Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Dan Hooker
Dan Hooker
“The Hangman”
24-14-0
RESULT

Jason Knight def. Dan Hooker (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Jason Knight
Jason Knight
“The Kid”
20-5-0
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia

Jason Knight defeated Dan Hooker by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Brunson, held Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.

Fight stats

Dan Hooker
Jason Knight
0
Knockdowns
0
47 of 100
Significant strikes
59 of 185
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
32%
58 of 111
Total strikes
80 of 208
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 13
—
Takedown accuracy
31%
0
Submission attempts
4
1
Reversals
0
0:42
Control time
4:52
Significant strikes by target
43 of 86
Head
50 of 172
1 of 5
Body
8 of 11
3 of 9
Leg
1 of 2
47 of 98
Distance
55 of 178
0 of 1
Clinch
1 of 4
0 of 1
Ground
3 of 3

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
17 of 28
Sig. str.
14 of 59
24 of 35
Total str.
15 of 60
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
0:34
Ctrl
1:04
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
6 of 17
Sig. str.
7 of 25
8 of 19
Total str.
26 of 46
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 3
0
Sub. att
3
0:00
Ctrl
3:20
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
24 of 55
Sig. str.
38 of 101
26 of 57
Total str.
39 of 102
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 8
0
Sub. att
0
0:08
Ctrl
0:28

Judges' Scorecards

Evan Field
#HookerKnight
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Charlie Keech
#HookerKnight
1910
2810
3910
Total2630
Christopher Shen
#HookerKnight
1109
2910
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

0
Hooker
–
12
Knight
●29–28 Knight×4●30–27 Knight×3●29–27 Knight×3●30–26 Knight×2
All 12 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

14%
Hooker
86%
Knight
21 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Knight47.6%●29–28 Knight23.8%●29–28 Hooker14.3%●29–27 Knight9.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
71%
Knight
R2
81%
Knight
R3
62%
Knight

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
John Sharp
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

24-14-0
Record
20-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
33
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
75"
191 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.82
SLpM
2.95
48%
Str. Acc.
33%
4.94
SApM
3.02
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.68
TD Avg.
1.31
33%
TD Acc.
31%
77%
TD Def.
47%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • W
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  • W
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  • W
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Jason Knight · 0-5
  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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    TKO · R1 · 4:34 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 24 fights · 9 fights
48.8
Avg sig. strikes
37.6
0.46
Avg takedowns
1.11
1:47
Avg control time
2:06
155
Career high strikes
76
4
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Dan Hooker
Strike target
Jason Knight
62%
Head
68%
18%
Body
14%
19%
Leg
18%
Dan Hooker
Strike position
Jason Knight
84%
Distance
77%
9%
Clinch
6%
7%
Ground
18%