Hooper vs Borshchev

Who won Hooper vs Borshchev?

Chase Hooper beat Slava Borshchev by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th May 2024 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

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).

Hooper vs Borshchev stats

Chase Hooper stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Slava Borshchev made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Chase Hooper's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Slava Borshchev marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Chase Hooper's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Slava Borshchev's came in at 2-3-1.

The stats suggested Borshchev had a massive power advantage over Hooper, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Hooper's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooper had a massive advantage over Borshchev, boasting a 46% submission rate over Borshchev's 0%.

Chase Hooper was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.

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

Hooper was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Borshchev, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 39 to Borshchev's 26.

Hooper vs Borshchev form

Slava Borshchev had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Nazim Sadykhov at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by majority draw in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Maheshate at UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2 on 20th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Mike Davis at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

He had beaten Dakota Bush at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Hooper's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Borshchev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hooper vs Borshchev?

Chase Hooper was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Slava Borshchev made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.