Hooper vs Fiore

Who won Hooper vs Fiore?

Chase Hooper beat Nick Fiore by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Pennington vs. Aldana 2, on Saturday 20th May 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Chase Hooper.

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 Fiore stats

Chase Hooper stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Nick Fiore made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Chase Hooper's UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Nick Fiore's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Hooper had a slight advantage in power over Fiore, with a 36% knock out percentage over Fiore's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Fiore had a large advantage over Hooper, boasting a 67% submission rate over Hooper's 45%.

Chase Hooper was the younger man by 2 years, at 24 years old.

Hooper had a height advantage of 2 inches over Fiore.

Hooper was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Fiore, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, 37 to Fiore's 12.

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Hooper's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hooper vs Fiore?

Chase Hooper was a 21/20 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Nick Fiore made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.