Fight Matrix Program: UFC Fight Night: McDonald/Lineker (07-13-2016)

Bantamweight (136)
[#9] John Lineker (27-7-0, 136.0lb, -165) vs. [#21] Michael McDonald (17-3-0, 135.0lb, +139)

Last 3 Fights: John Lineker (3-0-0)
2016-05-14: W vs. [#34BW] Rob Font (12-2-0) via UD (30-26, 29-28, 30-27)
2015-09-05: W vs. [#39BW] Francisco Rivera (11-6-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:08 of round 1
2015-01-31: W vs. [*] Ian McCall (13-5-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Michael McDonald (2-1-0)
2016-01-02: W vs. [#46BW] Masanori Kanehara (25-13-5) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:09 of round 2
2013-12-14: L vs. [#3BW] Urijah Faber (33-9-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 3:22 of round 2
2013-08-17: W vs. [#38BW] Brad Pickett (25-11-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 3:43 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: John Lineker 60, Michael McDonald 193
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Lightweight (155)
[#6] Tony Ferguson (20-3-0, 155.0lb, -698) vs. [#232] Landon Vannata (8-0-0, 155.5lb, +490)

Last 3 Fights: Tony Ferguson (3-0-0)
2015-12-11: W vs. [#5LW] Edson Barboza (17-4-0) via Submission (Brabo Choke) in 2:54 of round 2
2015-07-15: W vs. [#20LW] Josh Thomson (22-8-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
2015-02-28: W vs. [#33LW] Gleison Tibau (32-11-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:37 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Landon Vannata (3-0-0)
2016-04-30: W vs. [#764LW] Ramico Blackmon (8-4-0) via in of round 1
2015-11-06: W vs. [#585LW] Chad Curry (7-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 1:29 of round 1
2014-12-06: W vs. [NA] Santana-Sol Martinez (5-17-0) via Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 1:11 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Tony Ferguson 215, Landon Vannata 74
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Middleweight (186)
[#35] Josh Samman (12-3-0, 186.0lb, -223) vs. [#48LHW] Tim Boetsch (18-10-0, 186.0lb, +182)

Last 3 Fights: Josh Samman (2-1-0)
2015-12-19: L vs. [#34MW] Tamdan McCrory (14-4-0) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 4:10 of round 3
2015-07-12: W vs. [#56MW] Caio Magalhaes (9-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:52 of round 1
2014-12-06: W vs. [#102MW] Eddie Gordon (7-4-0) via KO (Head Kick) in 3:08 of round 2

Last 3 Fights: Tim Boetsch (0-3-0)
2016-01-17: L vs. [#18LHW] Ed Herman (23-11-0) via KO (Knee) in 1:39 of round 2
2015-06-06: L vs. [#11MW] Dan Henderson (32-14-0) via KO (Punches) in 0:28 of round 1
2015-01-31: L vs. [#15MW] Thales Leites (25-6-0) via Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) in 3:45 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Josh Samman 207, Tim Boetsch 178
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Heavyweight (243)
[*] Alexey Oleinik (55-9-1, 243.5lb, -200) vs. [#77] Daniel Omielanczuk (18-5-1, 238.0lb, +167)

Last 3 Fights: Alexey Oleinik (3-0-0)
2014-11-22: W vs. [#26HW+] Jared Rosholt (14-3-0) via KO (Punches) in 3:21 of round 1
2014-06-28: W vs. [#76HW+] Anthony Hamilton (14-5-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 2:18 of round 1
2013-11-08: W vs. [*] Mirko Filipovic (31-11-2) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 4:42 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Daniel Omielanczuk (2-1-0)
2016-02-27: W vs. [#97HW+] Jarjis Danho (6-1-0) via TMD (29-29, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-07-18: W vs. [#170HW+] Chris de la Rocha (4-2-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:48 of round 1
2015-04-11: L vs. [#76HW+] Anthony Hamilton (14-5-0) via UD (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Alexey Oleinik 599, Daniel Omielanczuk 137
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Alexey Oleinik leads 2-0
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Welterweight (171)
[#67] Kyle Noke (22-8-1, 170.5lb, -172) vs. [#90] Keita Nakamura (31-7-2, 171.0lb, +145)

