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Brian Kelleher vs John Lineker

Brian Kelleher is 24-16-0; John Lineker is 31-9-0. Brian Kelleher is 4 years older than John Lineker. John Lineker has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Brian Kelleher. Brian Kelleher is 3" · 8 cm taller than John Lineker. They have met once: Brian Kelleher 0, John Lineker 1.

Brian Kelleher
United States
Brian Kelleher
“Boom” · 24-16-0
Loss · SubmissionLoss · TKOLoss · Submission
Met once
John Lineker
Brazil
John Lineker
“Hands of Stone” · 31-9-0
Loss · SubmissionWin · Unanimous DecisionWin · TKO
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Style & credentials

Brian Kelleher
BJJ
  • —Brown belt · BJJSteve Kasten
  • 2015Ring of Combat Bantamweight ChampionshipRing of Combat
  • 2012WCMMA Featherweight ChampionshipWCMMA
Camp · Long Island MMA · West Babylon, New York, US
John Lineker
BoxingBJJ
  • —Brown belt · BJJOcimar Costa
  • 2022ONE Bantamweight MMA World ChampionshipONE Championship
  • 2011Nitrix Fights Bantamweight Grand PrixNitrix Fight
  • —Jungle Fight Bantamweight ChampionshipJungle Fight
Camp · American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

65%
Head
55%
15%
Body
36%
20%
Leg
9%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Brian Kelleherlast 2 fights
65%32%
John Linekerlast 6 fights
74%16%10%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Brian Kelleher John Lineker· incl. 6 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.315.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Kelleher · Average · better than 47% of UFC fightersJohn Lineker · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.594.11
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Kelleher · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersJohn Lineker · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.680.51
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Kelleher · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersJohn Lineker · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
42%58%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Kelleher · Average · better than 59% of UFC fightersJohn Lineker · Elite · better than 87% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
60%69%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Kelleher · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersJohn Lineker · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.700.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brian Kelleher · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersJohn Lineker · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.31
Strikes landed / min
5.00
4.59
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.11
1.68 / 4.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.51 / 0.9
42%
Takedown accuracy
58%
60%
Takedown defence
69%
2:01
Control time / fight
0:44
0.70
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.60

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Brian Kelleher17 UFC fights · 442 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
48%213/710
12%53/124
18%79/103
Clinch
3%13/23
3%12/15
1%4/5
Ground
14%62/82
0%2/2
1%4/4
John Lineker16 UFC fights · 1010 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
43%437/1497
31%313/573
8%83/129
Clinch
4%41/109
3%34/46
0%3/4
Ground
8%84/141
1%13/13
0%2/2

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Brian KelleherJohn Lineker

Frequently asked questions

Have Brian Kelleher and John Lineker ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 224: Nunes vs Pennington (Sat, May 12, 2018), where John Lineker won by TKO.

What are the records of Brian Kelleher and John Lineker?

Brian Kelleher is 24-16-0 and John Lineker is 31-9-0.

Who has the longer reach, Brian Kelleher or John Lineker?

John Lineker has the longer reach: 67" · 170 cm against 66" · 168 cm for Brian Kelleher, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Brian Kelleher or John Lineker?

Brian Kelleher is taller at 5'6" · 168 cm; John Lineker stands 5'3" · 160 cm.

Who is older, Brian Kelleher or John Lineker?

Brian Kelleher is 40 and John Lineker is 36.

Who has more finishes, Brian Kelleher or John Lineker?

Brian Kelleher has 18 wins inside the distance (8 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission); John Lineker has 23 wins (19 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).

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