Steven Peterson vs. Chase Hooper
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Steven Peterson
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 7 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 10 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 5 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.9 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.6 wins over .500
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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Steven Peterson
Distance 90.0% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 5.8% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 6.5%)
Chase Hooper
Distance 72.4% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 18.1% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Steven Peterson
Head 81.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.4% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 7.5% (norm 7.9%)
Chase Hooper
Head 81.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Peterson L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Hooper L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 426 / 1157 | 36.8% | 40.5% | 311 / 768 | 40.5% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 51 / 75 | 68.0% | 70.5% | 59 / 101 | 58.4% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 43 / 53 | 81.1% | 69.3% | 135 / 192 | 70.3% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 347 / 1043 | 33.3% | 37.1% | 357 / 869 | 41.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 97 / 146 | 66.4% | 68.0% | 93 / 126 | 73.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 76 / 96 | 79.2% | 80.3% | 55 / 66 | 83.3% | 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 (Featherweight: 127 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 Peterson L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Hooper L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 612 / 1345 | 45.5% | 39.3% | 254 / 475 | 53.5% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 42 / 65 | 64.6% | 70.3% | 33 / 44 | 75.0% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 20 / 34 | 58.8% | 69.4% | 70 / 82 | 85.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 475 / 1178 | 40.3% | 35.9% | 255 / 482 | 52.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 139 / 195 | 71.3% | 68.0% | 51 / 63 | 81.0% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 60 / 71 | 84.5% | 81.5% | 51 / 56 | 91.1% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hooper has more cage time on record.