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Flyweight
3 Rounds
John Lineker won · U-DEC R3
Elo1490
Elo1492
John Lineker

Ian McCallvsJohn LinekerUFC Prediction Result

UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz · Saturday, January 31, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

John Lineker won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupIan McCall: WrestlervsJohn Lineker: Pressure fighter

The wrestler can defuse pressure by changing levels and going to the mat.

Model Prediction: Ian McCall wins(67.0%)

Actual result: John Lineker wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Ian McCall at -220 American odds

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Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Ian McCall has 11pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Ian McCall has 21pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Ian McCall
Red Corner
VS
John Lineker
Blue Corner
-220
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+200
(33%)
1490
Elo
1492
42
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'5"
Height
5'3"
162.56 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Ian McCallW2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Demetrious Johnson · Jun 12
L
vs Joseph Benavidez · Feb 13
W
vs Iliarde Santos · Aug 13
W
vs Brad Pickett · Jul 14
latest
John Lineker
oldest →
W
vs John Dodson · Oct 16
L
vs TJ Dillashaw · Dec 16
W
vs Marlon Vera · Oct 17
W
KOvs Brian Kelleher · May 18
L
vs Cory Sandhagen · Apr 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Ian McCallMetricJohn Lineker
3.59
Strikes / min
5.36
3.25
Strikes absorbed / min
4.27
67%
Strike defense
56%
2.08
TDs / 15 min
0.56
88%
Takedown defense
67%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.34evenly matched on net striking+1.09

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1505 vs 1543Strikes61.2 vs 60.3Takedowns2.0 vs 0.6Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.29Form0.6 vs 0.6
Ian McCallJohn Lineker

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901498150515131520← oldermost recent →
Ian McCall(5 fights)John Lineker(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -1.2|Blue +1.2
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red 0.0|Blue 0.0
EVEN
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red -3.0|Blue +3.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Ian McCallTargetJohn Lineker

By target zone

13
22% acc · 33%
Head
19
22% acc · 50%
22
81% acc · 55%
Body
16
57% acc · 42%
5
71% acc · 13%
Leg
3
43% acc · 8%

By position

27
40% acc · 68%
Distance
32
32% acc · 84%
4
40% acc · 10%
Clinch
6
38% acc · 16%
9
60% acc · 23%
Ground
0
0% acc

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Ian McCall rounds
1
even
1
John Lineker rounds
Round 1Ian McCall edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns1
Control3:10
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2John Lineker edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control0:21
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:46Control
Round 3Even round
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
40 / 92
Sig Strikes
38 / 121
43.7%
Sig Str %
30.3%
73 / 130
Total Strikes
48 / 132
1 / 6
TDs
0 / 0
33.3%
TD %
0
Sub Att
3
0
Rev
1
3:31
Ctrl Time
0:46

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1John Lineker3 / 138 / 190 / 01
1Ian McCall13 / 2640 / 571 / 10
2John Lineker18 / 4120 / 430 / 02
2Ian McCall11 / 2717 / 340 / 30
3John Lineker17 / 6720 / 700 / 00
3Ian McCall16 / 3916 / 390 / 20

Ian McCall

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach64.0"
Fights5

John Lineker

StanceOrthodox
Height63.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights16