John Lineker vs John Dodson

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Cory Sandhagen	0	106 of 256	41%	106 of 256	1 of 2	50%	1	0	0:15
John Lineker	0	120 of 275	43%	128 of 283	2 of 4	50%	0	0	0:36

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Cory Sandhagen	0	28 of 75	37%	28 of 75	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
John Lineker	0	36 of 86	41%	36 of 86	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
2	Cory Sandhagen	0	29 of 68	42%	29 of 68	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:15
John Lineker	0	36 of 73	49%	44 of 81	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:20
3	Cory Sandhagen	0	49 of 113	43%	49 of 113	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:00
John Lineker	0	48 of 116	41%	48 of 116	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:16

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Cory Sandhagen	106 of 256	41%	57 of 177	39 of 64	10 of 15	105 of 250	1 of 6	0 of 0
John Lineker	120 of 275	43%	72 of 218	16 of 23	32 of 34	119 of 273	1 of 2	0 of 0

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Cory Sandhagen	28 of 75	37%	12 of 48	12 of 20	4 of 7	28 of 74	0 of 1	0 of 0
John Lineker	36 of 86	41%	20 of 63	7 of 13	9 of 10	35 of 85	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Cory Sandhagen	29 of 68	42%	17 of 51	11 of 16	1 of 1	29 of 67	0 of 1	0 of 0
John Lineker	36 of 73	49%	18 of 54	6 of 7	12 of 12	36 of 72	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	Cory Sandhagen	49 of 113	43%	28 of 78	16 of 28	5 of 7	48 of 109	1 of 4	0 of 0
John Lineker	48 of 116	41%	34 of 101	3 of 3	11 of 12	48 of 116	0 of 0	0 of 0

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Lineker	2	102 of 233	43%	113 of 244	0 of 0	---	1	0	1:07
Brian Kelleher	0	50 of 137	36%	58 of 147	1 of 6	16%	0	0	0:43

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	John Lineker	1	32 of 72	44%	40 of 80	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:02
Brian Kelleher	0	11 of 33	33%	15 of 37	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:00
2	John Lineker	0	49 of 108	45%	52 of 111	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:03
Brian Kelleher	0	24 of 55	43%	24 of 55	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
3	John Lineker	1	21 of 53	39%	21 of 53	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:02
Brian Kelleher	0	15 of 49	30%	19 of 55	1 of 3	33%	0	0	0:43

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Lineker	102 of 233	43%	65 of 173	31 of 49	6 of 11	89 of 211	7 of 12	6 of 10
Brian Kelleher	50 of 137	36%	41 of 112	6 of 19	3 of 6	46 of 132	3 of 4	1 of 1

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Lineker	32 of 72	44%	16 of 47	12 of 19	4 of 6	23 of 58	3 of 4	6 of 10
Brian Kelleher	11 of 33	33%	7 of 22	2 of 7	2 of 4	9 of 30	2 of 3	0 of 0
2	John Lineker	49 of 108	45%	31 of 82	16 of 22	2 of 4	46 of 102	3 of 6	0 of 0
Brian Kelleher	24 of 55	43%	20 of 47	3 of 7	1 of 1	23 of 54	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	John Lineker	21 of 53	39%	18 of 44	3 of 8	0 of 1	20 of 51	1 of 2	0 of 0
Brian Kelleher	15 of 49	30%	14 of 43	1 of 5	0 of 1	14 of 48	0 of 0	1 of 1

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Lineker	0	77 of 171	45%	93 of 188	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:35
Marlon Vera	0	49 of 117	41%	50 of 118	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	John Lineker	0	23 of 44	52%	23 of 44	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
Marlon Vera	0	11 of 26	42%	11 of 26	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	John Lineker	0	36 of 67	53%	50 of 82	0 of 0	---	0	0:55
Marlon Vera	0	21 of 40	52%	21 of 40	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	John Lineker	0	18 of 60	30%	20 of 62	0 of 0	---	0	0:40
Marlon Vera	0	17 of 51	33%	18 of 52	0 of 0	---	0	0:00

