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Claudio Puelles vs Dan Hooker

Claudio Puelles is 13-5-0; Dan Hooker is 24-15-0. Dan Hooker is 6 years older than Claudio Puelles. Dan Hooker has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Claudio Puelles. Dan Hooker is 2" · 5 cm taller than Claudio Puelles. They have met once: Claudio Puelles 0, Dan Hooker 1.

Claudio Puelles
Peru
Claudio Puelles
“Prince of Peru” · 13-5-0
SDSDTKO
LightweightMet once
Dan Hooker
New Zealand
Dan Hooker
“The Hangman” · 24-15-0
TKOTKOSUB
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Style & credentials

Claudio Puelles

No background on record

Camp · Kill Cliff FC · Peru
Dan Hooker
KickboxingMuay ThaiBJJ
  • 2025Black belt · BJJKarl Webber and Teariki 'Pina' Simpson
  • 2013King in the Ring Middleweight Kickboxing ChampionshipKing in the Ring
  • —WKBF X-Rules Welterweight ChampionshipWKBF
Camp · City Kickboxing · Auckland, NZ

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

62%
Head
62%
32%
Body
18%
6%
Leg
20%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Claudio Puelleslast 3 fights
44%17%39%
Dan Hookerlast 5 fights
54%13%33%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Claudio Puelles Dan Hooker
Strikes landed / min
1.544.82
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Claudio Puelles · Poor · better than 4% of UFC fightersDan Hooker · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.624.94
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Claudio Puelles · Good · better than 76% of UFC fightersDan Hooker · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.290.67
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Claudio Puelles · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersDan Hooker · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
33%33%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Claudio Puelles · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fightersDan Hooker · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
60%77%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Claudio Puelles · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersDan Hooker · Good · better than 80% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.000.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Claudio Puelles · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersDan Hooker · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.54
Strikes landed / min
4.82
2.62
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.94
3.29 / 10.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.67 / 2.0
33%
Takedown accuracy
33%
60%
Takedown defence
77%
5:12
Control time / fight
1:42
1.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.60

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Claudio Puelles9 UFC fights · 161 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%41/175
25%40/56
6%9/13
Clinch
4%7/11
2%3/7
0%0/0
Ground
32%52/73
6%9/10
0%0/0
Dan Hooker25 UFC fights · 1168 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
51%599/1578
14%159/249
19%227/301
Clinch
5%58/112
4%41/54
0%1/1
Ground
6%69/87
1%13/13
0%1/1

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Claudio Puelles and Dan Hooker ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira (Sat, Nov 12, 2022), where Dan Hooker won by TKO.

What are the records of Claudio Puelles and Dan Hooker?

Claudio Puelles is 13-5-0 and Dan Hooker is 24-15-0.

Who has the longer reach, Claudio Puelles or Dan Hooker?

Dan Hooker has the longer reach: 75" · 191 cm against 72" · 183 cm for Claudio Puelles, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Claudio Puelles or Dan Hooker?

Dan Hooker is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Claudio Puelles stands 5'10" · 178 cm.

Who is older, Claudio Puelles or Dan Hooker?

Dan Hooker is 36 and Claudio Puelles is 30.

Who has more finishes, Claudio Puelles or Dan Hooker?

Claudio Puelles has 9 wins inside the distance (2 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission); Dan Hooker has 18 wins (11 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission).