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UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida
John Lineker
John Lineker
29-8 · BRA
VS
Marlon Vera
Marlon Vera
12-3-1 · ECU
October 28, 2017 · Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
136.0lb
Weigh-in
135.0lb
John Lineker def. Marlon Vera by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Lineker23/440/000:00
Vera11/260/000:00
R2
Lineker36/670/000:55
Vera21/400/000:00
R3
Lineker18/600/000:40
Vera17/510/000:00
Total
Lineker77/1710/001:35
Vera49/1170/000:00

Scorecards

Lineker vs Vera

RdDerek ClearyGuilherme BravoMarcos RosalesCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R39-109-1010-99.2-9.8
Total29-2829-2830-2729.1-27.9

Media (15 cards) · avg 29.227.8 · 15 Lineker · 0 Vera

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

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 probabilityVera
37.5%62.5%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
3%
Decision
53%
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 Vera. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Lineker38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%48%
Submission1%1%
Decision19%51%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4399)act 77
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.3)act 0
Vera62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%41%
Submission3%5%
Decision33%54%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes58 (3376)act 49
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~134 sig strikes~0.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R114%
R229%
R34%
Distance53%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Lineker
61.8%-165
Vera
+16537.4%
Most takedownstie 60.6%
Lineker
24.8%-170
Vera
+17014.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Lineker
Expected: 76.0
76
Over 76
42.0%
+136
Exactly 76
0.9%
push
Under 76
57.1%
-136
095190
Vera
Expected: 58.4
58.5
Over 58.5
42.3%
+136
Under 58.5
57.7%
-136
073146
Takedowns — over/under
Lineker
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.4%
+252
Under 0.5
71.6%
-252
035
Vera
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.4%
Exactly 0
81.6%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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
Lineker37.5%80.1%−42.6-485
Vera62.5%19.9%+42.6+385

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
64.9Striking59.4
Lineker +5.5
54.6Grappling59.7
Vera +5.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
LinekerVera
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1629
Pound-for-pound
1549
1584
Divisional
1519
1531
Striking offense
1497
1515
Striking defense
1507
1486
Grappling offense
1507
1535
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
27 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'3"
Height
5'8"
67"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
5.01
Strikes landed / min
2.65
39%
Strike accuracy
45%
4.05
Strikes absorbed / min
3.25
55%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.66
60%
Takedown accuracy
30%
67%
Takedown defense
75%
0.6
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.8
Form & résumé
77%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
+3
80%
Last-5 win rate
80%
60%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
302
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
John Lineker
  • LTJ DillashawU-DEC R3
    Close +19010mo before
  • WJohn DodsonS-DEC R5
    Close +1051y 1mo before
  • WMichael McDonaldKO/TKO R1
    Close -1051y 4mo before
  • WRob FontU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 5mo before
  • WFrancisco RiveraSUB R1
    Close -1502y 2mo before
Marlon Vera
  • WBrian KelleherSUB R1
    Close +1953mo before
  • WBrad PickettKO/TKO R3
    Close +1307mo before
  • WGuangyou NingU-DEC R3
    Close -11011mo before
  • LDavey GrantU-DEC R3
    Close +1601y 8mo before
  • WRoman SalazarSUB R2
    Close -1252y 3mo before
Lineker — win / loss by method
Record: 29-8-0

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
45% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 3 losses
W
14% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 5 losses
W
38% of wins
L
63% of losses
DQ / other
1 win, 0 losses
W
3% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
10win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (10%)Submission(33%) 1
4 (40%)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
Vera — win / loss by method
Record: 12-3-1

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
2 wins, 0 losses
W
17% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
67% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
17% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
8win1loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (13%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(100%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Lineker
Vera
13
UFC fights
6
144.6 min · 11.1 avg
Octagon time
68.4 min · 11.4 avg
17y 11m
Career length
16y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Lineker
Vera
191W–48L · 79.9%
Overall
76W–31L · 71.0%
161W–41L · 79.7%
Wins
56W–26L · 68.3%
30W–7L · 81.1%
Losses
20W–5L · 80.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Lineker
Vera
86W–34L · 71.7%
Overall
50W–46L · 52.1%
67W–27L · 71.3%
Wins
27W–31L · 46.6%
19W–7L · 73.1%
Losses
23W–15L · 60.5%
Distance striking
Lineker
Vera
5.55
Landed / min
4.14
36.4%
Accuracy
38.9%
58.3%
Defense
59.3%
1.04
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.44
72.3%
Time at distance
41.3%
Grappling & control
Lineker
Vera
0.62
Takedowns / 15 min
0.66
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
30.0%
67.3%
Takedown defense
75.0%
0.62
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.75
25.5%
Control share
28.0%
Strike target map
Lineker
  • Head56%(407)div 63%
  • Body35%(257)div 21%
  • Legs8%(61)div 16%
Vera
  • Head59%(107)div 63%
  • Body24%(44)div 21%
  • Legs17%(30)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.

Marlon Vera
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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