Hooker vs Pearson

Who won Hooker vs Pearson?

Dan Hooker beat Ross Pearson by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 110, on Saturday 10th June 2017 at Vector Arena in Auckland.

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 Pearson stats

Dan Hooker stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Ross Pearson made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 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 Ross Pearson's came in at 12-13-0.

The stats suggested Hooker had a slight advantage in power over Pearson, with a 46% knock out percentage over Pearson's 37%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had an advantage over Pearson, with a 46% submission rate over Pearson's 26%.

Dan Hooker was the younger man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pearson. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Hooker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 2 months later than Pearson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 76 to Pearson's 85.

Hooker vs Pearson form

Hooker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten Al Iaquinta at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated James Vick at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Edson Barboza at UFC on FOX 31 on 15th December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, Milwaukee.

He was victorious against Jim Miller at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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