Gamrot vs Hooker

Who won Gamrot vs Hooker?

Dan Hooker beat Mateusz Gamrot by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 305, on Saturday 17th August 2024 at RAC Arena in Perth.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 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).

Gamrot vs Hooker stats

Mateusz Gamrot stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Dan Hooker made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Mateusz Gamrot's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Dan Hooker marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Mateusz Gamrot's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Dan Hooker's came in at 14-8-0.

The stats suggested Hooker had an advantage in power over Gamrot, with a 48% knock out percentage over Gamrot's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a slight advantage over Gamrot, with a 30% submission rate over Gamrot's 21%.

Mateusz Gamrot was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gamrot. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Gamrot was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 10 months later than Hooker, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 76 to Hooker's 76.

Gamrot vs Hooker form

Gamrot had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rafael Fiziev at UFC Fight Night – Fiziev vs Gamrot on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jalin Turner at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Beneil Dariush at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He was victorious against Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Hooker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jalin Turner at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Claudio Puelles at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Arnold Allen 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 been defeated by Islam Makhachev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

He had defeated 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Mateusz Gamrot had last fought 9 months and 1 day ago, while Dan Hooker's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 2 days ago.

Gamrot's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Gamrot vs Hooker start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 3:10 AM UTC , which was 11:10 PM EST or 8:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gamrot vs Hooker?

Mateusz Gamrot was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Dan Hooker made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.