Hooker vs Iaquinta

Who won Hooker vs Iaquinta?

Dan Hooker beat Al Iaquinta by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 243, on Saturday 5th October 2019 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

The scorecards were announced 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 Iaquinta stats

Dan Hooker stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Al Iaquinta made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Dan Hooker's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014.

Dan Hooker's UFC record stood at 14-8-0, while Al Iaquinta's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Hooker had a slight advantage in power over Iaquinta, with a 56% knock out percentage over Iaquinta's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a massive advantage over Iaquinta, boasting a 39% submission rate over Iaquinta's 7%.

Dan Hooker was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 2 inches over Iaquinta. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Hooker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 15 days later than Iaquinta, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 76 to Iaquinta's 53.

Hooker vs Iaquinta form

Hooker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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.

Previous to that, 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.

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

Before that, he had defeated Marc Diakiese at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Ross Pearson at UFC Fight Night 110 on 10th June 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Activity check

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Iaquinta's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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