Makhachev vs Hooker

Who won Makhachev vs Hooker?

Islam Makhachev beat Dan Hooker by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 267, on Saturday 30th October 2021.

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).

Makhachev vs Hooker stats

Islam Makhachev stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Dan Hooker made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Islam Makhachev's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015. Dan Hooker marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Islam Makhachev's UFC record stood at 16-1-0, while Dan Hooker's came in at 14-8-0.

The stats suggested Hooker had a massive power advantage over Makhachev, boasting a 48% knock out percentage over Makhachev's 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Makhachev had an advantage over Hooker, with a 45% submission rate over Hooker's 33%.

Islam Makhachev was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 2 inches over Makhachev. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Makhachev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 4 months later than Hooker, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 60 to Hooker's 76.

Makhachev vs Hooker form

Makhachev had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dan Hooker at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Before that, he was victorious against Thiago Moises at UFC Vegas 31 on 17th July 2021 by submission in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Drew Dober at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten 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 defeated 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 was victorious against 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 had won 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

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

Going to this contest, Islam Makhachev had last fought 2 years, 4 months and 19 days ago, while Dan Hooker's last outing had been 5 years and 19 days ago.

Makhachev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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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