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Phil Harris vs.
John Lineker

Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.

1-3-0 (1 NC) Phil Harris · UFC
12-4-0 John Lineker · UFC
Tale of the tape

The men, measured.

Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.

1-3-0 (1 NC)
UFC record
12-4-0
Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Bantamweight
42.9
AgeΔ 6.7 yrs
36.2
5'4"
HeightΔ 1"
5'3"
65"
ReachΔ 2"
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
144.6
Layoff (months)Δ 57.3 mo
87.3
LNCLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
LWWLW
The read

What the numbers say.

Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.

John Lineker carries real power — 0.96 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.30 Bantamweight norm.
John Lineker is a submission threat — 0.64 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.28 Bantamweight norm.
Phil Harris is wasteful with head shots — only 20% land, vs a 38% Flyweight norm.
Level of competition

Who did they actually beat?

Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.

Phil Harris

Full career not yet synced for Phil Harris — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500

John Lineker

Full career not yet synced for John Lineker — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).

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

Striking

The stand-up battle.

Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1002.34/min · norm 3.49
Sig. strikes landed
10105.36/min · norm 3.52
1353.16/min · norm 3.24
Sig. strikes absorbed
8054.27/min · norm 3.58
26.7%norm 44.6%
Striking accuracy
40.2%norm 43.4%
68.0%norm 56.4%
Striking defense
56.1%norm 56.6%
00.00/15 · norm 0.18
Knockdowns
120.96/15 · norm 0.30

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

Phil Harris

Distance 92.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.9% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 1.6% (norm 7.3%)

John Lineker

Distance 87.5% (norm 87.4%) · Clinch 6.3% (norm 5.7%) · Ground 6.2% (norm 6.5%)

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

Phil Harris

Head 86.1% (norm 75.9%) · Body 4.8% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 9.3%)

John Lineker

Head 69.5% (norm 77.4%) · 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 Harris L/AAccFlyweight med Lineker L/AAccBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 85 / 347 24.5% 40.0% 833 / 2199 37.9% 39.0%
In the clinch 13 / 22 too few to rate 70.4% 78 / 159 49.1% 68.7%
On the ground 2 / 6 too few to rate 69.7% 99 / 156 63.5% 70.2%
BY TARGET
To the head 65 / 323 20.1% 37.6% 562 / 1747 32.2% 34.9%
To the body 8 / 18 too few to rate 68.5% 360 / 632 57.0% 66.8%
To the legs 27 / 34 79.4% 80.0% 88 / 135 65.2% 79.4%

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 (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Bantamweight: 117 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 Harris L/AOpp accFlyweight med vs Lineker L/AOpp accBantamweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 112 / 373 30.0% 40.1% 666 / 1612 41.3% 39.3%
In the clinch 5 / 15 too few to rate 68.8% 48 / 92 52.2% 70.4%
On the ground 18 / 34 52.9% 71.1% 91 / 131 69.5% 72.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 73 / 311 23.5% 35.2% 525 / 1434 36.6% 34.9%
To the body 16 / 39 41.0% 68.2% 151 / 244 61.9% 66.0%
To the legs 46 / 72 63.9% 80.3% 129 / 157 82.2% 79.1%
Grappling

The ground war.

Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.

521.7% acc · 1.76/15 · norm 1.30
Takedowns landed
758.3% acc · 0.56/15 · norm 1.12
360.0% def · norm 62.5%
Takedowns stopped
4067.8% def · norm 66.7%
4:4511.1% of cage time · norm 17.0%
Control time
11:015.8% of cage time · norm 17.4%
4:381:37 per 15 · norm 2:44
Time under control
24:521:58 per 15 · norm 2:24
00.00/15 · norm 0.58
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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