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UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson
Cory Sandhagen
Cory Sandhagen
10-1 · USA
VS
John Lineker
John Lineker
31-8 · BRA
April 27, 2019 · Sunrise, Florida, USA
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
Cory Sandhagen def. John Lineker by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Sandhagen36/860/100:00
Lineker28/750/000:00
R2
Sandhagen36/731/200:20
Lineker29/681/200:15
R3
Sandhagen48/1161/100:16
Lineker49/1130/000:00
Total
Sandhagen120/2752/400:36
Lineker106/2561/200:15

Scorecards

Sandhagen vs Lineker

RdBarry LuxenbergChris LeeDerek ClearyCommunity
R110-910-99-109.6-9.4
R210-99-1010-99.8-9.2
R39-109-1010-99.1-9.9
Total29-2828-2929-2828.5-28.5

Media (17 cards) · avg 29.127.9 · 17 Sandhagen · 0 Lineker

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Sandhagen-Lineker.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SandhagenWin probabilityLineker
75.3%24.7%
KO / TKO
40%
Submission
16%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 11.0 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Sandhagen, blue toward Lineker. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Sandhagen75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%40%
Submission13%17%
Decision32%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (3682)act 120
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 2
Lineker25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%41%
Submission3%10%
Decision12%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3170)act 106
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 1
Combined totals~118 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R122%
R29%
R325%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Sandhagen
56.8%-134
Lineker
+13442.3%
Most takedownstie 50.4%
Sandhagen
20.3%+144
Lineker
-14429.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Sandhagen
Expected: 63.4
63.5
Over 63.5
42.3%
+136
Under 63.5
57.7%
-136
080159
Lineker
Expected: 54.2
54
Over 54
42.1%
+135
Exactly 54
1.2%
push
Under 54
56.7%
-135
068136
Takedowns — over/under
Sandhagen
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.4%
+265
Under 0.5
72.6%
-265
035
Lineker
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
35.7%
+180
Under 0.5
64.3%
-180
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.0 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Sandhagen75.3%41.2%+34.1+135
Lineker24.7%58.8%−34.1-155

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
85.3Striking66.8
Sandhagen +18.4
53.6Grappling54.4
Lineker +0.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SandhagenLineker
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1569
Pound-for-pound
1654
1553
Divisional
1611
1518
Striking offense
1537
1524
Striking defense
1518
1502
Grappling offense
1479
1498
Grappling defense
1551
Physical
27 yrs
Age
28 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'3"
70"
Reach
67"
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
8.89
Strikes landed / min
5.22
52%
Strike accuracy
40%
2.73
Strikes absorbed / min
3.95
65%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.64
Takedowns / 15 min
0.52
67%
Takedown accuracy
60%
0%
Takedown defense
69%
1.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
80%
+3
Win/loss streak
+2
100%
Last-5 win rate
80%
100%
Finish rate
58%
Recent opp. quality
98
Days since last fight
350
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Cory Sandhagen
  • WMario BautistaSUB R1
    Close -5253mo before
  • WIuri AlcantaraKO/TKO R2
    Close -2008mo before
  • WAustin ArnettKO/TKO R2
    Close -2001y 3mo before
John Lineker
  • WBrian KelleherKO/TKO R3
    Close -26511mo before
  • WMarlon VeraU-DEC R3
    Close -4851y 6mo before
  • LTJ DillashawU-DEC R3
    Close +1902y 4mo before
  • WJohn DodsonS-DEC R5
    Close +1052y 7mo before
  • WMichael McDonaldKO/TKO R1
    Close -1052y 9mo before
Sandhagen — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
30% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
3win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (33%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (43%)Decision(100%) 1
Lineker — win / loss by method
Record: 31-8-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
14 wins, 0 losses
W
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
13% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 5 losses
W
39% of wins
L
63% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
12win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (8%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (42%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
19win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (42%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
3 (16%)Submission(40%) 2
7 (37%)Decision(60%) 3
1 (5%)DQ / other(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Sandhagen
Lineker
3
UFC fights
15
18.3 min · 6.1 avg
Octagon time
173.3 min · 11.6 avg
11y 2m
Career length
17y 11m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Sandhagen
Lineker
56W–12L · 82.4%
Overall
222W–59L · 79.0%
56W–12L · 82.4%
Wins
192W–52L · 78.7%
0W–0L
Losses
30W–7L · 81.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Sandhagen
Lineker
49W–20L · 71.0%
Overall
86W–34L · 71.7%
39W–17L · 69.6%
Wins
67W–27L · 71.3%
10W–3L · 76.9%
Losses
19W–7L · 73.1%
Distance striking
Sandhagen
Lineker
9.01
Landed / min
5.67
44.1%
Accuracy
37.4%
67.2%
Defense
59.1%
1.64
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.04
38.7%
Time at distance
74.0%
Grappling & control
Sandhagen
Lineker
1.64
Takedowns / 15 min
0.52
66.7%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
0.0%
Takedown defense
69.1%
1.64
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.61
67.5%
Control share
30.7%
Strike target map
Sandhagen
  • Head74%(121)div 63%
  • Body15%(25)div 21%
  • Legs10%(17)div 16%
Lineker
  • Head56%(505)div 63%
  • Body36%(321)div 21%
  • Legs9%(78)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Cory Sandhagen
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

John Lineker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.