Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night ‘Lineker vs. Dodson’

Power and volume gave John Lineker his recipe for success.

The former Jungle Fight champion moved one step closer to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight division with a split decision over John Dodson in the UFC Fight Night 96 main event on Saturday at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. Scores were 48-47 across the board, with two of the cageside judges favoring Lineker.

Dodson played matador for much of the 25-minute affair, retreating and circling away from the notoriously heavy-handed Brazilian. He landed at a far more efficient clip than Lineker, but his lack of output proved costly. According to FightMetric data, Dodson outstruck the man they call “Hands of…