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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Dan Hooker had last fought 7 years, 1 month and 14 days ago, while Marc Diakiese's last outing had been 7 years and 17 days ago.

What were the odds on Hooker vs Diakiese?

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