Featherweight
3 Rounds
Yair Rodriguez won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, October 3, 2015·Houston, Texas, USA, USA
Style matchupYair Rodriguez: Pressure fightervsDan Hooker: Pressure fighter
Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.
Model Prediction: Yair Rodriguez wins(57.5%)
Actual result: Yair Rodriguez wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Dan Hooker is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Yair Rodriguez has lost 50% of fights by KO.
- Dan Hooker has 18pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Dan Hooker (52.9%).
- Dan Hooker has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Yair Rodriguez
Red Corner
VS
Dan Hooker
Blue Corner
-270
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+230
(30%)
33
Age
36
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
5'11"
Height
6'0"
180.34 cm
Reach
190.5 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Yair Rodriguez
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Brian Ortega · Jul 22W
SUBvs Josh Emmett · Feb 23L
KOvs Alexander Volkanovski · Jul 23L
SUBvs Brian Ortega · Feb 24W
vs Patricio Freire · Apr 25Dan HookerL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Claudio Puelles · Nov 22W
vs Jalin Turner · Jul 23W
vs Mateusz Gamrot · Aug 24L
SUBvs Arman Tsarukyan · Nov 25L
KOvs Benoit Saint Denis · Jan 26Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Yair RodriguezMetricDan Hooker
4.65
Strikes / min
4.82
3.78
Strikes absorbed / min
4.94
52%
Strike defense
49%
0.71
TDs / 15 min
0.68
59%
Takedown defense
77%
0.60
Sub atts / 15 min
0.60
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.87evenly matched on net striking-0.12
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Yair RodriguezDan Hooker
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Yair Rodriguez(10 fights)Dan Hooker(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+17.1-17.1
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-35.035.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.6-0.6
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.40.4
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.7-0.7
Yair Rodriguez
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights15
Dan Hooker
StanceSwitch
Height72.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights24