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Lightweight
3 Rounds
Dan Hooker won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1484
Dan Hooker
Elo1372

Dan HookervsRoss PearsonUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · Saturday, June 10, 2017Auckland, New Zealand

Official fight result

Dan Hooker won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 3:02

Style matchupDan Hooker: Pressure fightervsRoss Pearson: Well-rounded

The well-rounded fighter has answers in multiple phases. The pressure fighter needs damage early.

Model Prediction: Dan Hooker wins(50.1%)

Actual result: Dan Hooker wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Dan Hooker at -145 American odds

+$69 profit

$169 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Ross Pearson has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Dan Hooker (52.9%).
  • Dan Hooker has a 15cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Dan Hooker
Red Corner
VS
Ross Pearson
Blue Corner
-145
(59%)
Vegas Odds
+125
(44%)
1484
Elo
1372
36
Age
41
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
6'0"
Height
5'8"
190.5 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Dan HookerL2 streak
oldest →
W
KOvs Claudio Puelles · Nov 22
W
vs Jalin Turner · Jul 23
W
vs Mateusz Gamrot · Aug 24
L
SUBvs Arman Tsarukyan · Nov 25
L
KOvs Benoit Saint Denis · Jan 26
latest
Ross PearsonL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Jorge Masvidal · Jul 16
L
vs Stevie Ray · Nov 16
W
vs Mizuto Hirota · Feb 18
L
vs John Makdessi · Jul 18
L
KOvs Desmond Green · Mar 19
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Dan HookerMetricRoss Pearson
4.82
Strikes / min
3.68
4.94
Strikes absorbed / min
4.09
49%
Strike defense
62%
0.68
TDs / 15 min
0.74
77%
Takedown defense
75%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.12evenly matched on net striking-0.41

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1498 vs 1480Strikes33.8 vs 42.1Takedowns0.2 vs 0.7Sub Atts0.17 vs 0.00Form-0.3 vs -0.7
Dan HookerRoss Pearson

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14701483149515081520← oldermost recent →
Dan Hooker(10 fights)Ross Pearson(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +112.3|Blue -112.3
Recent Form
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Striker Score
Red -1.1|Blue +1.1
Grappler Score
Red -0.1|Blue +0.1
Layoff
Red -7.0|Blue +7.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Dan HookerTargetRoss Pearson

By target zone

40
37% acc · 58%
Head
15
25% acc · 39%
6
75% acc · 9%
Body
13
72% acc · 34%
23
92% acc · 33%
Leg
10
91% acc · 26%

By position

68
49% acc · 99%
Distance
36
42% acc · 95%
0
Clinch
2
100% acc · 5%
1
100% acc · 1%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Dan Hooker rounds
0
even
0
Ross Pearson rounds
Round 1Dan Hooker edged it
Sig. strikes32
Takedowns0
Control0:00
20Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:02Control
Round 2Dan Hooker edged it
Sig. strikes37
Takedowns0
Control0:01
Knockdowns1
18Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
69 / 141
Sig Strikes
38 / 88
48.5%
Sig Str %
42.5%
74 / 146
Total Strikes
38 / 88
0 / 1
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:01
Ctrl Time
0:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Ross Pearson20 / 4720 / 470 / 00
1Dan Hooker32 / 6537 / 700 / 10
2Ross Pearson18 / 4118 / 410 / 00
2Dan Hooker37 / 7637 / 760 / 00

Dan Hooker

StanceSwitch
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights24

Ross Pearson

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights23