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 14th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Cory Sandhagen's UFC record stood at 10-4-0, 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 32 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, 9 years and 4 months later than Lineker, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 54 less professional rounds, 60 to Lineker's 114.

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Lineker's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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