Guida vs Hooper

Who won Guida vs Hooper?

Chase Hooper beat Clay Guida by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

Guida vs Hooper stats

Clay Guida stepped into the octagon with a record of 38 wins, 24 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Chase Hooper made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Clay Guida's 37th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2006. Chase Hooper marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Clay Guida's UFC record stood at 18-19-0, while Chase Hooper's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Hooper had an advantage in power over Guida, with a 29% knock out percentage over Guida's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooper had an advantage over Guida, with a 50% submission rate over Guida's 37%.

Clay Guida was the older man by 18 years, at 43 years old.

Hooper had a height advantage of 6 inches over Guida. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Guida was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 44 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 14 years and 2 months earlier than Hooper, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 98 more professional rounds, 138 to Hooper's 40.

Guida vs Hooper form

Clay Guida had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joaquim Silva at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Rafa Garcia at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Scott Holtzman at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had been defeated by Claudio Puelles at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade on 23rd April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Leonardo Santos at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Hooper had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Slava Borshchev at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento on 11th May 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Jordan Leavitt at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Nick Fiore at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Steve Garcia at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Felipe Colares at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chase Hooper had been fighting more than Clay Guida.

Going to this contest, Clay Guida had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 10 days ago, while Chase Hooper's last outing had been 10 months and 1 day ago.

Guida's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Hooper's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Guida vs Hooper start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:25 PM UTC , which was 6:25 PM EST or 3:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:25 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Guida vs Hooper?

Clay Guida was a 7/1 (+700) underdog going into the contest, while Chase Hooper made his way into the ring at 2/25 (-1200) with oddsmakers.