Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Chase Hooper

UFC 1-1-0 vs. 9-5-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
1-1-0
UFC record
9-5-0
Lightweight
Division (benchmark)
Lightweight
31
AgeΔ 5 yrs
26
Height
6'1"
Reach
74"
Stance
Southpaw
4.4
Layoff (months)Δ 3.7 mo
0.7
WL
Last 5 (newest first)
WLLWW

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Chase Hooper is a submission threat — 2.05 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.49 Lightweight norm.
Lance Gibson Jr. carries real power — 0.84 knockdowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.25 Lightweight norm.
Chase Hooper hunts takedowns — 2.82 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.38 Lightweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Lance Gibson Jr.

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 11
Tier 3 — regional circuit 34

Tier-weighted record quality: -0.33 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 2 finish wins over 9 documented bouts

In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500

Chase Hooper

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 105
Tier 3 — regional circuit 70

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

432.40/min · norm 3.42
Sig. strikes landed
5054.32/min · norm 3.42
764.24/min · norm 3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed
3573.05/min · norm 3.37
45.7%norm 43.5%
Striking accuracy
47.6%norm 43.5%
56.1%norm 56.3%
Striking defense
40.6%norm 56.3%
10.84/15 · norm 0.25
Knockdowns
10.13/15 · norm 0.25

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Lance Gibson Jr.

Distance 85.1% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 14.9% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.0%)

Chase Hooper

Distance 72.4% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 9.5% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 18.1% (norm 8.0%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Lance Gibson Jr.

Head 55.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 18.1% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 26.6% (norm 7.9%)

Chase Hooper

Head 81.9% (norm 78.2%) · Body 11.9% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 6.2% (norm 7.9%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Jr. L/AAccLightweight med Hooper L/AAccLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 34 / 80 42.5% 37.9% 311 / 768 40.5% 37.9%
In the clinch 9 / 14 too few to rate 67.3% 59 / 101 58.4% 67.3%
On the ground 0 / 0 too few to rate 69.1% 135 / 192 70.3% 69.1%
BY TARGET
To the head 15 / 52 28.8% 35.0% 357 / 869 41.1% 35.0%
To the body 10 / 17 too few to rate 69.1% 93 / 126 73.8% 69.1%
To the legs 18 / 25 72.0% 81.9% 55 / 66 83.3% 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 Jr. L/AOpp accLightweight med vs Hooper L/AOpp accLightweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 67 / 160 41.9% 38.9% 254 / 475 53.5% 38.9%
In the clinch 1 / 2 too few to rate 68.6% 33 / 44 75.0% 68.6%
On the ground 8 / 11 too few to rate 68.0% 70 / 82 85.4% 68.0%
BY TARGET
To the head 28 / 95 29.5% 35.1% 255 / 482 52.9% 35.1%
To the body 29 / 48 60.4% 68.1% 51 / 63 81.0% 68.1%
To the legs 19 / 30 63.3% 81.5% 51 / 56 91.1% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
266.7% acc · 1.67/15 · norm 1.38
Takedowns landed
2234.4% acc · 2.82/15 · norm 1.38
375.0% def · norm 64.0%
Takedowns stopped
950.0% def · norm 64.0%
1:177.2% of cage time · norm 19.5%
Control time
41:4035.6% of cage time · norm 19.5%
0:500:41 per 15 · norm 2:46
Time under control
24:193:07 per 15 · norm 2:46
00.00/15 · norm 0.49
Submission attempts
162.05/15 · norm 0.49

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Hooper has more cage time on record.