Hooker vs Felder

Who won Hooker vs Felder?

Dan Hooker beat Paul Felder by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC on ESPN+ 26, on Saturday 22nd February 2020 at Spark Arena in Auckland.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dan Hooker.

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).

Hooker vs Felder stats

Dan Hooker stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Paul Felder made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Dan Hooker's UFC record stood at 13-8-0, while Paul Felder's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Felder had a slight advantage in power over Hooker, with a 59% knock out percentage over Hooker's 53%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a massive advantage over Felder, boasting a 37% submission rate over Felder's 6%.

Dan Hooker was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Felder. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Hooker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 9 months earlier than Felder, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 73 to Felder's 59.

Hooker vs Felder form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Al Iaquinta at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated Jim Miller at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

He was victorious against Marc Diakiese at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Felder's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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