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

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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 had won 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 beaten 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 been defeated by Kai Tang at ONE Championship – One X on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

He had beaten 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

Kim's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 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.