Lineker vs Kim

Who won Lineker vs Kim?

John Lineker beat Jae Woong Kim by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of ONE Fight Night 13, on Friday 4th August 2023 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok.

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).

Lineker vs Kim stats

John Lineker stepped into the octagon with a record of 35 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Jae Woong Kim made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

John Lineker's One Championship record stood at 6-1-0, while Jae Woong Kim's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Kim had an advantage in power over Lineker, with a 69% knock out percentage over Lineker's 49%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lineker had a slight advantage over Kim, with a 11% submission rate over Kim's 8%.

John Lineker was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Kim had a height advantage of 5 inches over Lineker. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Lineker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in , 11 years and 10 months earlier than Kim, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 75 more professional rounds, 114 to Kim's 39.

Lineker vs Kim form

John Lineker had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Fabricio de Andrade at ONE on Prime Video 7 on 10th February 2023 by knockout in the 4th round in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Previous to that, his fight against Fabricio de Andrade at ONE on Prime Video 3 on 21st October 2022 ended in a no contest.

Going into that contest, he had won against Bibiano Fernandes at ONE Championship on 11th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had beaten Troy Worthen at ONE on TNT 3 on 21st April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He had defeated Kevin Belingon at ONE Championship – Inside the Matrix 3 on 13th November 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Jae Woong Kim had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Shoko Sato at ONE on Prime Video 6 on 13th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Impact Arena, Bangkok, Thailand.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Kevin Belingon at ONE on Prime Video 4 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Shamil Gasanov at ONE on Prime Video 3 on 21st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Before that, he had lost to Kai Tang at ONE Championship – One X on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He had won against Martin Nguyen at ONE Championship – 10 Year Anniversary 2 on 24th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jae Woong Kim had been fighting more than John Lineker.

Going to this contest, John Lineker had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 28 days ago, while Jae Woong Kim's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 25 days ago.

Lineker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Kim's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lineker vs Kim?

John Lineker was a 2/9 (-420) favourite going into the contest, while Jae Woong Kim made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+280) with oddsmakers.