Hooper vs Borshchev

Who won Hooper vs Borshchev?

Chase Hooper beat Slava Borshchev by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

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).

Hooper vs Borshchev stats

Chase Hooper stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Slava Borshchev made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Chase Hooper's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Slava Borshchev marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Chase Hooper's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Slava Borshchev's came in at 2-3-1.

The stats suggested Borshchev had a massive power advantage over Hooper, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Hooper's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooper had a massive advantage over Borshchev, boasting a 46% submission rate over Borshchev's 0%.

Chase Hooper was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.

Hooper had a height advantage of 2 inches over Borshchev. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Hooper was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Borshchev, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 39 to Borshchev's 26.

Hooper vs Borshchev form

Hooper had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Steve Garcia at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, 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.

He had been beaten by Steven Peterson at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Slava Borshchev had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Nazim Sadykhov at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Maheshate at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Mike Davis at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

He had won against Dakota Bush at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Chase Hooper had last fought 6 months and 2 days ago, while Slava Borshchev's last outing had been 6 months and 9 days ago.

Hooper's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Borshchev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hooper vs Borshchev?

Chase Hooper was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Slava Borshchev made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.