UFC Fight Night 168: Felder vs. Hooker is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 22, 2020, in Auckland, New Zealand. In the main event, Paul “The Irish Dragon” Felder will take on Dan “The Hangman” Hooker in the Lightweight bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 168 card.
In this post, we will break down Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats and more below ⤵
The 40-year-old, Paul Felder is coming in with a 17-4-0 record. Felder will be fighting for the first time since a win via split decision against Edson Barboza at UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier in September.
Hooker, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Al Iaquinta on September 7, 2019 at UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya and holds a 20-8-0 record.
| Paul Felder | vs. | Dan Hooker |
| 40 |
Age |
34 |
| 5′ 11″ |
Height |
6′ 0″ |
| 155 lbs. |
Weight |
155 lbs. |
| 70″ |
Reach |
75″ |
| 17-4-0 |
Record |
20-8-0 |
| Orthodox |
Stance |
Switch |
Paul Felder has an orthodox fighting stance with a 70″ reach. The 34-year-old, Dan Hooker is an switch fighter with a 75″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.
Felder comes in with 43% striking accuracy, he typically lands about 3.55 significant strikes every minute. His opponent, Hooker fires at 44% accuracy, landing about 4.73 significant strikes per minute. Paul Felder also has a 27% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.29 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Hooker’s 0.40 takedowns and 78% takedown accuracy.
Dan spent on average 8:43 minutes in the Octagon and Paul has an average fight time of 12:01 minutes.
This looks like an entertaining matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 168 is live in , who do you think will win, Paul or Dan? Sound off in the comments.
Event Name |
UFC Fight Night 168: Felder vs. Hooker |
Date |
February 22, 2020 |
Location |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Main Event |
Paul Felder vs. Dan Hooker |
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