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Lineker	77 of 171	45%	33 of 96	33 of 58	11 of 17	58 of 144	7 of 12	12 of 15
Marlon Vera	49 of 117	41%	21 of 68	10 of 24	18 of 25	43 of 108	6 of 9	0 of 0

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Lineker	23 of 44	52%	6 of 20	13 of 17	4 of 7	20 of 38	3 of 6	0 of 0
Marlon Vera	11 of 26	42%	2 of 12	2 of 5	7 of 9	11 of 26	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	John Lineker	36 of 67	53%	20 of 39	10 of 22	6 of 6	21 of 49	3 of 3	12 of 15
Marlon Vera	21 of 40	52%	10 of 22	6 of 10	5 of 8	18 of 36	3 of 4	0 of 0
3	John Lineker	18 of 60	30%	7 of 37	10 of 19	1 of 4	17 of 57	1 of 3	0 of 0
Marlon Vera	17 of 51	33%	9 of 34	2 of 9	6 of 8	14 of 46	3 of 5	0 of 0

John Lineker vs. Marlon Vera

Round 1
Vera lines up in the southpaw stance in the center of the cage, towering above the 5-foot-3 Lineker, who works cautiously around the outside. Neither flyweight looks to be in any rush to engage, with a full minute ticking off the clock before Vera hits Lineker with a hard leg kick. Vera backs up Lineker with a blocked high kick, then goes back to the legs with a pair of kicks. Vera switches to orthodox as he goes to his back foot, now with Lineker pressing forward. Lineker's offense still hasn't picked up, although he has touched Vera with a few low kicks. The Brazilian crowd starts to boo the lack of action, then comes alive when Lineker steps forward on Vera with a left hand to the body. Back to the body goes Lineker, this time followed by a left hook to the jaw of "Chito." Vera gets backed up to the wall, where he covers up as Lineker goes body-head with a heavy surge of punches.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Lineker
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Lineker
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lineker

Round 2
Lineker catches a kick but can't capitalize on it before Vera pulls away and circles off. Lineker whiffs on a spinning kick and takes a pair of kicks to the legs before he's able to close in on Vera and land a few shots against the fence. Vera eats a straight right, tries to surprise Lineker with a question mark kick, and Lineker comes away from the exchange smiling. Vera grabs the shorter man in the Thai clinch and tries to decapitate Lineker with knees up the middle, but Lineker pulls away and goes back to punching with 3:00 on the clock. Lineker is loading up with big right hands now, now sticks an overhand left on Vera's jaw. Vera creates space with a long left hand and a leg kick, now another low kick which draws a grin from the Brazilian. Vera is showing off his beard as he absorbs some heavy right hands from Lineker, who trips the Ecuadorian to the floor in the center of the cage with 40 seconds left. Lineker tries to pound out Vera with elbows and left hands on the canvas, but Vera climbs back to his feet just before the horn.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Lineker
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Lineker
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lineker

Round 3
Lineker swings his way into the pocket and shoves Vera against the wall when "Chito" tries to use the Thai clinch. The 135ers separate and move back to the center of the cage, where Vera lands a jump knee and narrowly misses with a left high kick. Lineker catches a kick, blocks a knee in the Thai clinch and hustles Vera back to the fence, where they stay until the 3:20 mark. Vera continues to chop at Lineker's legs, now goes to the body; Lineker answers with a ripping right hook to Vera's ribs. Vera is doing well to keep Lineker at range in this round, countering the smaller man's advances with high knees. Vera continues to try and find a knockout knee in the Thai plum, but Lineker is wary of the strikes and blocks them each time before shoving Vera against the fence. Vera is still trying to find Lineker's chin with knees and kicks when the final horn sounds.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Vera (29-28 Lineker)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Vera (29-28 Lineker)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Vera (29-28 Lineker)

The Official Result
John Lineker def. Marlon Vera via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) R3 5:00

LOSS vs T.J. Dillashaw

Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) R3 5:00 · UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey · Dec 30, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
T.J. Dillashaw	0	71 of 119	59%	177 of 249	5 of 6	83%	1	0	6:53
John Lineker	0	38 of 90	42%	51 of 107	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:18

