Nasrat Haqparast vs.
Dan Hooker
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Nasrat Haqparast
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.17 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 10 finish wins over 24 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Dan Hooker
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 4 |
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 +3.8 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Nasrat Haqparast
Distance 92.6% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 3.9% (norm 8.0%)
Dan Hooker
Distance 88.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 6.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Nasrat Haqparast
Head 84.7% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 2.2% (norm 7.9%)
Dan Hooker
Head 74.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.4% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 12.4% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Haqparast L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Hooker L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1004 / 2272 | 44.2% | 37.9% | 988 / 2137 | 46.2% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 62 / 86 | 72.1% | 67.3% | 100 / 167 | 59.9% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 54 / 95 | 56.8% | 69.1% | 83 / 101 | 82.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 835 / 2078 | 40.2% | 35.0% | 729 / 1784 | 40.9% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 244 / 322 | 75.8% | 69.1% | 214 / 323 | 66.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 41 / 53 | 77.4% | 81.9% | 228 / 298 | 76.5% | 81.9% |
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: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Haqparast L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Hooker L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 989 / 2793 | 35.4% | 38.9% | 942 / 2005 | 47.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 48 / 69 | 69.6% | 68.6% | 108 / 162 | 66.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 19 / 23 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 151 / 193 | 78.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 714 / 2426 | 29.4% | 35.1% | 863 / 1902 | 45.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 206 / 304 | 67.8% | 68.1% | 209 / 285 | 73.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 136 / 155 | 87.7% | 81.5% | 129 / 173 | 74.6% | 81.5% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hooker has more cage time on record.