Bantamweight
3 Rounds
John Lineker won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, May 14, 2016·Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, Brazil
Style matchupJohn Lineker: Pressure fightervsRob Font: Pressure fighter
Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.
Model Prediction: John Lineker wins(51.6%)
Actual result: John Lineker wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- John Lineker has 30pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Rob Font has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
John Lineker
Red Corner
VS
Rob Font
Blue Corner
-145
(59%)
Vegas Odds
+125
(44%)
35
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'3"
Height
5'8"
170.18 cm
Reach
180.34 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
John Lineker
oldest →latest
W
vs John Dodson · Oct 16L
vs TJ Dillashaw · Dec 16W
vs Marlon Vera · Oct 17W
KOvs Brian Kelleher · May 18L
vs Cory Sandhagen · Apr 19Rob FontL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Deiveson Figueiredo · Dec 23W
vs Kyler Phillips · Oct 24W
vs Jean Matsumoto · Feb 25L
vs David Martinez · Sep 25L
vs Raul Rosas Jr. · Mar 26Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
John LinekerMetricRob Font
5.36
Strikes / min
5.11
4.27
Strikes absorbed / min
3.53
56%
Strike defense
57%
0.56
TDs / 15 min
0.70
67%
Takedown defense
37%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.09evenly matched on net striking+1.58
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
John LinekerRob Font
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
John Lineker(10 fights)Rob Font(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+39.9-39.9
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+134.0-134.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.20.2
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+3.1-3.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.1-0.1
John Lineker
StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights16
Rob Font
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights21