Hooker vs Iaquinta

Who won Hooker vs Iaquinta?

Dan Hooker beat Al Iaquinta by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 243, on Saturday 5th October 2019 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

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 Iaquinta stats

Dan Hooker stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Al Iaquinta made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Dan Hooker's UFC record stood at 13-8-0, while Al Iaquinta's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Hooker had a slight advantage in power over Iaquinta, with a 56% knock out percentage over Iaquinta's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a massive advantage over Iaquinta, boasting a 39% submission rate over Iaquinta's 7%.

Dan Hooker was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Hooker had a height advantage of 2 inches over Iaquinta. 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, 15 days later than Iaquinta, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 73 to Iaquinta's 53.

Hooker vs Iaquinta form

Iaquinta had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dan Hooker 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 been beaten by Donald Cerrone at UFC on ESPN+ 9 on 4th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kevin Lee at UFC on FOX 31 on 15th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, Milwaukee, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 223 on 7th April 2018 by unanimous decision in their UFC Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

He had beaten Diego Sanchez at UFC Fight Night 108 on 22nd April 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

Activity check

Hooker's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Iaquinta's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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