Last 3 Fights: Kyle Noke (2-1-0)
2016-01-02: L vs. [#39WW] Alex Morono (12-3-0) via SD (29-28, 29-28, 27-30)
2015-11-14: W vs. [#141WW] Peter Sobotta (15-5-1) via TKO (Body Kick and Punches) in 2:01 of round 1
2015-05-10: W vs. [#158WW] Jonavin Webb (8-2-0) via SD (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Keita Nakamura (2-1-0)
2016-02-27: L vs. [#44WW] Tom Breese (10-1-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
2015-09-26: W vs. [#114WW] Jingliang Li (11-4-0) via Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:17 of round 3
2015-07-20: W vs. [#266MW] Yuta Watanabe (19-7-4) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:00 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Kyle Noke 193, Keita Nakamura 137
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Flyweight (125)
[#6] Louis Smolka (10-1-0, 125.5lb, +102) vs. [#14] Ben Nguyen (14-5-0, 125.0lb, -124)

Last 3 Fights: Louis Smolka (3-0-0)
2015-10-24: W vs. [#18FLY] Patrick Holohan (12-2-1) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:09 of round 2
2015-07-11: W vs. [#27FLY] Neil Seery (16-12-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2014-11-07: W vs. [#213FLY] Richie Vaculik (10-4-0) via KO (Side Kick and Punches) in 0:18 of round 3

Last 3 Fights: Ben Nguyen (3-0-0)
2015-11-14: W vs. [#51FLY] Ryan Benoit (8-4-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:35 of round 1
2015-05-10: W vs. [#244BW] Alptekin Ozkilic (9-5-0) via KO (Punches) in 4:59 of round 1
2014-10-11: W vs. [#44BW] Reece McLaren (9-3-0) via UD ()

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Louis Smolka 263, Ben Nguyen 242
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: Even: Both have 1 win(s) against common opposition.
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Women Bantamweight (135)
[#12] Lauren Murphy (9-2-0, 135.5lb, -191) vs. [#6FLY] Katlyn Chookagian (7-0-0, 135.0lb, +160)

Last 3 Fights: Lauren Murphy (1-2-0)
2016-02-21: W vs. [#54BW] Kelly Faszholz (3-1-0) via TKO (Elbows and Punches) in 4:55 of round 3
2015-04-04: L vs. [NA] Liz Carmouche (10-5-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2014-08-16: L vs. [#9BW] Sara McMann (9-3-0) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Last 3 Fights: Katlyn Chookagian (3-0-0)
2016-03-19: W vs. [#42FLY] Stephanie Bragayrac (7-4-0) via KO (Knee) in 0:45 of round 1
2016-01-09: W vs. [#23FLY] Isabelly Varela (7-1-0) via UD (50-44, 50-42, 50-42)
2015-10-31: W vs. [#91FLY] Sijara Eubanks (1-1-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Lauren Murphy 143, Katlyn Chookagian 116
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#43] Sam Alvey (26-8-0, 185.5lb, -262) vs. [#103] Eric Spicely (8-0-0, 185.0lb, +212)

Last 3 Fights: Sam Alvey (1-2-0)
2016-06-18: L vs. [#24MW] Elias Theodorou (12-1-0) via UD (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
2015-08-08: L vs. [#13MW] Derek Brunson (15-3-0) via TKO (Punches) in 2:19 of round 1
2015-05-10: W vs. [#45MW] Daniel Kelly (11-1-0) via TKO (Punches) in 0:49 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Eric Spicely (3-0-0)
2015-10-30: W vs. [#255MW] Aaron Johnson (13-10-0) via UD ()
2015-06-12: W vs. [#463MW] Harley Beekman (7-3-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 4:30 of round 1
2015-01-30: W vs. [#190LHW] Kevin Haley (5-3-0) via Submission (Heel Hook) in 2:26 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Sam Alvey 25, Eric Spicely 257
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Women Strawweight (116)
[#31] Cristina Stanciu (5-1-0, 114.0lb, -159) vs. [#46] Cortney Casey (4-3-0, 116.0lb, +133)

Last 3 Fights: Cristina Stanciu (2-1-0)
2016-04-10: L vs. [#10SW] Maryna Moroz (7-1-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
2015-12-14: W vs. [#99FLY] Renata Cseh-Lantos (3-4-0) via Submission (Armbar) in 3:13 of round 1
2015-08-31: W vs. [#94BW] Iren Racz (4-4-1) via Submission (Triangle Choke) in 2:25 of round 1

