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Jalin Turner vs. Dan Hooker

UFC 9-6-0 vs. 14-11-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
9-6-0
UFC record
14-11-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31
AgeΔ 5 yrs
36
6'3"
HeightΔ 3"
6'0"
77"
ReachΔ 2"
75"
Southpaw
Stance
Switch
2.2
Layoff (months)Δ 0.7 mo
1.5
WWLLW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Jalin Turner carries real power — 1.58 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Jalin Turner is a submission threat — 1.10 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.48 Lightweight norm.
Dan Hooker carries real power — 0.55 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Jalin Turner

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 116
Tier 3 — regional circuit 43

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.09 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 24 documented bouts

In the UFC: 5-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.1 wins over .500

Dan Hooker

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1410
Tier 3 — regional circuit 104

Tier-weighted record quality: 0.88 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 18 finish wins over 38 documented bouts

In the UFC: 11-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.6 wins over .500

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

5205.46/min · norm 3.44
Sig. strikes landed
11854.82/min · norm 3.44
4134.34/min · norm 3.38
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
12134.94/min · norm 3.38
48.6%norm 43.65%
Striking accuracy
48.6%norm 43.65%
40.8%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
49.0%norm 56.3%
101.58/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
90.55/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Jalin Turner

Distance 80.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 7.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 12.7% (norm 8.0%)

Dan Hooker

Distance 89.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Jalin Turner

Head 78.3% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 4.2% (norm 8.0%)

Dan Hooker

Head 73.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.0% (norm 8.0%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Turner L/AAccLightweight med Hooker L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 374 / 860 43.5% 38.3% 1002 / 2168 46.2% 38.3%
In the clinch 52 / 75 69.3% 67.5% 100 / 167 59.9% 67.5%
On the ground 94 / 136 69.1% 68.8% 83 / 101 82.2% 68.8%
BY TARGET
To the head 352 / 839 42.0% 35.1% 729 / 1793 40.7% 35.1%
To the body 136 / 187 72.7% 69.1% 216 / 326 66.3% 69.1%
To the legs 32 / 45 71.1% 81.8% 240 / 317 75.7% 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 Turner L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Hooker L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 317 / 552 57.4% 38.8% 951 / 2019 47.1% 38.8%
In the clinch 36 / 58 62.1% 68.6% 108 / 162 66.7% 68.6%
On the ground 60 / 88 68.2% 68.0% 154 / 196 78.6% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 236 / 475 49.7% 35.2% 870 / 1914 45.5% 35.2%
To the body 69 / 107 64.5% 68.2% 211 / 287 73.5% 68.2%
To the legs 108 / 116 93.1% 81.5% 132 / 176 75.0% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
450.0% acc · 0.63/15 · norm 1.34
Takedowns landed
1133.3% acc · 0.67/15 · norm 1.34
3675.0% def · norm 63.7%
Takedowns stopped
8177.1% def · norm 63.7%
13:3714.3% of cage time · norm 18.95%
Control time
42:4017.4% of cage time · norm 18.95%
23:173:40 per 15 · norm 2:50
Time under control lower is better
36:102:12 per 15 · norm 2:50
71.10/15 · norm 0.48
Submission attempts
90.55/15 · norm 0.48

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hooker has more cage time on record.