Poirier vs Hooker

Who won Poirier vs Hooker?

Dustin Poirier beat Dan Hooker by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 4, on Saturday 27th June 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dustin Poirier.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Poirier vs Hooker stats

Dustin Poirier stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Dan Hooker made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Dustin Poirier's 31st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2011. Dan Hooker marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2014.

Dustin Poirier's UFC record stood at 22-8-0, while Dan Hooker's came in at 14-8-0.

The stats suggested Hooker had a slight advantage in power over Poirier, with a 50% knock out percentage over Poirier's 48%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a slight advantage over Poirier, with a 35% submission rate over Poirier's 28%.

Dustin Poirier was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 3 inches over Poirier. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Poirier was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 months later than Hooker, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 89 to Hooker's 76.

Poirier vs Hooker form

Poirier had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242 on 7th September 2019 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at du Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Max Holloway at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eddie Alvarez at UFC on FOX 30 on 28th July 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.

Before that, he had defeated Justin Gaethje at UFC on FOX 29 on 14th April 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

He was victorious against Anthony Pettis at UFC Fight Night 120 on 11th November 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk.

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

In his last fight before 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 been beaten by 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

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

Going to this contest, Dustin Poirier had last fought 5 years, 6 months and 6 days ago, while Dan Hooker's last outing had been 5 years and 19 days ago.

Poirier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 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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