Leavitt vs Hooper

Who won Leavitt vs Hooper?

Chase Hooper beat Jordan Leavitt by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig, on Saturday 18th November 2023 at UFC Apex 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).

Leavitt vs Hooper stats

Jordan Leavitt stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Chase Hooper made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Jordan Leavitt's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Chase Hooper marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Jordan Leavitt's UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Chase Hooper's came in at 8-3-0.

The stats suggested Hooper had an advantage in power over Leavitt, with a 33% knock out percentage over Leavitt's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Leavitt had an advantage over Hooper, with a 55% submission rate over Hooper's 42%.

Jordan Leavitt was the older man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Hooper had a height advantage of 4 inches over Leavitt. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Leavitt was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 27 to Hooper's 43.

Leavitt vs Hooper form

Leavitt 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 lost to Paddy Pimblett at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Trey Ogden at UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad 2 on 16th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Matt Sayles at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round.

Before that, he had been beaten by Claudio Puelles at UFC Vegas 28 on 5th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest in the United States.

He had defeated Matt Wiman at UFC Vegas 16 on 5th December 2020 by knockout in the 1st 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 leading up to this contest, he was victorious against 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 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been defeated by 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 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jordan Leavitt had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 4 days ago, while Chase Hooper's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 16 days ago.

Leavitt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Hooper's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Leavitt vs Hooper?

Jordan Leavitt was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Chase Hooper made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.