John Lineker
| Association: OCS Jiu-Jitsu Pro Debut Date: 2008-09-05 Pro Record: 37-11-0 | 
| Win Finish %: 62.1% Quality Perf. %: 54.2% | 
| Last Ranked: 4/01/2025 Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2019 All-Time Rank: | 
| UFC Record: 12-4-0			 Octagon Time: 3:08:20 Longest Win Streak: 6 (2014-2016) Next Best Win Streak: 4 (2012-2013) UFC Debut: 2012-05-05 Last UFC Fight: 2019-04-27 | 
Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight
| Opponent | Outcome | |
| L | Shinya Aoki #173 Welterweight | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round 1 | 
|  One Championship - One 165: Superlek vs. T... Sunday, January 28th 2024 | ||
| W | Stephen Loman #35 Featherweight | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  One Championship - One on Prime Video 14: ... Friday, September 29th 2023 | ||
| W | Jae Woong Kim #151 Lightweight | KO (Punches) Round 3 | 
|  One Championship - One on Prime Video 13: ... Friday, August 4th 2023 | ||
| L | Fabricio Andrade #45 Featherweight | TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round 4 | 
|  One Championship - One on Prime Video 7: L... Friday, February 24th 2023 | ||
| NC | Fabricio Andrade #46 Featherweight | No Contest (Accidental Knee to Groin) Round 3 | 
|  One Championship - One on Prime Video 3 - ... Friday, October 21st 2022 | ||
| W | Bibiano Fernandes | KO (Punch) Round 2 | 
|  One Championship - Lights Out Friday, March 11th 2022 | ||
| W | Troy Worthen #161 Featherweight | KO (Punch) Round 1 | 
|  One Championship - One on TNT 3 Wednesday, April 7th 2021 | ||
| W | Kevin Belingon #33 Featherweight | TKO (Punches) Round 2 | 
|  One Championship - Inside the Matrix 3 Friday, October 30th 2020 | ||
| W | Muin Gafurov #125 Featherweight | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  One Championship - Dawn of Valor Friday, October 25th 2019 | ||
| L | Cory Sandhagen #25 Bantamweight | Decision (Split) Round 3 | 
|  UFC Fight Night 150 - Jacare vs. Hermansson Saturday, April 27th 2019 | ||
| W | Brian Kelleher #11 Bantamweight | KO (Punch) Round 3 | 
|  UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington Saturday, May 12th 2018 | ||
| W | Marlon Vera #13 Bantamweight | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida Saturday, October 28th 2017 | ||
| L | T.J. Dillashaw #2 Bantamweight | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  UFC 207 - Nunes vs. Rousey Friday, December 30th 2016 | ||
| W | John Dodson #5 Bantamweight | Decision (Split) Round 5 | 
|  UFC Fight Night 96 - Lineker vs. Dodson Saturday, October 1st 2016 | ||
| W | Michael McDonald #14 Bantamweight | KO (Punches) Round 1 | 
|  UFC Fight Night 91 - McDonald vs. Lineker Wednesday, July 13th 2016 | ||
| W | Rob Font #21 Bantamweight | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  UFC 198 - Werdum vs. Miocic Saturday, May 14th 2016 | ||
| W | Francisco Rivera #19 Bantamweight | Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1 | 
|  UFC 191 - Johnson vs. Dodson 2 Saturday, September 5th 2015 | ||
| W | Ian McCall #7 Flyweight | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  UFC 183 - Silva vs. Diaz Saturday, January 31st 2015 | ||
| W | Alptekin Ozkilic #18 Flyweight | TKO (Punches) Round 3 | 
|  UFC Fight Night - Cerrone vs. Miller Wednesday, July 16th 2014 | ||
| L | Ali Bagautinov #9 Flyweight | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  UFC 169 - Barao vs. Faber 2 Saturday, February 1st 2014 | ||
| W | Phil Harris #39 Flyweight | KO (Punch to the Body) Round 1 | 
|  UFC Fight Night 30 - Machida vs. Munoz Saturday, October 26th 2013 | ||
| W | Jose Maria Tome #63 Flyweight | TKO (Punches) Round 2 | 
|  UFC 163 - Aldo vs. Korean Zombie Saturday, August 3rd 2013 | ||
| W | Azamat Gashimov | TKO (Punches) Round 2 | 
|  UFC on FX 8 - Belfort vs. Rockhold Saturday, May 18th 2013 | ||
| W | Yasuhiro Urushitani #9 Flyweight | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  UFC on Fuel TV 6 - Franklin vs. Le Saturday, November 10th 2012 | ||
