Hooper vs Fiore

Who won Hooper vs Fiore?

Chase Hooper beat Nick Fiore by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2, on Saturday 20th May 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chase Hooper.

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).

Hooper vs Fiore stats

Chase Hooper stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Nick Fiore made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Chase Hooper's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Chase Hooper's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Nick Fiore's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Hooper had a slight advantage in power over Fiore, with a 36% knock out percentage over Fiore's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fiore had a large advantage over Hooper, boasting a 67% submission rate over Hooper's 45%.

Chase Hooper was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Hooper had a height advantage of 2 inches over Fiore.

Hooper was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Fiore, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 40 to Fiore's 12.

Hooper vs Fiore form

Hooper had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had been beaten by Steven Peterson at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

Hooper's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hooper vs Fiore?

Chase Hooper was a 21/20 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Nick Fiore made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.