Chase Hooper (born September 13, 1999) is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Chase Hooper | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Enumclaw, Washington, U.S. | September 13, 1999||||||||||||||
Other names | The Dream | ||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Division | Lightweight (2017–2018, 2023–present) Featherweight (2018–2022) | ||||||||||||||
Reach | 75.5 in (192 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Fighting out of | Enumclaw, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Team | Combat Sport & Fitness | ||||||||||||||
Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2] | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record | |||||||||||||||
Total | 18 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 14 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 4 | ||||||||||||||
By submission | 7 | ||||||||||||||
By decision | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||
By decision | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Amateur record | |||||||||||||||
Total | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 5 | ||||||||||||||
By knockout | 1 | ||||||||||||||
By submission | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mixed martial arts career
editHooper began his amateur MMA career while he was still attending Enumclaw High School.[3] On the regional circuit of Washington, Hooper compiled an undefeated 5–0 record with four stoppage wins[4] before making his professional debut on October 7, 2017, against Edson Penado. Hooper won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round[5] utilizing his heavy skills in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, in which he's a juvenile Pan American champion as a blue belt.[6]
Dana White's Contender Series
editHooper competed at Dana White's Contender Series 14 against Canaan Kawaihae. He won the fight via unanimous decision and was awarded a development league contract.[7]
He competed in three more fights (winning two of them and the other one ending in a draw) in notable minor promotions such as CFFC and Titan FC before being signed by the UFC.[8]
Ultimate Fighting Championships
editHooper made his promotional debut against Daniel Teymur on December 14, 2019, at UFC 245. He won the fight via technical knockout in the first round.[9]
Hooper faced Alex Caceres on June 6, 2020, at UFC 250.[10] He lost the fight via unanimous decision, marking his first professional defeat.[11]
Hooper faced Peter Barrett at UFC 256 on December 12, 2020.[12] He earned a comeback win in the third round via heel hook submission.[13]
Hooper faced Steven Peterson on June 12, 2021, at UFC 263.[14] At the weigh-ins, Peterson weighed in at 148.5 pounds, two and a half pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 20% of his purse, which went to Hooper.[15] Hooper lost the fight via unanimous decision.[16]
Hooper faced Felipe Colares on May 21, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 206.[17] He won the fight via technical knockout in round three.[18] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[19]
Hooper faced Steve Garcia on October 29, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 213.[20] He lost the fight via TKO in the first round.[21]
Hooper faced Nick Fiore on May 20, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 223.[22] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[23]
Hooper faced Jordan Leavitt on November 18, 2023 at UFC Fight Night 232.[24] He won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[25]
Hooper faced Viacheslav Borshchev on May 11, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 56.[26] After knocking down Borshchev in the first round, Hooper won the fight via Brabo choke submission in the second round.[27]
Professional grappling career
editHooper competed against Renato Moicano at Fury Pro Grappling 3 on December 30, 2021 and lost the match by unanimous decision.[28]
Hooper competed against Clay Guida at Fury Pro Grappling 6 on December 30, 2022, submitting Guida with a calf-slicer.[29]
Hooper competed against Aljamain Sterling in the main event of ADXC 2 on January 19, 2024.[30] He lost the match by split decision.[31]
Championships and accomplishments
editMixed martial arts
edit- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Felipe Colares[19]
- Fourth most total strikes landed in a bout in UFC Lightweight division history (217 vs. Nick Fiore)[32]
- Dominate Fighting Championships
- Dominate FC Featherweight Championship (One time)
- Rumble on the Ridge
- Rumble on the Ridge Amateur Featherweight Championship (One time)
Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
editMixed martial arts record
edit18 matches | 14 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 1 |
By submission | 7 | 0 |
By decision | 3 | 2 |
Draws | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 14–3–1 | Viacheslav Borshchev | Submission (brabo choke) | UFC on ESPN: Lewis vs. Nascimento | May 11, 2024 | 2 | 3:00 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |
Win | 13–3–1 | Jordan Leavitt | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig | November 18, 2023 | 1 | 2:58 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 12–3–1 | Nick Fiore | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Hill | May 20, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Lightweight. |
Loss | 11–3–1 | Steve Garcia | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | October 29, 2022 | 1 | 1:32 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 11–2–1 | Felipe Colares | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira | May 21, 2022 | 2 | 3:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
Loss | 10–2–1 | Steven Peterson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 263 | June 12, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Glendale, Arizona, United States | Catchweight (148.5 lb) bout; Peterson missed weight. |
Win | 10–1–1 | Peter Barrett | Submission (heel hook) | UFC 256 | December 12, 2020 | 3 | 3:02 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 9–1–1 | Alex Caceres | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 250 | June 6, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 9–0–1 | Daniel Teymur | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 245 | December 14, 2019 | 1 | 4:34 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 8–0–1 | Luis Gomez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Titan FC 55 | June 28, 2019 | 1 | 3:31 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Catchweight (147.8 lb) bout; Gomez missed weight. |
Win | 7–0–1 | Sky Moiseichik | TKO (punches) | Island Fights 54 | March 22, 2019 | 2 | 3:47 | Panama City Beach, Florida, United States | |
