UFC UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya Final

Dan Hooker vs Al Iaquinta

Dan Hooker
New Zealand

Dan Hooker

“The Hangman”

24-15

Winner

VS
Al Iaquinta
United States

Al Iaquinta

“Raging”

14-7-1

Winner

Dan Hooker

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

5 October 2019 · Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia

Key takeaways

  • Dan Hooker beat Al Iaquinta by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Dan Hooker landed 104 of 213 total strikes and 0 of 1 takedowns, with 2:29 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-26.
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Tale of the tape

Dan HookerAl Iaquinta
24-15Record14-7-1
29Age on fight night32
6′0″ (183 cm)Height5′10″ (178 cm)
75″ (191 cm)Reach70″ (178 cm)
155 lb (70.3 kg)Weight155 lb (70.3 kg)
SwitchStanceOrthodox
City KickboxingTeamSerra-Longo Fight Team
Auckland, New ZealandFromWantagh, New York, United States

Fight statistics

104of 213 · 49%Total strikes landed38of 117 · 32%
74of 174Head strikes22of 94
7of 13Body strikes7of 11
23of 26Leg strikes9of 12
1Knockdowns0
2:29Control time0:24

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Dan HookerRoundAl Iaquinta
44/69strikes0/1TD0KD1:28controlR15/23strikes0/0TD0KD0:14control
27/63strikes0/0TD1KD1:01controlR216/40strikes0/2TD0KD0:10control
33/81strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR317/54strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Richie Gerrard

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Garth Harriman

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

David Lethaby

10R1810R2910R39

30total26

Form going into the fight

Dan Hooker

  1. WJames VickKO/TKO R1 2:332019
  2. LEdson BarbozaKO/TKO R3 2:192018
  3. WGilbert Burns2018
  4. WJim Miller2018
  5. WMarc Diakiesesubmission R3 0:422017

Al Iaquinta

  1. LDonald Cerroneunanimous decision2019
  2. WKevin Leeunanimous decision2018
  3. LKhabib Nurmagomedov2018
  4. WDiego SanchezKO/TKO R1 1:382017
  5. WRoss Pearson2014

Also on this card

Robert Whittaker vs Israel AdesanyaKO/TKO R2 3:33Tai Tuivasa vs Serghei Spivacsubmission R2 3:14Dhiego Lima vs Luke Jumeausplit decisionYorgan De Castro vs Justin TafaKO/TKO R1 2:10Jake Matthews vs Rostem Akmanunanimous decision

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