Lineker vs Kim

Who won Lineker vs Kim?

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

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner John Lineker.

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 loses 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 loses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

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 3 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 3 months earlier than Kim, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, 111 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, he had lost to Fabricio de Andrade at ONE on Prime Video 3 on 21st October 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their ONE Bantamweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had beat 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 won against Troy Worthen at ONE on TNT 3 on 21st April 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

He had beat 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 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 defeated 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 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 7 months and 13 days ago, while Jae Woong Kim's last outing had been 8 months and 10 days ago.

Lineker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 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 1 year, 11 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 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.