James Vick vs. Dan Hooker
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
James Vick
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.08 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 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
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
James Vick
Distance 93.9% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 3.6% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 2.4% (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)
James Vick
Head 77.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 15.5% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 7.4% (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 | Vick L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Hooker L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 422 / 1113 | 37.9% | 37.9% | 988 / 2137 | 46.2% | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 31 / 43 | 72.1% | 67.3% | 100 / 167 | 59.9% | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 19 / 29 | 65.5% | 69.1% | 83 / 101 | 82.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 288 / 913 | 31.5% | 35.0% | 729 / 1784 | 40.9% | 35.0% |
| To the body | 116 / 184 | 63.0% | 69.1% | 214 / 323 | 66.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 68 / 88 | 77.3% | 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 Vick L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Hooker L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 304 / 847 | 35.9% | 38.9% | 942 / 2005 | 47.0% | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 39 / 63 | 61.9% | 68.6% | 108 / 162 | 66.7% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 35 / 48 | 72.9% | 68.0% | 151 / 193 | 78.2% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 220 / 711 | 30.9% | 35.1% | 863 / 1902 | 45.4% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 71 / 124 | 57.3% | 68.1% | 209 / 285 | 73.3% | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 87 / 123 | 70.7% | 81.5% | 129 / 173 | 74.6% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hooker has more cage time on record.