Last 3 Fights: Cortney Casey (1-2-0)
2015-11-28: L vs. [#29SW] Seo Hee Ham (16-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-07-18: L vs. [#2FLY] Joanne Calderwood (11-1-0) via UD (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
2015-03-13: W vs. [#51SW] Helen Harper (4-1-0) via TKO in ? of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Cristina Stanciu 94, Cortney Casey 228
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Lightweight (156)
[#170] Scott Holtzman (8-1-0, 155.5lb, -302) vs. [#270] Cody Pfister (12-5-1, 156.0lb, +241)

Last 3 Fights: Scott Holtzman (2-1-0)
2016-01-02: L vs. [#87LW] Drew Dober (16-7-0) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-08-08: W vs. [#549WW] Anthony Christodoulou (12-7-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:40 of round 3
2014-04-05: W vs. [#827LW] George Sheppard (15-11-0) via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Last 3 Fights: Cody Pfister (1-2-0)
2015-12-10: L vs. [#153LW] Sage Northcutt (8-1-0) via Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:41 of round 2
2015-07-11: W vs. [#271LW] Yosdenis Cedeno (10-5-1) via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
2015-02-14: L vs. [#111WW] James Moontasri (9-3-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:49 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Scott Holtzman 193, Cody Pfister 216
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Bantamweight (136)
[#14] Rani Yahya (21-8-0, 135.0lb, +115) vs. [#85] Matthew Lopez (8-0-0, 136.0lb, -138)
Rani Yahya is the All-Time #19 ranked Bantamweight fighter.

Last 3 Fights: Rani Yahya (2-0-0, 1 NC)
2015-07-15: W vs. [#46BW] Masanori Kanehara (25-13-5) via SD (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
2014-09-13: W vs. [#98BW] Johnny Bedford (21-12-1) via Submission (Kimura) in 2:04 of round 2
2014-04-11: NC vs. [#98BW] Johnny Bedford (21-12-1)

Last 3 Fights: Matthew Lopez (3-0-0)
2016-04-15: W vs. [#535BW] Eli Finn (5-2-0) via Submission (Elbows and Punches) in 3:15 of round 1
2015-10-09: W vs. [#397BW] Justin Linn (7-3-0) via Submission (Face Lock) in 2:16 of round 1
2015-08-21: W vs. [#857BW] Kevin Clark (4-2-0) via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 0:36 of round 1

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Rani Yahya 364, Matthew Lopez 89
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Middleweight (185)
[#81LHW] Devin Clark (6-0-0, 185.0lb, -226) vs. [#120LHW] Alex Nicholson (6-2-0, 184.0lb, +185)

Last 3 Fights: Devin Clark (3-0-0)
2016-04-15: W vs. [#184LHW] Rafael Viana (5-1-0) via TKO (Hand Injury) in 5:00 of round 2
2015-08-21: W vs. [#237MW] Dervin Lopez (8-4-0) via UD ()
2015-04-10: W vs. [#364LHW] Jaquis Williams (6-5-0) via UD ()

Last 3 Fights: Alex Nicholson (2-1-0)
2016-02-06: L vs. [#30LHW] Misha Cirkunov (12-2-0) via Submission (Neck Crank) in 1:28 of round 2
2015-08-01: W vs. [#300HW+] Chaz Morgan (9-2-0) via TKO in 4:03 of round 1
2015-03-28: W vs. [*] Dillon Cleckler (9-1-0) via KO in 1:34 of round 2

Days Since Last Pro Fight: Devin Clark 89, Alex Nicholson 158
Previous Match-up Record: No previous match-ups.
Wins Against Common Opposition: No common opposition or both are winless against common opposition.
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Notes about the Fight Card
– Highest-rated fighter always listed first.
– A ‘*’ ranking suggests a fighter is inactive.
– An ‘NA’ ranking suggests the fighter is too low for a ranking or we do not have division info for them.

Fight Card Statistics

Highest Pre-Bout Raw Rating: Tony Ferguson
Highest Stored DD Rating: Tony Ferguson
Highest Pre-Bout Fight Raw Rating: Tony Ferguson vs. Landon Vannata
Highest Stored Fight DD Rating: Louis Smolka vs. Ben Nguyen
Event Matchmaking Competitiveness Rating (of 5*): Very Good [***½]
Total Event MMA Rankings Impact (of 5*): Moderate [***]
Run Date: 2016-7-13