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Francisco Rivera vs. John Lineker

UFC 4-6-0 (1 NC) vs. 12-4-0
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Tale of the tape

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Francisco Rivera

VS

John Lineker

4-6-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
12-4-0
Bantamweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
45
AgeΔ 9 yrs
36
5'8"
HeightΔ 5"
5'3"
70"
ReachΔ 3"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
122.7
Layoff (months)Δ 32.9 mo
89.8
LLLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
John Lineker carries real power — 0.96 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
Francisco Rivera carries real power — 0.74 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.29 Bantamweight norm.
John Lineker is a submission threat — 0.64 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Francisco Rivera

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 46
Tier 3 — regional circuit 106

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.17 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 29 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500

John Lineker

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 186
Tier 3 — regional circuit 175

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.18 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 47 documented bouts

In the UFC: 6-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.5 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

4214.13/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
10105.36/min · norm 3.52
3213.15/min · norm 3.58
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
8054.27/min · norm 3.58
41.4%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
40.2%norm 43.5%
68.3%norm 56.6%
Striking defense
56.1%norm 56.6%
50.74/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
120.96/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Francisco Rivera

Distance 88.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 7.8% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 3.7% (norm 6.4%)

John Lineker

Distance 87.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 6.2%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 6.4%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Francisco Rivera

Head 84.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 6.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 8.4%)

John Lineker

Head 69.5% (norm 77.5%) · Body 25.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 5.4% (norm 8.4%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Rivera L/AAccBantamweight med Lineker L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 353 / 901 39.2% 39.2% 833 / 2199 37.9% 39.2%
In the clinch 45 / 79 57.0% 69.0% 78 / 159 49.1% 69.0%
On the ground 23 / 38 60.5% 70.2% 99 / 156 63.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 299 / 862 34.7% 35.3% 562 / 1747 32.2% 35.3%
To the body 47 / 67 70.1% 66.9% 360 / 632 57.0% 66.9%
To the legs 75 / 89 84.3% 79.2% 88 / 135 65.2% 79.2%

Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Bantamweight: 121 fighters · Bantamweight: 121 fighters).

What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man

Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.

Zone vs Rivera L/AOpp accBantamweight med vs Lineker L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 216 / 847 25.5% 39.4% 666 / 1612 41.3% 39.4%
In the clinch 42 / 71 59.2% 70.6% 48 / 92 52.2% 70.6%
On the ground 63 / 94 67.0% 72.1% 91 / 131 69.5% 72.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 170 / 778 21.9% 34.9% 525 / 1434 36.6% 34.9%
To the body 97 / 149 65.1% 66.1% 151 / 244 61.9% 66.1%
To the legs 54 / 85 63.5% 78.8% 129 / 157 82.2% 78.8%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
763.6% acc · 1.03/15 · norm 1.12
Takedowns landed
758.3% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 1.12
2668.4% def · norm 65.7%
Takedowns stopped
4067.8% def · norm 65.7%
4:204.2% of cage time · norm 17.8%
Control time
11:015.8% of cage time · norm 17.8%
29:204:18 per 15 · norm 2:24
Time under control lower is better
24:521:58 per 15 · norm 2:24
40.59/15 · norm 0.28
Submission attempts
80.64/15 · norm 0.28

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lineker has more cage time on record.

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