, United States.

He was victorious against Brian Kelleher at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

Fernandes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Lineker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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