Hooker vs Miller

Who won Hooker vs Miller?

Dan Hooker beat Jim Miller by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 128, on Saturday 21st April 2018 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

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 Miller stats

Dan Hooker stepped into the octagon with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jim Miller made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

Jim Miller marked his 44th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2008.

Dan Hooker's UFC record stood at 13-8-0, while Jim Miller's came in at 26-17-0.

The stats suggested Hooker had a massive power advantage over Miller, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Miller's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Miller had a slight advantage over Hooker, with a 50% submission rate over Hooker's 47%.

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

Hooker had a height advantage of 4 inches over Miller. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Hooker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 3 months later than Miller, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 49 less professional rounds, 73 to Miller's 122.

Hooker vs Miller form

Hooker 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 Jalin Turner at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Claudio Puelles at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Islam Makhachev at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 1st round.

He had defeated 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.

Miller 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 been defeated by Francisco Trinaldo at UFC Fight Night 119 on 28th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had lost to Anthony Pettis at UFC 213 on 8th July 2017 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 Dustin Poirier at UFC 208 on 11th February 2017 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Before that, he was victorious against Thiago Alves at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Takanori Gomi at UFC 200 on 9th July 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Dan Hooker had last fought 1 year and 16 days ago, while Jim Miller's last outing had been 6 years, 8 months and 26 days ago.

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Miller's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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