Hooker vs Puelles

Who won Hooker vs Puelles?

Dan Hooker beat Claudio Puelles by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 281, on Saturday 12th November 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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 Puelles stats

Dan Hooker stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Claudio Puelles made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 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 Claudio Puelles' came in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggested Hooker had a massive power advantage over Puelles, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Puelles' 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Puelles had a large advantage over Hooker, boasting a 58% submission rate over Hooker's 33%.

Dan Hooker was the older man by 7 years, at 35 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Puelles. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Hooker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Puelles, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 38 more professional rounds, 76 to Puelles' 38.

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Puelles' last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hooker vs Puelles?

Dan Hooker was a 63/100 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Claudio Puelles made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.