Hooker vs Haqparast

Who won Hooker vs Haqparast?

Dan Hooker beat Nasrat Haqparast by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 266, on Saturday 25th September 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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

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 Haqparast stats

Dan Hooker stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Nasrat Haqparast made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

Nasrat Haqparast marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Dan Hooker's UFC record stood at 13-8-0, while Nasrat Haqparast's came in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggested Haqparast had an advantage in power over Hooker, with a 69% knock out percentage over Hooker's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a massive advantage over Haqparast, boasting a 35% submission rate over Haqparast's 0%.

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

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

Hooker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Haqparast, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 73 to Haqparast's 46.

Hooker vs Haqparast form

Dan Hooker had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

Previous to that, he had won against Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Michael Chandler at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been defeated by Dustin Poirier at UFC Vegas 4 on 27th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had beaten Paul Felder at UFC on ESPN+ 26 on 22nd February 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Activity check

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Haqparast's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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