Chase Hooper

Hooper needed just over two minutes. He set up a level change with a straight left hand, took Ramirez down, and moved immediately to the back, locking a body triangle before finishing with the rear-naked choke at 2:15 of the first round.

Key moments

• A straight left hand opened the takedown entry.
• Took the back and locked a body triangle to shut off the escape.
• Finished with a rear-naked choke at 2:15 of round one.

Hooper's last outing ended quickly when Lance Gibson Jr. stopped him with knees late in the first round in Seattle. It was a tough setback because Hooper had already climbed back into real lightweight momentum and instead had to absorb a second loss in three fights.

Key moments

• Lost by first-round TKO at 2:56.
• The stoppage came off knees before Hooper could turn the fight into longer grappling exchanges.
• Dropped to 16-5-1 after the Jim Miller and Clay Guida wins had rebuilt his run.

Alexander Hernandez halted Hooper's surge in Chicago with a late first-round TKO and never let the fight drift fully into Hooper's preferred scrambles. The result mattered because it interrupted the best lightweight stretch of Hooper's UFC run just as the opposition was getting sharper.

Key moments

• Lost by TKO with only seconds left in round one.
• Could not pull Hernandez into the kind of prolonged grappling fight that usually fuels his offense.
• The defeat came one fight after the veteran win over Jim Miller.

Hooper went the full three rounds with Jim Miller in Miami and beat the veteran by unanimous decision in one of the more mature wins of his UFC career. Getting through Miller without fading or panicking in the scrambles said a lot about how much sturdier Hooper's lightweight game has become.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision over three rounds.
• Beat one of the division's most experienced veterans without needing a late finish.
• Followed the Clay Guida armbar with another respected lightweight name on the resume.

Hooper submitted Clay Guida in the opening round and turned a classic action-veteran matchup into a fast, clean grappling finish. The performance mattered because Guida's pace and toughness usually drag younger lightweights into messier fights than they expect.

Key moments

• Submitted Guida with an armbar in round one.
• Finished the fight at 3:41 without needing to chase deep into later rounds.
• Extended the post-Borshchev run to four straight wins.

Hooper pulled Borshchev through enough grappling to finish him with a brabo choke in St. Louis and kept showing that his lightweight move had real upside. Beating a dangerous striker in a fight where the submission route stayed open was exactly the shape he wanted.

Key moments

• Submitted Borshchev at 3:00 of round two.
• Forced the fight into grappling sequences against a cleaner stand-up specialist.
• Built directly on the Jordan Leavitt and Nick Fiore wins.

Hooper made the Leavitt matchup look straightforward by finishing it with a rear-naked choke before the first round ended. It was an important bounce-back result after the Steve Garcia loss and helped restart his UFC momentum at lightweight.

Key moments

• Won by rear-naked choke in round one.
• Closed the fight at 2:58 of the opening frame.
• Restarted his run after the loss to Steve Garcia.

Hooper went three rounds with Fiore and earned a unanimous decision in Las Vegas. The win showed he could bank a cleaner points performance instead of relying only on scrambles and submissions to get home.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision after 15 minutes.
• Returned to the win column in his first fight of 2023.
• Added another decision result to his developing lightweight game.

Garcia overwhelmed Hooper early and finished him with punches only 1:32 into the first round. It was a sharp reminder of how dangerous the stand-up exchanges could get for Hooper when opponents refused to give him time to settle into grappling.

Key moments

• Lost by first-round TKO.
• The stoppage came at 1:32 of round one.
• Never found the longer fight rhythm that usually favors his style.

Hooper stayed with the fight long enough to stop Colares with punches in the third round. Finishing the bout late rather than early reinforced how much cardio and persistence were becoming part of his winning formula.

Key moments

• Won by third-round TKO.
• The finish came exactly 3:00 into round three.
• Showed he could carry pressure deep before finding the stoppage.

Peterson kept Hooper from taking over the grappling phases and won a unanimous decision after three rounds. The loss came just as Hooper was trying to build on the Peter Barrett finish and showed how narrow the margins still were in his early UFC development.

