Hooper vs Garcia

Who won Hooper vs Garcia?

Steve Garcia beat Chase Hooper by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 29th October 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Hooper vs Garcia stats

Chase Hooper stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Steve Garcia made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

Chase Hooper's UFC record stood at 5-3-0, while Steve Garcia's came in at 4-2-0.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Hooper, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Hooper's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooper had a massive advantage over Garcia, boasting a 45% submission rate over Garcia's 0%.

Chase Hooper was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.

Hooper had a height advantage of 1 inch over Garcia. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Hooper was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 5 months later than Garcia, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 37 to Garcia's 42.

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Garcia's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hooper vs Garcia?

Chase Hooper was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Steve Garcia made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.