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	T.J. Dillashaw	13 of 30	43%	37 of 56	1 of 1	100%	0	1:34
1	John Lineker	12 of 40	30%	12 of 40	1 of 2	50%	0	0:05
2	T.J. Dillashaw	37 of 51	72%	98 of 131	2 of 2	100%	0	3:46
2	John Lineker	9 of 17	52%	19 of 31	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	T.J. Dillashaw	21 of 38	55%	42 of 62	2 of 3	66%	1	1:33
3	John Lineker	17 of 33	51%	20 of 36	0 of 0	---	0	0:13

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
T.J. Dillashaw	71 of 119	59%	53 of 98	10 of 12	8 of 9	25 of 59	0 of 0	46 of 60
John Lineker	38 of 90	42%	18 of 53	19 of 36	1 of 1	33 of 81	0 of 3	5 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	T.J. Dillashaw	13 of 30	43%	6 of 21	4 of 5	3 of 4	11 of 24	0 of 0	2 of 6
1	John Lineker	12 of 40	30%	6 of 28	6 of 12	0 of 0	11 of 35	0 of 3	1 of 2
2	T.J. Dillashaw	37 of 51	72%	33 of 47	4 of 4	0 of 0	4 of 9	0 of 0	33 of 42
2	John Lineker	9 of 17	52%	6 of 12	2 of 4	1 of 1	5 of 13	0 of 0	4 of 4
3	T.J. Dillashaw	21 of 38	55%	14 of 30	2 of 3	5 of 5	10 of 26	0 of 0	11 of 12
3	John Lineker	17 of 33	51%	6 of 13	11 of 20	0 of 0	17 of 33	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs John Dodson

Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · Oct 01, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Lineker	0	93 of 322	28%	94 of 323	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
John Dodson	0	101 of 191	52%	101 of 191	0 of 6	0%	0	0	0:23

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	John Lineker	9 of 31	29%	9 of 31	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	John Dodson	15 of 23	65%	15 of 23	0 of 1	0%	0:00
2	John Lineker	16 of 67	23%	16 of 67	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	John Dodson	15 of 31	48%	15 of 31	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	John Lineker	14 of 60	23%	15 of 61	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	John Dodson	15 of 34	44%	15 of 34	0 of 1	0%	0:00
4	John Lineker	27 of 83	32%	27 of 83	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	John Dodson	22 of 44	50%	22 of 44	0 of 3	0%	0:00
5	John Lineker	27 of 81	33%	27 of 81	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	John Dodson	34 of 59	57%	34 of 59	0 of 1	0%	0:23

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Lineker	93 of 322	28%	47 of 223	35 of 84	11 of 15	83 of 300	10 of 22	0 of 0
John Dodson	101 of 191	52%	56 of 140	26 of 30	19 of 21	98 of 186	3 of 5	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Lineker	9 of 31	29%	2 of 16	6 of 12	1 of 3	9 of 30	0 of 1	0 of 0
1	John Dodson	15 of 23	65%	3 of 9	4 of 5	8 of 9	15 of 23	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	John Lineker	16 of 67	23%	10 of 48	4 of 16	2 of 3	16 of 67	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	John Dodson	15 of 31	48%	7 of 22	3 of 3	5 of 6	14 of 29	1 of 2	0 of 0
3	John Lineker	14 of 60	23%	9 of 43	4 of 15	1 of 2	13 of 57	1 of 3	0 of 0
3	John Dodson	15 of 34	44%	10 of 28	4 of 5	1 of 1	14 of 32	1 of 2	0 of 0
4	John Lineker	27 of 83	32%	12 of 59	11 of 20	4 of 4	19 of 67	8 of 16	0 of 0
4	John Dodson	22 of 44	50%	15 of 35	5 of 7	2 of 2	21 of 43	1 of 1	0 of 0
5	John Lineker	27 of 81	33%	14 of 57	10 of 21	3 of 3	26 of 79	1 of 2	0 of 0
5	John Dodson	34 of 59	57%	21 of 46	10 of 10	3 of 3	34 of 59	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Michael McDonald