| L | Louis Gaudinot #115 Bantamweight | Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 2 | 
|  UFC on Fox 3 - Diaz vs. Miller Saturday, May 5th 2012 | ||
| W | Iliarde Santos #119 Featherweight | Decision (Split) Round 3 | 
|  JF - Jungle Fight 32 Saturday, September 10th 2011 | ||
| W | Francisco Figueiredo #209 Bantamweight | TKO (Punches) Round 3 | 
|  JF - Jungle Fight 30 Saturday, July 30th 2011 | ||
| W | Luiz Carlos Alves Neves | KO (Punch) Round 1 | 
|  JF - Jungle Fight 28 Saturday, May 21st 2011 | ||
| W | Renato Velame #190 Featherweight | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 | 
|  JF - Jungle Fight 27 Thursday, April 21st 2011 | ||
| W | Saulo Martins | TKO (Punches) Round 1 | 
|  Shooto - Brazil 22 Friday, April 1st 2011 | ||
| W | Diego Davella #111 Bantamweight | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  Nitrix - Champion Fight 6 Saturday, February 19th 2011 | ||
| W | Alessandro Cordeiro | TKO (Punches) Round 1 | 
|  Nitrix - Champion Fight 6 Saturday, February 19th 2011 | ||
| W | Felipe Alves | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2 | 
|  GFC - Gladiators Fighting Championship 2 Saturday, October 16th 2010 | ||
| W | Alvino Jose Torres | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2 | 
|  Shooto - Brazil 18 Friday, September 17th 2010 | ||
| W | Jetron Pereira | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  GFC - Gladiators Fighting Championship 1 Saturday, May 8th 2010 | ||
| W | Israel Silva #145 Bantamweight | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  K.O. - Fight 3 Saturday, April 10th 2010 | ||
| W | Cica Cica | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  FHB - Full Heroes Battle 2 Friday, February 5th 2010 | ||
| W | Larry Passos Vargas | DQ (Punches After the Bell) Round 2 | 
|  FHB - Full Heroes Battle 2 Friday, February 5th 2010 | ||
| L | Rafael Silva | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  WC - Warriors Challenge 4 Wednesday, December 30th 2009 | ||
| W | Wagner Campos #218 Featherweight | TKO (Punches) Round 2 | 
|  BFL - Brazilian Fight League 5 Saturday, December 19th 2009 | ||
| L | Andre Luis de Souza | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  Samurai FC - Samurai Fight Combat Saturday, September 12th 2009 | ||
| L | Erick da Silva #733 Lightweight | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  BFC - Blackout FC 3 Saturday, September 5th 2009 | ||
| L | Felipe Arantes #237 Featherweight | Submission (Armbar) Round 1 | 
|  PF - Paranagua Fight 5 Friday, August 7th 2009 | ||
| W | Marcio Sapo | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  Nitrix - Show Fight 2 Saturday, May 16th 2009 | ||
| W | Alexandre Chatuba | TKO (Punches) Round 2 | 
|  VIP - Stage 3 Saturday, May 2nd 2009 | ||
| L | Nelson Velasques #555 Lightweight | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 | 
|  GF - Golden Fighters 1 Saturday, April 18th 2009 | ||
| W | Claudionei Rodrigues Lacerda | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
|  FF - Floripa Fight 5 Saturday, March 7th 2009 | ||
| W | Heriton Alves | KO Round 1 | 
|  PF - Paranagua Fight 3 Tuesday, November 11th 2008 | ||
| W | Mauricio Alves | TKO Round 2 | 
|  PF - Paranagua Fight 2 Friday, September 5th 2008 | ||
| Opponent | Event | Outcome | |
| L | Shinya Aoki #173 Welterweight |  One Championship - One 165: Superlek vs. T... Sunday, January 28th 2024 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Round 1 | 
| W | Stephen Loman #35 Featherweight |  One Championship - One on Prime Video 14: ... Friday, September 29th 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | Jae Woong Kim #151 Lightweight |  One Championship - One on Prime Video 13: ... Friday, August 4th 2023 | KO (Punches) Round 3 | 
| L | Fabricio Andrade #45 Featherweight |  One Championship - One on Prime Video 7: L... Friday, February 24th 2023 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round 4 | 
| NC | Fabricio Andrade #46 Featherweight |  One Championship - One on Prime Video 3 - ... Friday, October 21st 2022 | No Contest (Accidental Knee to Groin) Round 3 | 
