John Lineker stands just 5-foot-3, but he has made himself a true giant of the lighter-weight classes in mixed martial arts.
“Hands of Stone” will look to stay near the top of the One Championship bantamweight division when he confronts Stephen Loman in a featured ONE on Prime Video 14 attraction on Friday at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Lineker has compiled a 5-1 record with one no contest across his seven appearances since joining the ONE roster in 2019. He last competed at ONE on Prime Video 13, where he cut down Jae Woong Kim with punches in the third round of their Aug. 4 clash. Loman, meanwhile, finds himself on an 11-fight winning streak. He last fought on Nov. 18, when he outpointed Bibiano Fernandes to a three-round unanimous decision at ONE on Prime Video 4.
As Lineker and Loman make final preparations for their looming showdown at 145 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:
33: Years of age for Lineker, who was born in Paranagua, Brazil, on June 12, 1990.
18: Lineker wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 50% of his career total (36). His list of ONE victims: Kim, Bibiano Fernandes, Troy Worthen and Kevin Belingon. Lineker owns four other wins by submission (11%), 13 more by decision (36%) and another by disqualification (3%).
111: Rounds started by Lineker as a professional mixed martial artist. He has gone the distance on 19 different occasions and carries a 13-6 record in those bouts.
78: Seconds needed for Lineker to punch out Luiz Carlos Alves Neves at Jungle Fight 28 on May 21, 2011. More than 12 years later, it remains his fastest finish to date.
162: Combined victories between the 10 men—Fabricio Andrade, Cory Sandhagen, T.J. Dillashaw, Ali Bagautinov, Louis Gaudinot, Rafael Silva, Andre Luis de Souza, Erick da Silva, Felipe Arantes and Nelson Velasques—who have defeated Lineker. They boast a cumulative .683 winning percentage at 162-75-1.
31: Years of age for Loman, who was born on Jan. 1, 1992 in Baguio, Philippines.
5: Loman victories by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 31% of his career total. Yusup Saadulaev, Elias Boudegzdame and Gurdarshan Mangat are among those he has felled. Loman holds two other victories by submission (13%) and nine more by decision (56%).
2,814: Days since Loman experienced a setback. He suffered his most recent defeat on Jan. 16, 2016, when he was on the receiving end of a one-punch knockout from Rex de Lara just 12 seconds into their encounter at a Pacific Xtreme Combat show.
2: Fighters other than Loman who have held the Brave Combat Federation bantamweight title. The list: Brad Katona and Jose Torres.
.591: Cumulative winning percentage between the two men—de Lara and Asker Baragunov—who have beaten Loman. They sport a combined record of 18-12-3.
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