KO (punches) R1 2:43 · UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker · Jul 13, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Lineker	0	14 of 30	46%	14 of 30	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Michael McDonald	2	26 of 55	47%	28 of 57	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:08

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	John Lineker	0	14 of 30	46%	14 of 30	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
1	Michael McDonald	2	26 of 55	47%	28 of 57	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:08

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Lineker	14 of 30	46%	13 of 29	1 of 1	0 of 0	12 of 27	2 of 3	0 of 0
Michael McDonald	26 of 55	47%	18 of 43	7 of 10	1 of 2	15 of 38	5 of 9	6 of 8

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Lineker	14 of 30	46%	13 of 29	1 of 1	0 of 0	12 of 27	2 of 3	0 of 0
1	Michael McDonald	26 of 55	47%	18 of 43	7 of 10	1 of 2	15 of 38	5 of 9	6 of 8

WIN vs Rob Font

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–26) R3 5:00 · UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic · May 14, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Lineker	0	80 of 183	43%	95 of 200	1 of 2	50%	0	0	2:33
Rob Font	0	40 of 114	35%	40 of 114	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:01

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	John Lineker	17 of 53	32%	20 of 57	0 of 0	---	0:25
1	Rob Font	17 of 46	36%	17 of 46	0 of 2	0%	0:00
2	John Lineker	21 of 56	37%	21 of 56	0 of 1	0%	0:03
2	Rob Font	15 of 45	33%	15 of 45	0 of 1	0%	0:01
3	John Lineker	42 of 74	56%	54 of 87	1 of 1	100%	2:05
3	Rob Font	8 of 23	34%	8 of 23	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Lineker	80 of 183	43%	36 of 116	28 of 44	16 of 23	56 of 150	2 of 6	22 of 27
Rob Font	40 of 114	35%	27 of 94	5 of 11	8 of 9	39 of 113	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Lineker	17 of 53	32%	5 of 29	9 of 19	3 of 5	16 of 50	0 of 1	1 of 2
1	Rob Font	17 of 46	36%	10 of 34	4 of 8	3 of 4	16 of 45	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	John Lineker	21 of 56	37%	8 of 38	6 of 9	7 of 9	21 of 56	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Rob Font	15 of 45	33%	11 of 39	1 of 3	3 of 3	15 of 45	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	John Lineker	42 of 74	56%	23 of 49	13 of 16	6 of 9	19 of 44	2 of 5	21 of 25
3	Rob Font	8 of 23	34%	6 of 21	0 of 0	2 of 2	8 of 23	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Francisco Rivera

Submission (guillotine choke) R1 2:08 · UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2 · Sep 05, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Lineker	0	16 of 36	44%	16 of 36	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:14
Francisco Rivera	1	28 of 60	46%	32 of 64	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:19

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	John Lineker	0	16 of 36	44%	16 of 36	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:14
1	Francisco Rivera	1	28 of 60	46%	32 of 64	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:19

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Lineker	16 of 36	44%	13 of 33	1 of 1	2 of 2	9 of 19	6 of 16	1 of 1
Francisco Rivera	28 of 60	46%	21 of 47	7 of 13	0 of 0	8 of 22	9 of 17	11 of 21

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Lineker	16 of 36	44%	13 of 33	1 of 1	2 of 2	9 of 19	6 of 16	1 of 1
1	Francisco Rivera	28 of 60	46%	21 of 47	7 of 13	0 of 0	8 of 22	9 of 17	11 of 21

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John Dodson - Fight History

LOSS vs Merab Dvalishvili

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3 · Aug 15, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Merab Dvalishvili	0	27 of 86	31%	31 of 90	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:04
John Dodson	0	50 of 133	37%	88 of 171	2 of 20	10%	0	0	3:44

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Merab Dvalishvili	5 of 16	31%	5 of 16	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	John Dodson	26 of 38	68%	46 of 58	0 of 7	0%	1:55
2	Merab Dvalishvili	12 of 35	34%	14 of 37	0 of 0	---	0:04
2	John Dodson	9 of 37	24%	17 of 45	1 of 8	12%	0:50
3	Merab Dvalishvili	10 of 35	28%	12 of 37	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	John Dodson	15 of 58	25%	25 of 68	1 of 5	20%	0:59

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Merab Dvalishvili	27 of 86	31%	11 of 63	9 of 16	7 of 7	26 of 83	1 of 3	0 of 0
John Dodson	50 of 133	37%	16 of 94	4 of 9	30 of 30	25 of 108	25 of 25	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Merab Dvalishvili	5 of 16	31%	1 of 12	3 of 3	1 of 1	5 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	John Dodson	26 of 38	68%	1 of 12	1 of 2	24 of 24	2 of 14	24 of 24	0 of 0
2	Merab Dvalishvili	12 of 35	34%	5 of 25	4 of 7	3 of 3	11 of 33	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	John Dodson	9 of 37	24%	5 of 32	2 of 3	2 of 2	8 of 36	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Merab Dvalishvili	10 of 35	28%	5 of 26	2 of 6	3 of 3	10 of 34	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	John Dodson	15 of 58	25%	10 of 50	1 of 4	4 of 4	15 of 58	0 of 0	0 of 0

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Aug 12, 2020 (3 days before fight)

Merab Dvalishvili

Big Brady already bet Merab by decision at -130. He thinks Merab's relentless takedowns will wear down Dodson, though he worries about judging favoring striking. He expects Merab to get about nine takedowns and win a comfortable decision.

bet Merab by decision at -130, over on takedowns

"i bet him by decision at minus 1 30"

DFS by the Numbers

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Aug 14, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Merab Dvalishvili

Daniel Levi picks Merab Dvalishvili to win by unanimous decision. He acknowledges Dodson's power and takedown defense but believes Merab's relentless pace and cardio will overwhelm Dodson over three rounds. He notes that Dodson has a history of losing close decisions and that Merab's takedown volume will eventually wear him down. He also mentions that Merab's chin is solid and his recovery is excellent.

Merab by unanimous decision; Dodson may get tired in later rounds; Merab's takedown volume is key

"i got marab here to take him into deep waters and drown him ... i'm going with marab here to win a unanimous decision"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Aug 13, 2020 (2 days before fight)

John Dodson

Dodson has the speed and power to capitalize on Dvalishvili's poor striking defense; Merab is hittable and gets taken down but doesn't control opponents, allowing Dodson to get back up. Dodson carries power into later rounds and can land a bomb. The line should be closer to -150 for Merab; Dodson's inside the distance prop at +400 is intriguing.

Dodson wins inside the distance (+400); Dodson wins by KO in round 2

"John Dodson still has the speed, he still has the power... I like dogs in here."

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Aug 9, 2020 (6 days before fight)

John Dodson

The MMA Guru picks John Dodson by KO in the second or third round. He argues that Dvalishvili's takedown-heavy style will tire him out, leaving him vulnerable to Dodson's power. He notes that Dodson has faced elite competition and can survive the early grappling.

KO in the second or third round

"john dodson gets it done against marabdev if you look at john dalton's career ... he's going to beat murab de velasqually by ko in the third or second round"

THE MMA GURU

WIN vs Nathaniel Wood

TKO (punches) R3 0:16 · UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2 · Feb 15, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Dodson	1	39 of 72	54%	57 of 91	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:58
Nathaniel Wood	0	46 of 99	46%	68 of 124	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:47

