Lineker vs Vera

Who won Lineker vs Vera?

John Lineker beat Marlon Vera by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night 119, on Saturday 28th October 2017 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner John Lineker.

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 Vera stats

John Lineker stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Marlon Vera made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Marlon Vera marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

John Lineker's UFC record stood at 12-4-0, while Marlon Vera's came in at 15-9-0.

The stats suggested Lineker had a large advantage in power over Vera, boasting a 45% knock out percentage over Vera's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vera had a massive advantage over Lineker, boasting a 60% submission rate over Lineker's 14%.

John Lineker was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Vera had a height advantage of 5 inches over Lineker. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Lineker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in , 13 years and 9 months earlier than Vera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 114 to Vera's 87.

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