Lineker vs Kelleher

Who won Lineker vs Kelleher?

John Lineker beat Brian Kelleher by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 224, on Saturday 12th May 2018 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Lineker vs Kelleher stats

John Lineker stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Brian Kelleher made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Brian Kelleher marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

John Lineker's UFC record stood at 12-4-0, while Brian Kelleher's came in at 8-9-0.

The stats suggested Lineker had a slight advantage in power over Kelleher, with a 43% knock out percentage over Kelleher's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Kelleher had a large advantage over Lineker, boasting a 42% submission rate over Lineker's 13%.

John Lineker was the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Kelleher had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lineker. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Lineker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in , 13 years and 9 months earlier than Kelleher, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, 114 to Kelleher's 77.

Lineker vs Kelleher form

Lineker had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Shinya Aoki at ONE 165 on 28th January 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Stephen Loman at ONE Fight Night 14 on 29th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jae Woong Kim at ONE Fight Night 13 on 4th August 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.

Before that, he had been beaten by Fabricio de Andrade at ONE on Prime Video 7 on 10th February 2023 by knockout in the 4th round in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.

His fight against Fabricio de Andrade at ONE on Prime Video 3 on 21st October 2022 ended in a no contest.

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Lineker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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