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	John Dodson	0	15 of 23	65%	22 of 30	0 of 0	---	0:20
1	Nathaniel Wood	0	23 of 55	41%	33 of 65	1 of 1	100%	0:27
2	John Dodson	0	18 of 41	43%	23 of 46	0 of 0	---	1:35
2	Nathaniel Wood	0	21 of 41	51%	33 of 56	0 of 0	---	0:20
3	John Dodson	1	6 of 8	75%	12 of 15	0 of 0	---	0:03
3	Nathaniel Wood	0	2 of 3	66%	2 of 3	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Dodson	39 of 72	54%	31 of 64	5 of 5	3 of 3	31 of 62	4 of 5	4 of 5
Nathaniel Wood	46 of 99	46%	24 of 63	6 of 15	16 of 21	40 of 92	5 of 6	1 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Dodson	15 of 23	65%	9 of 17	5 of 5	1 of 1	13 of 20	2 of 3	0 of 0
1	Nathaniel Wood	23 of 55	41%	13 of 34	4 of 12	6 of 9	20 of 51	2 of 3	1 of 1
2	John Dodson	18 of 41	43%	16 of 39	0 of 0	2 of 2	16 of 39	2 of 2	0 of 0
2	Nathaniel Wood	21 of 41	51%	9 of 26	2 of 3	10 of 12	18 of 38	3 of 3	0 of 0
3	John Dodson	6 of 8	75%	6 of 8	0 of 0	0 of 0	2 of 3	0 of 0	4 of 5
3	Nathaniel Wood	2 of 3	66%	2 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0	2 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Feb 14, 2020 (1 day before fight)

Nathaniel Wood

Daniel Levi picks Nathaniel Wood to win, possibly becoming the first man to finish John Dodson. He likes Wood's well-rounded game, consistent boxing, calf kicks, and ability to take down Dodson. He notes Dodson's recent decline and that Wood will be the bigger fighter, which should help him wear Dodson down.

first man to finish John Dodson, decision win, takedowns and ground control

"I think Nathaniel Wood is going to show I use the prospect but now it might be the contender"

Half the Battle

LOSS vs Petr Yan

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Santos · Feb 23, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Petr Yan	1	30 of 81	37%	35 of 86	2 of 8	25%	0	0	0:35
John Dodson	0	80 of 155	51%	102 of 180	2 of 5	40%	0	0	1:30

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Petr Yan	0	11 of 27	40%	11 of 27	1 of 3	33%	0:15
1	John Dodson	0	18 of 43	41%	18 of 43	0 of 1	0%	0:12
2	Petr Yan	1	15 of 38	39%	20 of 43	0 of 1	0%	0:11
2	John Dodson	0	32 of 61	52%	34 of 64	0 of 0	---	0:05
3	Petr Yan	0	4 of 16	25%	4 of 16	1 of 4	25%	0:09
3	John Dodson	0	30 of 51	58%	50 of 73	2 of 4	50%	1:13

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Petr Yan	30 of 81	37%	18 of 65	8 of 11	4 of 5	25 of 73	4 of 7	1 of 1
John Dodson	80 of 155	51%	61 of 131	16 of 20	3 of 4	61 of 134	15 of 17	4 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Petr Yan	11 of 27	40%	6 of 20	5 of 7	0 of 0	8 of 24	3 of 3	0 of 0
1	John Dodson	18 of 43	41%	10 of 32	6 of 8	2 of 3	16 of 41	2 of 2	0 of 0
2	Petr Yan	15 of 38	39%	9 of 31	3 of 3	3 of 4	13 of 33	1 of 4	1 of 1
2	John Dodson	32 of 61	52%	23 of 51	8 of 9	1 of 1	24 of 51	8 of 10	0 of 0
3	Petr Yan	4 of 16	25%	3 of 14	0 of 1	1 of 1	4 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	John Dodson	30 of 51	58%	28 of 48	2 of 3	0 of 0	21 of 42	5 of 5	4 of 4

LOSS vs Jimmie Rivera

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Sep 08, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jimmie Rivera	0	62 of 125	49%	63 of 126	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:04
John Dodson	0	41 of 117	35%	41 of 117	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:02

