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UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington
John Lineker
John Lineker
30-8 · BRA
VS
Brian Kelleher
Brian Kelleher
19-8 · USA
May 12, 2018 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
John Lineker def. Brian Kelleher by KO/TKO (Punch), R3 3:43
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lineker32/720/011:02
Kelleher11/330/200:00
R2
Lineker49/1080/000:03
Kelleher24/550/100:00
R3 · 3:43
Lineker21/530/010:02
Kelleher15/491/300:43
Total
Lineker102/2330/021:07
Kelleher50/1371/600:43

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
LinekerWin probabilityKelleher
77.4%22.6%
KO / TKO
42%
Submission
8%
Decision
49%
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 Lineker, blue toward Kelleher. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Lineker77%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%43%
Submission5%6%
Decision39%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes79 (45103)act 102
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 0
Kelleher23%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%41%
Submission4%16%
Decision10%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes39 (2251)act 50
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 1
Combined totals~118 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R231%
R38%
Distance49%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.7%
Lineker
79.0%-389
Kelleher
+38920.3%
Most takedownstie 52.7%
Lineker
25.5%-116
Kelleher
+11621.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lineker
Expected: 79.0
79
Over 79
42.1%
+136
Exactly 79
0.9%
push
Under 79
57.1%
-136
099198
Kelleher
Expected: 39.0
39
Over 39
41.7%
+136
Exactly 39
1.7%
push
Under 39
56.6%
-136
04998
Takedowns — over/under
Lineker
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
30.9%
+224
Under 0.5
69.1%
-224
035
Kelleher
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
27.9%
+259
Under 0.5
72.1%
-259
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
Lineker77.4%70.2%+7.2-265
Kelleher22.6%29.8%−7.2+225

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
65.5Striking65.4
Lineker +0.2
53.6Grappling58.9
Kelleher +5.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LinekerKelleher
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1642
Pound-for-pound
1553
1597
Divisional
1553
1530
Striking offense
1510
1517
Striking defense
1494
1480
Grappling offense
1516
1546
Grappling defense
1497
Physical
27 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'6"
67"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
5.02
Strikes landed / min
5.65
40%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.98
Strikes absorbed / min
5.37
55%
Strike defense
54%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
60%
Takedown accuracy
38%
67%
Takedown defense
85%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
79%
UFC win rate
75%
+1
Win/loss streak
+2
80%
Last-5 win rate
75%
55%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
196
Days since last fight
77
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Lineker
  • WMarlon VeraU-DEC R3
    Close -4856mo before
  • LTJ DillashawU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 4mo before
  • WJohn DodsonS-DEC R5
    Close +1051y 7mo before
  • WMichael McDonaldKO/TKO R1
    Close -1051y 10mo before
  • WRob FontU-DEC R3
    Close -1452y before
Brian Kelleher
  • WRenan BaraoU-DEC R3
    Close +1453mo before
  • WDamian StasiakKO/TKO R3
    Close -1057mo before
  • LMarlon VeraSUB R1
    Close -23510mo before
  • WIuri AlcantaraSUB R1
    Close +31511mo before
Lineker — win / loss by method
Record: 30-8-0

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
13 wins, 0 losses
W
43% 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
40% of wins
L
63% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
11win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (9%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (45%)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
Kelleher — win / loss by method
Record: 19-8-0

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
7 wins, 0 losses
W
37% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 5 losses
W
42% of wins
L
63% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 3 losses
W
21% of wins
L
38% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (33%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (33%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
16win7loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
7 (44%)Submission(57%) 4
3 (19%)Decision(43%) 3

Profiles

Experience
Lineker
Kelleher
14
UFC fights
4
159.6 min · 11.4 avg
Octagon time
32.8 min · 8.2 avg
17y 11m
Career length
15y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lineker
Kelleher
203W–51L · 79.9%
Overall
89W–19L · 82.4%
173W–44L · 79.7%
Wins
78W–16L · 83.0%
30W–7L · 81.1%
Losses
11W–3L · 78.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lineker
Kelleher
86W–34L · 71.7%
Overall
153W–76L · 66.8%
67W–27L · 71.3%
Wins
101W–63L · 61.6%
19W–7L · 73.1%
Losses
52W–13L · 80.0%
Distance striking
Lineker
Kelleher
5.46
Landed / min
8.34
36.8%
Accuracy
43.3%
58.5%
Defense
57.5%
0.94
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.46
73.3%
Time at distance
52.4%
Grappling & control
Lineker
Kelleher
0.56
Takedowns / 15 min
1.37
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
37.5%
67.3%
Takedown defense
84.6%
0.56
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.92
29.1%
Control share
70.3%
Strike target map
Lineker
  • Head55%(440)div 63%
  • Body36%(290)div 21%
  • Legs9%(72)div 16%
Kelleher
  • Head71%(132)div 63%
  • Body14%(25)div 21%
  • Legs15%(28)div 16%

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

John Lineker
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Brian Kelleher
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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