Barboza vs Hooker

Who won Barboza vs Hooker?

Edson Barboza beat Dan Hooker by knockout in the 3rd round during the co-main event of UFC on FOX 31, on Saturday 15th December 2018 at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center in Milwaukee.

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).

Barboza vs Hooker stats

Edson Barboza stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Dan Hooker made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Edson Barboza's 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Dan Hooker marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Edson Barboza's UFC record stood at 18-12-0, while Dan Hooker's came in at 14-8-0.

The stats suggested Hooker had a massive power advantage over Barboza, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Barboza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a massive advantage over Barboza, boasting a 41% submission rate over Barboza's 0%.

Edson Barboza was the older man by 4 years, at 39 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barboza. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Barboza's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Hooker's, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 month later than Hooker, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 88 to Hooker's 76.

Barboza vs Hooker form

Dan Hooker had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

Barboza's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 4 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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