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Jimmie Rivera	23 of 30	76%	24 of 31	0 of 2	0%	0:04
1	John Dodson	9 of 33	27%	9 of 33	0 of 1	0%	0:02
2	Jimmie Rivera	15 of 41	36%	15 of 41	0 of 1	0%	0:00
2	John Dodson	10 of 32	31%	10 of 32	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Jimmie Rivera	24 of 54	44%	24 of 54	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	John Dodson	22 of 52	42%	22 of 52	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jimmie Rivera	62 of 125	49%	25 of 79	16 of 21	21 of 25	60 of 121	2 of 4	0 of 0
John Dodson	41 of 117	35%	21 of 95	15 of 17	5 of 5	34 of 109	7 of 8	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jimmie Rivera	23 of 30	76%	9 of 13	4 of 6	10 of 11	23 of 29	0 of 1	0 of 0
1	John Dodson	9 of 33	27%	5 of 27	2 of 4	2 of 2	8 of 31	1 of 2	0 of 0
2	Jimmie Rivera	15 of 41	36%	7 of 28	3 of 6	5 of 7	15 of 40	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	John Dodson	10 of 32	31%	3 of 25	6 of 6	1 of 1	10 of 32	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Jimmie Rivera	24 of 54	44%	9 of 38	9 of 9	6 of 7	22 of 52	2 of 2	0 of 0
3	John Dodson	22 of 52	42%	13 of 43	7 of 7	2 of 2	16 of 46	6 of 6	0 of 0

WIN vs Pedro Munhoz

Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya · Mar 03, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Dodson	0	76 of 184	41%	76 of 184	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Pedro Munhoz	0	69 of 172	40%	73 of 176	1 of 1	100%	0	0	1:02

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	John Dodson	22 of 59	37%	22 of 59	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Pedro Munhoz	13 of 40	32%	13 of 40	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	John Dodson	33 of 70	47%	33 of 70	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Pedro Munhoz	34 of 64	53%	35 of 65	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	John Dodson	21 of 55	38%	21 of 55	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Pedro Munhoz	22 of 68	32%	25 of 71	1 of 1	100%	1:02

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Dodson	76 of 184	41%	47 of 151	22 of 26	7 of 7	76 of 181	0 of 3	0 of 0
Pedro Munhoz	69 of 172	40%	39 of 118	21 of 39	9 of 15	63 of 165	4 of 5	2 of 2

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Dodson	22 of 59	37%	10 of 46	6 of 7	6 of 6	22 of 56	0 of 3	0 of 0
1	Pedro Munhoz	13 of 40	32%	3 of 16	6 of 15	4 of 9	13 of 40	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	John Dodson	33 of 70	47%	20 of 55	12 of 14	1 of 1	33 of 70	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Pedro Munhoz	34 of 64	53%	19 of 44	13 of 17	2 of 3	31 of 60	3 of 4	0 of 0
3	John Dodson	21 of 55	38%	17 of 50	4 of 5	0 of 0	21 of 55	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Pedro Munhoz	22 of 68	32%	17 of 58	2 of 7	3 of 3	19 of 65	1 of 1	2 of 2

LOSS vs Marlon Moraes

Decision (split) (30–27, 27–30, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Nov 11, 2017

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Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Marlon Moraes	1	43 of 105	40%	47 of 109	2 of 4	50%	0	0	0:27
John Dodson	0	45 of 131	34%	45 of 131	1 of 2	50%	1	0	1:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Marlon Moraes	1	19 of 41	46%	19 of 41	0 of 0	---	0	0:01
1	John Dodson	0	19 of 61	31%	19 of 61	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Marlon Moraes	0	8 of 24	33%	12 of 28	2 of 3	66%	0	0:19
2	John Dodson	0	17 of 37	45%	17 of 37	1 of 1	100%	0	0:40
3	Marlon Moraes	0	16 of 40	40%	16 of 40	0 of 1	0%	0	0:07
3	John Dodson	0	9 of 33	27%	9 of 33	0 of 1	0%	1	0:25

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Marlon Moraes	43 of 105	40%	24 of 83	15 of 18	4 of 4	40 of 101	2 of 3	1 of 1
John Dodson	45 of 131	34%	21 of 92	15 of 23	9 of 16	45 of 131	0 of 0	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Marlon Moraes	19 of 41	46%	9 of 30	7 of 8	3 of 3	19 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	John Dodson	19 of 61	31%	7 of 43	8 of 10	4 of 8	19 of 61	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Marlon Moraes	8 of 24	33%	4 of 19	4 of 5	0 of 0	5 of 20	2 of 3	1 of 1
2	John Dodson	17 of 37	45%	10 of 24	6 of 10	1 of 3	17 of 37	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Marlon Moraes	16 of 40	40%	11 of 34	4 of 5	1 of 1	16 of 40	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	John Dodson	9 of 33	27%	4 of 25	1 of 3	4 of 5	9 of 33	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Eddie Wineland

