Islam Makhachev vs Dan Hooker — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

30 Oct 2021

Lightweight

59%

Makhachev

41%

Hooker

Win Probability

Submission

Round 1 · 2:25

Islam Makhachev

28 – 1

5'10"70" reachSouthpaw34 yrs17-fight win streakWell-Rounded

CFR 74

Dan Hooker

"The Hangman"

24 – 14

Well-Rounded3-fight slide36 yrsSwitch75" reach6'0"

CFR 52

★ Official Result

Islam MakhachevwinsSubmissionR1 · 2:25

def. Dan Hooker · UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Makhachev

→

Actual result

Makhachev wins

Submission · R1

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Makhachev at 59% vs Hooker at 41% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 22 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Hooker has a chin rating of 0 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

MakhachevHooker

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Makhachev

Hooker

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'10"

Height

+6'0"

70"

Reach

+75"

34+

Age

Southpaw

Stance

Switch

Makhachev

Hooker

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

73.9

51.8

69.4

Performance Avg

49.4

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

Makhachev

Hooker

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

3.6

/ 10

6.1

/ 10

7.1

Style: Pressure

6.2

5.0

Style: Volume

4.0

3 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

7 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

2Distance4

0Clinch0

0Ground0

Makhachev

Hooker

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

4.5

/ 10

2.0

/ 10

3.1

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.4

4.4

Submission Style (/10)

1.4

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Makhachev

Hooker

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Moderate

Verdict

2 consec. KOs

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.0 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R1.6 stoppage

17 fights ago

Last KO loss

Most recent fight

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

19/29 fights

Chin rating based on

25/38 fights

Makhachev

Hooker

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

17-fight 🔥 win streak

Current form

3-fight 📉 slide

W · Dec · R5

W · Sub · R1

W · Sub · R5

W · KO · R1

Last 5

L · KO · R1

L · KO · R2

L · Sub · R2

W · Dec · R3

Makhachev

Hooker

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

61%

64%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Makhachev

Hooker

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

3.6

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

6.1

4.5

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

2.0

3.1

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.4

4.4

Submission

Submission attack frequency

1.4

7.1

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

6.2

5.0

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

4.0

Makhachev

Strike Zones

Hooker

Makhachev

Attacking

2 landed

Absorbing

4 absorbed

Hooker

Attacking

4 landed

Absorbing

2 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Makhachev targets the head (100% of attacks) — Hooker absorbs 100% of strikes there

🎯Hooker targets the legs (75% of attacks) — Makhachev absorbs 75% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Makhachev

RND

Hooker

0/0R00/0

Makhachev · Last 5

W · Dec · R5

Ian Machado Garry

Decision

UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry · 2026-08

W · Dec · R5

Jack Della Maddalena

Decision

UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev · 2025-11

W · Sub · R1

Renato Moicano

Submission

UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · 2025-01

W · Sub · R5

Dustin Poirier

Submission

UFC 302: Makhachev vs. Poirier · 2024-06

W · KO · R1

Alexander Volkanovski

KO/TKO

UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2 · 2023-10

Hooker · Last 5

L · KO · R1

Salahdine Parnasse

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse · 2026-09

L · KO · R2

Benoit Saint Denis

KO/TKO

UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · 2026-01

L · Sub · R2

Arman Tsarukyan

Submission

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · 2025-11

W · Dec · R3

Mateusz Gamrot

Decision

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08

W · Dec · R3

Jalin Turner

Decision

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · 2023-07

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