Sandhagen vs Lineker

Who won Sandhagen vs Lineker?

Cory Sandhagen beat John Lineker by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 8, on Saturday 27th April 2019 at BB&T Center in Sunrise.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cory Sandhagen.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sandhagen vs Lineker stats

Cory Sandhagen stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

John Lineker made his way to the cage with a record of 31 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Cory Sandhagen's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Cory Sandhagen's UFC record stood at 11-4-0, while John Lineker's came in at 12-4-0.

The stats suggested Lineker had a slight advantage in power over Sandhagen, with a 45% knock out percentage over Sandhagen's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Sandhagen had an advantage over Lineker, with a 30% submission rate over Lineker's 13%.

Cory Sandhagen was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Sandhagen had a height advantage of 8 inches over Lineker. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Sandhagen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 years later than Lineker, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 52 less professional rounds, 62 to Lineker's 114.

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Lineker's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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