Chase Hooper vs. Alexander Hernandez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Chase Hooper
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.38 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 23 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.2 wins over .500
Alexander Hernandez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 8 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.04 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-8 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.4 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Chase Hooper
Distance 72.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 18.1% (norm 8.0%)
Alexander Hernandez
Distance 90.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 4.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 5.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Chase Hooper
Head 81.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.0%)
Alexander Hernandez
Head 72.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 19.6% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hooper L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Hernandez L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 311 / 768 | 40.5% | 38.3% | 695 / 1842 | 37.7% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 59 / 101 | 58.4% | 67.5% | 61 / 92 | 66.3% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 135 / 192 | 70.3% | 68.8% | 69 / 103 | 67.0% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 357 / 869 | 41.1% | 35.1% | 465 / 1484 | 31.3% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 93 / 126 | 73.8% | 69.1% | 252 / 400 | 63.0% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 55 / 66 | 83.3% | 81.8% | 108 / 153 | 70.6% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Hooper L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Hernandez L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 254 / 475 | 53.5% | 38.8% | 737 / 1952 | 37.8% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 44 | 75.0% | 68.6% | 86 / 124 | 69.4% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 70 / 82 | 85.4% | 68.0% | 34 / 46 | 73.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 255 / 482 | 52.9% | 35.2% | 515 / 1627 | 31.7% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 51 / 63 | 81.0% | 68.2% | 203 / 324 | 62.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 81.5% | 139 / 171 | 81.3% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hernandez has more cage time on record.