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 as in favor of 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 loses 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 loses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.
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 at 37% submission rate over Felder's 6%.
Dan Hooker was the younger man by 5 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 defeated 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 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.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, he had beat Jim Miller at UFC Fight Night 128 on 21st April 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
He had won against Marc Diakiese at UFC 219 on 30th December 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Felder 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 beat Edson Barboza at UFC 242 on 7th September 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at du Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Previous to that, he had beat James Vick at UFC on ESPN 1 on 17th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, United States.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Mike Perry at UFC 226 on 7th July 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas.
Before that, he had defeated Stevie Ray at UFC Fight Night 113 on 16th July 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at SSE Hydro Arena, Glasgow, Scotland.
He had won against Alex Ricci at UFC Fight Night 105 on 19th February 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dan Hooker had been fighting more than Paul Felder.
Going to this contest, Dan Hooker had last fought 4 years, 5 months and 22 days ago, while Paul Felder's last outing had been 4 years, 6 months and 20 days ago.
Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 3 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.
Felder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.
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