| W | Bibiano Fernandes |  One Championship - Lights Out Friday, March 11th 2022 | KO (Punch) Round 2 | 
| W | Troy Worthen #161 Featherweight |  One Championship - One on TNT 3 Wednesday, April 7th 2021 | KO (Punch) Round 1 | 
| W | Kevin Belingon #33 Featherweight |  One Championship - Inside the Matrix 3 Friday, October 30th 2020 | TKO (Punches) Round 2 | 
| W | Muin Gafurov #125 Featherweight |  One Championship - Dawn of Valor Friday, October 25th 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| L | Cory Sandhagen #25 Bantamweight |  UFC Fight Night 150 - Jacare vs. Hermansson Saturday, April 27th 2019 | Decision (Split) Round 3 | 
| W | Brian Kelleher #11 Bantamweight |  UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington Saturday, May 12th 2018 | KO (Punch) Round 3 | 
| W | Marlon Vera #13 Bantamweight |  UFC Fight Night 119 - Brunson vs. Machida Saturday, October 28th 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| L | T.J. Dillashaw #2 Bantamweight |  UFC 207 - Nunes vs. Rousey Friday, December 30th 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | John Dodson #5 Bantamweight |  UFC Fight Night 96 - Lineker vs. Dodson Saturday, October 1st 2016 | Decision (Split) Round 5 | 
| W | Michael McDonald #14 Bantamweight |  UFC Fight Night 91 - McDonald vs. Lineker Wednesday, July 13th 2016 | KO (Punches) Round 1 | 
| W | Rob Font #21 Bantamweight |  UFC 198 - Werdum vs. Miocic Saturday, May 14th 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | Francisco Rivera #19 Bantamweight |  UFC 191 - Johnson vs. Dodson 2 Saturday, September 5th 2015 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 1 | 
| W | Ian McCall #7 Flyweight |  UFC 183 - Silva vs. Diaz Saturday, January 31st 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | Alptekin Ozkilic #18 Flyweight |  UFC Fight Night - Cerrone vs. Miller Wednesday, July 16th 2014 | TKO (Punches) Round 3 | 
| L | Ali Bagautinov #9 Flyweight |  UFC 169 - Barao vs. Faber 2 Saturday, February 1st 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | Phil Harris #39 Flyweight |  UFC Fight Night 30 - Machida vs. Munoz Saturday, October 26th 2013 | KO (Punch to the Body) Round 1 | 
| W | Jose Maria Tome #63 Flyweight |  UFC 163 - Aldo vs. Korean Zombie Saturday, August 3rd 2013 | TKO (Punches) Round 2 | 
| W | Azamat Gashimov |  UFC on FX 8 - Belfort vs. Rockhold Saturday, May 18th 2013 | TKO (Punches) Round 2 | 
| W | Yasuhiro Urushitani #9 Flyweight |  UFC on Fuel TV 6 - Franklin vs. Le Saturday, November 10th 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| L | Louis Gaudinot #115 Bantamweight |  UFC on Fox 3 - Diaz vs. Miller Saturday, May 5th 2012 | Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round 2 | 
| W | Iliarde Santos #119 Featherweight |  JF - Jungle Fight 32 Saturday, September 10th 2011 | Decision (Split) Round 3 | 
| W | Francisco Figueiredo #209 Bantamweight |  JF - Jungle Fight 30 Saturday, July 30th 2011 | TKO (Punches) Round 3 | 
| W | Luiz Carlos Alves Neves |  JF - Jungle Fight 28 Saturday, May 21st 2011 | KO (Punch) Round 1 | 
| W | Renato Velame #190 Featherweight |  JF - Jungle Fight 27 Thursday, April 21st 2011 | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 | 
| W | Saulo Martins |  Shooto - Brazil 22 Friday, April 1st 2011 | TKO (Punches) Round 1 | 
| W | Diego Davella #111 Bantamweight |  Nitrix - Champion Fight 6 Saturday, February 19th 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | Alessandro Cordeiro |  Nitrix - Champion Fight 6 Saturday, February 19th 2011 | TKO (Punches) Round 1 | 
| W | Felipe Alves |  GFC - Gladiators Fighting Championship 2 Saturday, October 16th 2010 | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2 | 
| W | Alvino Jose Torres |  Shooto - Brazil 18 Friday, September 17th 2010 | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 2 | 
