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Dan Hooker vs Brian Ortega
UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 10:00 AM EST
Main Card · LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
“The Hangman”
#14 Lightweight
New Zealand
24-15-0
“T-City”
#13 Featherweight
United States
16-5-0
Tale of the Tape
- 36
- Age
- 35
- 6'0"
- Height
- 5'8"
- 75"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 69"
- Switch
- Stance
- Switch
- City Kickboxing
- Gym
- Huntington Beach Ultimate Training Center
- 75% (better)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 69%
- 3 losses
- StreakCurrent run of straight wins or losses (no contests skipped).
- 2 losses
- 107-23 (better)
- Last 5 opp. recordThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.
- 125-29
- 1720 (better)
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1676
- 1873 (better)
- Last 5 opp. Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.
- 1810
- 4.82 (better)
- Strikes landed/minSignificant strikes landed per minute of fight time.
- 3.84
- 4.94 (better)
- Strikes absorbed/minSignificant strikes taken per minute of fight time. Lower is better.
- 6.38
- 49% (better)
- Striking accuracyShare of significant strikes thrown that land.
- 37%
- 49%
- Striking defenseShare of opponents' significant strikes that miss.
- 49%
- 0.67
- Takedowns/15 minTakedowns landed per 15 minutes of fight time.
- 0.93
- 77% (better)
- Takedown defenseShare of opponents' takedown attempts they stop.
- 55%
- 0.50
- Sub attempts/15 minSubmission attempts per 15 minutes of fight time.
- 0.90
Scouting Reports
How each fighter wins, how they're trending, and their style.
Dan Hooker
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
Lost 3 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Hooker is a finisher. His wins break down as 11 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission and 6 by decision, for a 75% finish rate. He lights people up first, and he's made opponents tap seven times.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Parnasse (24-2-0), loss, stopped by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, Saint Denis (17-4-0), loss, KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, Tsarukyan (24-3-0), loss, submission in round 2. Last win: a split decision over Gamrot (26-5-0).
- Style
- Switch-stance striker out of City Kickboxing. Hooker lands 4.82 significant strikes a minute at 49% accuracy and absorbs 4.94 a minute. He defends 49% of strikes and 77% of takedowns. He attempts 0.67 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Brian Ortega
- L
- L
- W
- L
- L
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Ortega is a finisher who taps people. Submissions are his top weapon at 8, with 3 KO/TKO wins and 5 decisions, good for a 69% finish rate. The record reads 16-5-0.
- Recent Form
- Aljamain Sterling (26-5-0), loss, unanimous decision in round 5. Diego Lopes (28-8-0), loss, unanimous decision in round 3. Yair Rodriguez (21-6-0, 1 NC), win, submission in round 3.
- Style
- Ortega fights from a switch stance and lands 3.84 significant strikes a minute at 37% accuracy. He absorbs 6.38 a minute and defends 49%. He attempts 0.9 submissions per 15 minutes and stops 55% of takedowns.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Common Opponents
Fighters both have faced, from pro MMA records.
Yair Rodriguez
- Dan Hooker
- Loss, Decision · Oct 2015
- Brian Ortega
- Win, Submission, R3 · Feb 2024
- Loss, KO/TKO, R1 · Jul 2022
