Hooker vs Diakiese

Who won Hooker vs Diakiese?

Dan Hooker beat Marc Diakiese by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 219, on Saturday 30th December 2017 at T-Mobile Arena 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).

Hooker vs Diakiese stats

Dan Hooker stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Marc Diakiese made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Dan Hooker's UFC record stood at 13-8-0, while Marc Diakiese's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested that Hooker and Diakiese have similar power, both with a 50% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a massive advantage over Diakiese, boasting a 43% submission rate over Diakiese's 8%.

Dan Hooker was the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

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

Hooker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Diakiese, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 17 more professional rounds, 73 to Diakiese's 56.

Hooker vs Diakiese form

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

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

Previous to 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.

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

Before that, he had defeated Marc Diakiese at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Ross Pearson at UFC Fight Night 110 on 10th June 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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