Allen vs Hooker

Who won Allen vs Hooker?

Arnold Allen beat Dan Hooker by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night London, on Saturday 19th March 2022 at 02 Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Allen vs Hooker stats

Arnold Allen stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Dan Hooker made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Arnold Allen's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Dan Hooker marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Arnold Allen's UFC record stood at 11-2-0, while Dan Hooker's came in at 14-8-0.

The stats suggested Hooker had an advantage in power over Allen, with a 48% knock out percentage over Allen's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a slight advantage over Allen, with a 33% submission rate over Allen's 25%.

Arnold Allen was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 4 inches over Allen. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Allen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 1 month later than Hooker, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 58 to Hooker's 76.

Allen vs Hooker form

Allen 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 lost to Max Holloway at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Calvin Kattar at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Mads Burnell at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by submission in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He was victorious against Makwan Amirkhani at UFC Fight Night 107 on 18th March 2017 by split decision in their 3 round contest at 02 Arena, London.

Dan Hooker had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Previous to that, he had won against Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Michael Chandler at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had lost to Dustin Poirier at UFC Vegas 4 on 27th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Paul Felder at UFC on ESPN+ 26 on 22nd February 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Arnold Allen had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 1 day ago, while Dan Hooker's last outing had been 3 years, 6 months and 16 days ago.

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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