Hooker vs Turner

Who won Hooker vs Turner?

Dan Hooker beat Jalin Turner by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 290, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 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 Turner stats

Dan Hooker stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Jalin Turner made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jalin Turner marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Dan Hooker's UFC record stood at 13-8-0, while Jalin Turner's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Turner had an advantage in power over Hooker, with a 69% knock out percentage over Hooker's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hooker had a slight advantage over Turner, with a 32% submission rate over Turner's 31%.

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

Turner had a height advantage of 3 inches over Hooker. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Hooker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 11 months earlier than Turner, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, 73 to Turner's 36.

Hooker vs Turner form

Hooker had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Claudio Puelles at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

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

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had been defeated by Michael Chandler at UFC 257 on 23rd January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Turner had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Brad Riddell at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Jamie Mullarkey at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Uros Medic at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Noah Tillis at Bellator 192 on 20th January 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Great Wester Forum, Inglewood.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Dan Hooker had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 13 days ago, while Jalin Turner's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 21 days ago.

Hooker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Turner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hooker vs Turner?

Dan Hooker was a 9/4 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Jalin Turner made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-290) with oddsmakers.