Hooker vs Turner

Who won Hooker vs Turner?

Dan Hooker beat Jalin Turner by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 290, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Dan Hooker.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Hooker vs Turner stats

Dan Hooker stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jalin Turner made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Dan Hooker's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Jalin Turner marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Dan Hooker's UFC record stood at 14-8-0, while Jalin Turner's came in at 7-6-0.

The stats suggested Turner had an advantage in power over Hooker, with a 69% knock out percentage over Hooker's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a slight advantage over Turner, with a 32% submission rate over Turner's 31%.

Dan Hooker was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Turner had a height advantage of 3 inches over Hooker. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Hooker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 11 months earlier than Turner, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 76 to Turner's 37.

Hooker vs Turner form

Hooker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Al Iaquinta at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten James Vick at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Edson Barboza at UFC on FOX 31 on 15th December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, Milwaukee.

Before that, he had defeated Jim Miller at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

He was victorious against Marc Diakiese at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Jalin Turner had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Ignacio Bahamondes at UFC 313 on 8th March 2025 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Renato Moicano at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Moody Center, Austin.

Before that, he had lost to Dan Hooker at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jalin Turner had been fighting more than Dan Hooker.

Going to this contest, Dan Hooker had last fought 5 years, 8 months and 22 days ago, while Jalin Turner's last outing had been 3 months and 19 days ago.

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Turner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hooker vs Turner?

Dan Hooker was a 9/4 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Jalin Turner made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-290) with oddsmakers.