Key moments

• Lost a unanimous decision over three rounds.
• Reached the scorecards in a full-distance featherweight fight.
• Could not build directly on the Barrett submission win.

Hooper had to work longer for the opening than usual, but he eventually caught Barrett in a heel hook midway through the third round. It was one of the clearer examples of his ability to stay dangerous on the mat even after a drawn-out fight.

Key moments

• Won by heel hook in round three.
• The submission came at 3:02 of the final frame.
• Recorded one of his deeper-fight UFC finishes.

Caceres denied Hooper a breakthrough in his second UFC appearance by taking a unanimous decision over three rounds. Hooper stayed durable, but the result showed the step up in craft he still had to make against more seasoned UFC opposition.

Key moments

• Lost a unanimous decision after three rounds.
• Went the distance with a more experienced UFC opponent.
• Dropped to 1-1 through his first two Octagon appearances.

Hooper introduced himself to the UFC with a first-round stoppage of Teymur, finishing with elbows and punches late in the round. Winning his debut that decisively validated the Contender Series contract that had brought him to the roster.

Key moments

• Won his UFC debut by first-round TKO.
• The finish came at 4:34 of round one.
• Closed the fight with elbows and punches.

Before his UFC debut, Hooper kept his regional run moving by submitting Gomez with a rear-naked choke in the first round. The finish preserved the momentum he had built after the Contender Series contract win.

Key moments

• Won by first-round rear-naked choke.
• The submission came at 3:31 of round one.
• Stayed on a finishing track between DWCS and UFC debut.

Hooper stopped Moiseichik with punches in the second round during his final pre-UFC stretch. The result kept his record trending upward ahead of the Titan FC win and the eventual jump to the UFC roster.

Key moments

• Won by second-round TKO.
• The stoppage came at 3:47 of round two.
• Extended his regional winning run in early 2019.

Hooper's meeting with Alcocks went the full three rounds and ended as a split draw. Because no winner was declared, the bout sits as the lone draw on his record between long winning stretches.

Key moments

• Official result was a split draw.
• Completed all three scheduled rounds.
• Remains the only draw on Hooper's pro record.

Hooper earned his UFC opportunity by beating Kawaihae over three rounds on Dana White's Contender Series. Even without a finish, the unanimous decision was enough to move him from prospect talk into the UFC pipeline.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision on Contender Series.
• Secured the result over a full three-round fight.
• Turned the performance into his path to the UFC roster.

Hooper took Malone into the second round and finished him with a rear-naked choke. It was another early-career submission win that kept building his grappling-heavy reputation before Contender Series arrived.

Key moments

• Won by rear-naked choke in round two.
• The submission came at 4:08 of the second frame.
• Added another grappling finish early in his pro career.

Brokenshire pushed Hooper the longest of anyone on the early record, but Hooper still came away with a unanimous decision after five rounds. Going 25 minutes and winning mattered because it showed he could carry his pace beyond the short-fight finishes that marked his first few bouts.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision after five full rounds.
• Logged one of the longest fights of his career.
• Proved he could sustain his style well beyond early finish range.

Hooper submitted Gonzalez with a triangle choke before the first round ended and kept stacking finishes on the regional scene. Results like this were a big part of how quickly he built attention as a young prospect.

Key moments

• Won by triangle choke in round one.
• Finished the fight at 3:57 of the opening frame.
• Extended his early streak of quick finishes.

Soliz was stopped by punches in the first round as Hooper continued his fast-starting climb on the local circuit. The bout added another early finish to a profile that was already drawing attention for activity and submission threats.

Key moments

• Won by first-round TKO.
• The stoppage came at 3:01 of round one.
• Added another quick finish in his first year as a pro.

Hooper's professional debut ended with a first-round rear-naked choke of Penado. It was the first clear sign of the grappling-first identity that would carry through the rest of his record.

Key moments

• Won his pro debut by rear-naked choke.
• The submission came at 2:45 of round one.
• Opened his career with an immediate finish.