| W | Jetron Pereira |  GFC - Gladiators Fighting Championship 1 Saturday, May 8th 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | Israel Silva #145 Bantamweight |  K.O. - Fight 3 Saturday, April 10th 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | Cica Cica |  FHB - Full Heroes Battle 2 Friday, February 5th 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | Larry Passos Vargas |  FHB - Full Heroes Battle 2 Friday, February 5th 2010 | DQ (Punches After the Bell) Round 2 | 
| L | Rafael Silva |  WC - Warriors Challenge 4 Wednesday, December 30th 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | Wagner Campos #218 Featherweight |  BFL - Brazilian Fight League 5 Saturday, December 19th 2009 | TKO (Punches) Round 2 | 
| L | Andre Luis de Souza |  Samurai FC - Samurai Fight Combat Saturday, September 12th 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| L | Erick da Silva #733 Lightweight |  BFC - Blackout FC 3 Saturday, September 5th 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| L | Felipe Arantes #237 Featherweight |  PF - Paranagua Fight 5 Friday, August 7th 2009 | Submission (Armbar) Round 1 | 
| W | Marcio Sapo |  Nitrix - Show Fight 2 Saturday, May 16th 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | Alexandre Chatuba |  VIP - Stage 3 Saturday, May 2nd 2009 | TKO (Punches) Round 2 | 
| L | Nelson Velasques #555 Lightweight |  GF - Golden Fighters 1 Saturday, April 18th 2009 | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round 1 | 
| W | Claudionei Rodrigues Lacerda |  FF - Floripa Fight 5 Saturday, March 7th 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 | 
| W | Heriton Alves |  PF - Paranagua Fight 3 Tuesday, November 11th 2008 | KO Round 1 | 
| W | Mauricio Alves |  PF - Paranagua Fight 2 Friday, September 5th 2008 | TKO Round 2 | 
Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time
| Date | ↑ ↓ | Rank | Record | Points | ||
| 04/01/2025 | 6 | #41 Featherweight | 37-11-0 | 
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| 01/01/2025 | 1 | #35 Featherweight | 37-11-0 | 
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| 10/01/2024 | 3 | #34 Featherweight | 37-11-0 | 
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| 07/01/2024 | 3 | #31 Featherweight | 37-11-0 | 
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| 04/01/2024 | 9 | #28 Featherweight | 37-11-0 | 
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| 01/01/2024 | 1 | #19 Featherweight | 37-10-0 | 
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| 10/01/2023 | 9 | #18 Featherweight | 37-10-0 | 
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| 07/01/2023 | 1 | #27 Featherweight | 35-10-0 | 
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| 04/01/2023 | 12 | #26 Featherweight | 35-10-0 | 
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| 01/01/2023 | 1 | #14 Featherweight | 35-9-0 | 
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| 10/01/2022 | 1 | #13 Featherweight | 35-9-0 | 
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| 07/01/2022 | #14 Featherweight | 35-9-0 | 
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| 04/01/2022 | 2 | #14 Featherweight | 35-9-0 | 
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| 01/01/2022 | 2 | #16 Featherweight | 34-9-0 | 
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| 10/01/2021 | #14 Featherweight | 34-9-0 | 
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| 07/01/2021 | #14 Featherweight | 34-9-0 | 
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| 04/01/2021 | 3 | #14 Featherweight | 33-9-0 | 
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| 01/01/2021 | 8 | #17 Featherweight | 33-9-0 | 
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| 10/01/2020 | 5 | #25 Featherweight | 32-9-0 | 
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| 07/01/2020 | 3 | #30 Featherweight | 32-9-0 | 
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| 04/01/2020 | 1 | #27 Featherweight | 32-9-0 | 
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| 01/01/2020 | NR | #26 Featherweight | 32-9-0 | 
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| 10/01/2019 | #10 Bantamweight | 31-9-0 | 
