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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Dan Hooker had last fought 6 years, 4 months and 12 days ago, while Al Iaquinta's last outing had been 5 years, 11 months and 23 days ago.

Hooker's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Iaquinta's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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