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov · Apr 22, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Dodson	0	48 of 103	46%	48 of 103	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:00
Eddie Wineland	0	21 of 138	15%	21 of 138	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	John Dodson	15 of 32	46%	15 of 32	0 of 1	0%	0:00
1	Eddie Wineland	4 of 39	10%	4 of 39	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	John Dodson	18 of 25	72%	18 of 25	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Eddie Wineland	10 of 47	21%	10 of 47	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	John Dodson	15 of 46	32%	15 of 46	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Eddie Wineland	7 of 52	13%	7 of 52	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Dodson	48 of 103	46%	23 of 75	21 of 24	4 of 4	47 of 102	1 of 1	0 of 0
Eddie Wineland	21 of 138	15%	14 of 125	7 of 13	0 of 0	21 of 136	0 of 2	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Dodson	15 of 32	46%	4 of 21	8 of 8	3 of 3	15 of 32	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Eddie Wineland	4 of 39	10%	2 of 36	2 of 3	0 of 0	4 of 39	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	John Dodson	18 of 25	72%	10 of 17	8 of 8	0 of 0	18 of 25	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Eddie Wineland	10 of 47	21%	7 of 42	3 of 5	0 of 0	10 of 46	0 of 1	0 of 0
3	John Dodson	15 of 46	32%	9 of 37	5 of 8	1 of 1	14 of 45	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Eddie Wineland	7 of 52	13%	5 of 47	2 of 5	0 of 0	7 of 51	0 of 1	0 of 0

LOSS vs John Lineker

Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · Oct 01, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
John Lineker	0	93 of 322	28%	94 of 323	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
John Dodson	0	101 of 191	52%	101 of 191	0 of 6	0%	0	0	0:23

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	John Lineker	9 of 31	29%	9 of 31	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	John Dodson	15 of 23	65%	15 of 23	0 of 1	0%	0:00
2	John Lineker	16 of 67	23%	16 of 67	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	John Dodson	15 of 31	48%	15 of 31	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	John Lineker	14 of 60	23%	15 of 61	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	John Dodson	15 of 34	44%	15 of 34	0 of 1	0%	0:00
4	John Lineker	27 of 83	32%	27 of 83	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	John Dodson	22 of 44	50%	22 of 44	0 of 3	0%	0:00
5	John Lineker	27 of 81	33%	27 of 81	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	John Dodson	34 of 59	57%	34 of 59	0 of 1	0%	0:23

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
John Lineker	93 of 322	28%	47 of 223	35 of 84	11 of 15	83 of 300	10 of 22	0 of 0
John Dodson	101 of 191	52%	56 of 140	26 of 30	19 of 21	98 of 186	3 of 5	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	John Lineker	9 of 31	29%	2 of 16	6 of 12	1 of 3	9 of 30	0 of 1	0 of 0
1	John Dodson	15 of 23	65%	3 of 9	4 of 5	8 of 9	15 of 23	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	John Lineker	16 of 67	23%	10 of 48	4 of 16	2 of 3	16 of 67	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	John Dodson	15 of 31	48%	7 of 22	3 of 3	5 of 6	14 of 29	1 of 2	0 of 0
3	John Lineker	14 of 60	23%	9 of 43	4 of 15	1 of 2	13 of 57	1 of 3	0 of 0
3	John Dodson	15 of 34	44%	10 of 28	4 of 5	1 of 1	14 of 32	1 of 2	0 of 0
4	John Lineker	27 of 83	32%	12 of 59	11 of 20	4 of 4	19 of 67	8 of 16	0 of 0
4	John Dodson	22 of 44	50%	15 of 35	5 of 7	2 of 2	21 of 43	1 of 1	0 of 0
5	John Lineker	27 of 81	33%	14 of 57	10 of 21	3 of 3	26 of 79	1 of 2	0 of 0
5	John Dodson	34 of 59	57%	21 of 46	10 of 10	3 of 3	34 of 59	0 of 0	0 of 0

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