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| 07/01/2019 | 5 | #10 Bantamweight | 31-9-0 | 
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| 04/01/2019 | 1 | #5 Bantamweight | 31-8-0 | 
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| 01/01/2019 | #4 Bantamweight | 31-8-0 | 
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| 10/01/2018 | #4 Bantamweight | 31-8-0 | 
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| 07/01/2018 | 3 | #4 Bantamweight | 31-8-0 | 
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| 04/01/2018 | 1 | #7 Bantamweight | 30-8-0 | 
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| 01/01/2018 | #8 Bantamweight | 30-8-0 | 
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| 10/01/2017 | 1 | #8 Bantamweight | 29-8-0 | 
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| 07/01/2017 | 1 | #7 Bantamweight | 29-8-0 | 
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| 04/01/2017 | #6 Bantamweight | 29-8-0 | 
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| 01/01/2017 | 2 | #6 Bantamweight | 29-8-0 | 
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| 10/01/2016 | 4 | #4 Bantamweight | 29-7-0 | 
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| 07/01/2016 | 4 | #8 Bantamweight | 27-7-0 | 
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| 04/01/2016 | 1 | #12 Bantamweight | 26-7-0 | 
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| 01/01/2016 | 2 | #11 Bantamweight | 26-7-0 | 
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| 10/01/2015 | 9 | #13 Bantamweight | 26-7-0 | 
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| 07/01/2015 | 2 | #22 Bantamweight | 25-7-0 | 
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| 04/01/2015 | NR | #20 Bantamweight | 25-7-0 | 
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| 01/01/2015 | 2 | #11 Flyweight | 24-7-0 | 
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| 10/01/2014 | 4 | #13 Flyweight | 24-7-0 | 
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| 07/01/2014 | 3 | #17 Flyweight | 23-7-0 | 
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| 04/01/2014 | 6 | #14 Flyweight | 23-7-0 | 
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| 01/01/2014 | 4 | #8 Flyweight | 23-6-0 | 
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| 10/01/2013 | #12 Flyweight | 22-6-0 | 
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| 07/01/2013 | 1 | #12 Flyweight | 21-6-0 | 
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| 04/01/2013 | 2 | #11 Flyweight | 20-6-0 | 
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| 01/01/2013 | 9 | #9 Flyweight | 20-6-0 | 
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| 10/01/2012 | 5 | #18 Flyweight | 19-6-0 | 
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| 07/01/2012 | NR | #13 Flyweight | 19-6-0 | 
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| 04/01/2012 | 1 | #41 Bantamweight | 19-5-0 | 
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| 01/01/2012 | 7 | #42 Bantamweight | 19-5-0 | 
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| 10/01/2011 | 5 | #35 Bantamweight | 19-5-0 | 
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| 07/01/2011 | 13 | #30 Bantamweight | 17-5-0 | 
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| 04/01/2011 | 47 | #43 Bantamweight | 15-5-0 | 
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| 01/01/2011 | 5 | #90 Bantamweight | 12-5-0 | 
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| 10/01/2010 | NR | #85 Bantamweight | 11-5-0 | 
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| 07/01/2010 | 61 | #181 Featherweight | 10-5-0 | 
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| 04/01/2010 | 110 | #242 Featherweight | 8-5-0 | 
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| 01/01/2010 | NR | #352 Featherweight | 6-5-0 | 
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| 07/01/2009 | NR | #315 Featherweight | 5-1-0 | 
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