Ross Pearson vs. Dan Hooker
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Ross Pearson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.53 · 12 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 38 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 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 +3.6 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Ross Pearson
Distance 89.3% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 8.9% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.8% (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)
Ross Pearson
Head 73.2% (norm 78.0%) · Body 17.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 9.3% (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 | Pearson L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Hooker L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 915 / 2470 | 37.0% | 38.3% | 1002 / 2168 | 46.2% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 172 / 245 | 70.2% | 67.5% | 100 / 167 | 59.9% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 27 / 51 | 52.9% | 68.8% | 83 / 101 | 82.2% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 588 / 2025 | 29.0% | 35.1% | 729 / 1793 | 40.7% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 314 / 485 | 64.7% | 69.1% | 216 / 326 | 66.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 212 / 256 | 82.8% | 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 Pearson L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Hooker L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 977 / 2884 | 33.9% | 38.8% | 951 / 2019 | 47.1% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 203 / 307 | 66.1% | 68.6% | 108 / 162 | 66.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 58 / 84 | 69.0% | 68.0% | 154 / 196 | 78.6% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 789 / 2642 | 29.9% | 35.2% | 870 / 1914 | 45.5% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 245 / 365 | 67.1% | 68.2% | 211 / 287 | 73.5% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 204 / 268 | 76.1% | 81.5% | 132 / 176 | 75.0% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pearson has more cage time on record.