Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Hunt
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Dan Hooker
Dan Hooker
“The Hangman”
24-14-0
RESULT

Dan Hooker def. Ross Pearson (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 3:02
Ross Pearson
Ross Pearson
“The Real Deal”
20-16-0 (1 NC)
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand

Dan Hooker defeated Ross Pearson by TKO in round 2 (3:02) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Hunt, held Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Vector Arena, Auckland.

Fight stats

Dan Hooker
Ross Pearson
1
Knockdowns
0
69 of 141
Significant strikes
38 of 88
49%
Sig. strike accuracy
43%
74 of 146
Total strikes
38 of 88
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:01
Control time
0:02
Significant strikes by target
40 of 108
Head
15 of 59
6 of 8
Body
13 of 18
23 of 25
Leg
10 of 11
68 of 140
Distance
36 of 86
0 of 0
Clinch
2 of 2
1 of 1
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
32 of 65
Sig. str.
20 of 47
37 of 70
Total str.
20 of 47
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 2
1
KD
0
37 of 76
Sig. str.
18 of 41
37 of 76
Total str.
18 of 41
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Neil Swailes
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

24-14-0
Record
20-16-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
41
6'0"
Height
5'8"
75"
Reach
69"
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.82
SLpM
3.68
48%
Str. Acc.
40%
4.94
SApM
4.09
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.68
TD Avg.
0.74
33%
TD Acc.
35%
77%
TD Def.
75%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Dan Hooker · 3-2
  • L
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    TKO · R2 · 4:45 · Lightweight
  • L
    Arman Tsarukyan
    UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs HookerSat, Nov 22, 2025
    Submission · R2 · 3:34 · Lightweight
  • W
    Mateusz Gamrot
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Jalin Turner
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs RodriguezSat, Jul 8, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Claudio Puelles
    UFC 281: Adesanya vs PereiraSat, Nov 12, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:06 · Lightweight
Ross Pearson · 1-4
  • L
    Desmond Green
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs GaethjeSat, Mar 30, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 2:52 · Lightweight
  • L
    John Makdessi
    UFC Fight Night: Alvarez vs Poirier 2Sat, Jul 28, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Mizuto Hirota
    UFC 221: Romero vs RockholdSat, Feb 10, 2018
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Dan Hooker
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs HuntSun, Jun 11, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 3:02 · Lightweight
  • L
    Stevie Ray
    UFC Fight Night: Bader vs NogueiraSun, Nov 20, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 24 fights · 25 fights
48.8
Avg sig. strikes
44.4
0.46
Avg takedowns
0.60
1:47
Avg control time
0:51
155
Career high strikes
79
4
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Dan Hooker
Strike target
Ross Pearson
62%
Head
53%
18%
Body
28%
19%
Leg
19%
Dan Hooker
Strike position
Ross Pearson
84%
Distance
82%
9%
Clinch
15%
7%
Ground
2%