Edson Barboza vs Dan Hooker — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta

Milwaukee, USA

15 Dec 2018

Lightweight

46%

Barboza

54%

Hooker

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 3 · 2:19

Edson Barboza

"Junior"

24 – 14

5'11"75" reachOrthodox40 yrs4-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 45

Dan Hooker

"The Hangman"

24 – 14

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

CFR 52

★ Official Result

Edson BarbozawinsKO/TKOR3 · 2:19

def. Dan Hooker · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Hooker

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Actual result

Barboza wins

KO/TKO · R3

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Barboza at 46% vs Hooker at 54% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 7 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Barboza's chin rating of 0 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

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

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

BarbozaHooker

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

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Barboza

Hooker

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

5'11"

Height

+6'0"

75"

Reach

75"

Age

+36

Orthodox

Stance

Switch

Barboza

Hooker

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

44.6

51.8

45.7

Performance Avg

49.4

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Barboza

Hooker

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

6.1

/ 10

6.1

/ 10

5.1

Style: Pressure

6.2

5.1

Style: Volume

4.0

9 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

28Distance13

1Clinch2

0Ground0

Barboza

Hooker

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

1.2

/ 10

2.0

/ 10

0.8

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.4

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

1.4

Submission wins

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

Barboza

Hooker

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

2 consec. KOs

Verdict

2 consec. KOs

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.6 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R1.6 stoppage

Most recent fight

Last KO loss

Most recent fight

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

33/38 fights

Chin rating based on

25/38 fights

Barboza

Hooker

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

4-fight 📉 slide

Current form

3-fight 📉 slide

L · KO · R2

L · KO · R1

L · Dec · R3

L · Dec · R5

W · Dec · R5

Last 5

L · KO · R1

L · KO · R2

L · Sub · R2

W · Dec · R3

Barboza

Hooker

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

50%

64%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Barboza

Hooker

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

6.1

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

6.1

1.2

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

2.0

0.8

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.4

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

1.4

5.1

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

6.2

5.1

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

4.0

Barboza

Strike Zones

Hooker

Barboza

Attacking

29 landed

Absorbing

15 absorbed

Hooker

Attacking

15 landed

Absorbing

29 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Barboza targets the head (59% of attacks) — Hooker absorbs 59% of strikes there

🎯Hooker targets the head (87% of attacks) — Barboza absorbs 87% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Barboza

RND

Hooker

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Barboza · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Esteban Ribovics

KO/TKO

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L · KO · R1

Jalin Turner

KO/TKO

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L · Dec · R3

Drakkar Klose

Decision

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · 2025-08

L · Dec · R5

Lerone Murphy

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy · 2024-05

W · Dec · R5

Sodiq Yusuff

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza · 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

News & Media

Edson Barboza · Dan Hooker

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