Draw | 6–0–1 | Lashawn Alcocks | Draw (split) | CFFC 71 | December 14, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 6–0 | Canaan Kawaihae | Decision (unanimous) | Dana White's Contender Series 14 | July 24, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Featherweight. |
Win | 5–0 | Brett Malone | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Combat Games 61 | April 21, 2018 | 2 | 4:08 | Snoqualmie, Washington, United States | Won the COGA Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 4–0 | Drew Brokenshire | Decision (unanimous) | Dominate FC | February 24, 2018 | 5 | 5:00 | Olympia, Washington, United States | Featherweight debut. Won the DFC Featherweight Championship. |
Win | 3–0 | Wyatt Gonzalez | Submission (triangle choke) | CageSport 49 | February 10, 2018 | 1 | 3:57 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Sean Soliz | TKO (punches) | CageSport 48 | December 16, 2017 | 1 | 3:01 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Edson Penado | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rumble on the Ridge 40 | October 7, 2017 | 1 | 2:45 | Snoqualmie, Washington, United States | Lightweight debut. |
Amateur mixed martial arts record
editAmateur record breakdown | ||
5 matches | 5 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 1 | 0 |
By submission | 4 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 5–0 | Jorge Alcala | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Summer Showdown 4 | August 25, 2017 | 1 | 2:45 | Tulalip, Washington, United States | |
Win | 4–0 | Gurpal Sahota | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rumble on the Ridge 38 | May 20, 2017 | 1 | 0:53 | Snoqualmie, Washington, United States | Won the Rumble on the Ridge Amateur Featherweight Championship |
Win | 3–0 | Byron Fernandus Jr | Submission (guillotine choke) | Supreme Showdown 2 | February 17, 2017 | 1 | 0:26 | Quil Ceda Village, Washington, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Luke Main | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Reign FC | November 26, 2016 | 1 | 2:15 | Suquamish, Washington, United States | |
Win | 1–0 | Patrick Harris | TKO (punches) | Rumble on the Ridge 36 | October 1, 2016 | 1 | 2:10 | Snoqualmie, Washington, United States |
Submission grappling record
edit2 Matches, 1 Win, 1 loss | |||||||
Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Location | |
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Win | 1–1 | Clay Guida | Submission (Calf Slicer) | Fury Pro Grappling 6 | 30 December 2022 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
Loss | 0–1 | Renato Moicano | Decision | Fury Pro Grappling 3 | 30 December 2021 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Chase Hooper | UFC". tapology.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ "UFC Fighter Chase Hooper promoted to BJJ Black Belt". BJJTribes.com. March 11, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ Hanson, Kevin (2018-08-09). "Enumclaw's Hooper a rising star in world of MMA". Courier-Herald. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ "Chase Hooper ("The Dream") | MMA Fighter Page". Tapology. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ "COGA 59: Rumble on the Ridge 40 | ESPN FightCenter". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ a b c "Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2016" (PDF). IBJJF. April 1, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ Doyle, Dave (2018-07-24). "DWTNCS results: Nick Newell comes up short in UFC bid, loses to Alex Munoz". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ Torres, Joel (2019-08-31). "UFC signs youngest fighter in company history, Chase Hooper to debut at UFC 245". THE SCRAP. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ "Chase Hooper wins by TKO in UFC debut". Courier-Herald. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ "Chase Hooper vs. Alex Caceres added to UFC 250". MMA Junkie. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ Nalan King (2020-06-06). "UFC 250 results: Alex Caceres dominates Chase Hooper for unanimous decision victory". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2020-10-26). "Chase Hooper vs. Peter Barrett toegevoegd aan UFC 256 evenement in Las Vegas". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2020-12-12). "UFC 256 Results: Chase Hooper Breaks Out Imanari Roll, Locks in Heel Hook on Peter Barrett". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ DNA, MMA (2021-04-27). "Chase Hooper vs. Steven Peterson toegevoegd aan UFC 263 op 12 juni". MMA DNA. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2021-06-11). "UFC 263 weigh-in results: Deiveson Figueiredo makes weight at last minute for flyweight championship bout". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ^ Evanoff, Josh (2021-06-12). "UFC 263 Results: Steven Peterson Dominates Chase Hooper". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ Heck, Mike (2022-01-30). "Chase Hooper vs. Felipe Colares set for May 21 UFC event". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ Heck, Mike (2022-05-21). "UFC Vegas 55 video: Chase Hooper ends wild battle with strikes in the third round". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ a b Dan Hiergesell (2022-05-21). "UFC Vegas 55 bonuses: Chase Hooper leads $50K winners for return TKO". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ Nolan King (2022-08-03). "UFC fights added to Oct. 29 event". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ Theodosi, Jamie (2022-10-29). "UFC Vegas 63: Steve Garcia Spoils the Party with First Round KO of Chase Hooper". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Chase Hooper vs. New England Cartel's Nick Fiore in the works for UFC Fight Night on May 20". MMA Junkie. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Theodosi, Jamie (2023-05-20). "UFC Vegas 73: Chase Hooper Puts A Stamp On His Lightweight Debut, Bests Nick Fiore". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ^ Desk, ITN News (2023-08-17). "Jordan Leavitt vs Chase Hooper Reported for UFC Vegas 82 Event". www.itnwwe.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Anderson, Jay (2023-11-19). "UFC Vegas 82: Chase Hooper Lands Slick Sub on Jordan Leavitt, Notches Second Straight Win". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "UFC adds Viacheslav Borshchev vs. Chase Hooper for May". MMA Junkie. 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ Dewar, Val (2024-05-11). "UFC St. Louis: Chase Hooper Drops, Brutalizes, Chokes Out Viacheslav Borshchev". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Fury Pro Grappling 3 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ Burne, Kathrine (31 December 2022). "Watch Gillian Robertson Submit Rose Namajunas At Fury Pro Grappling 6". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Aljamain Sterling And Chase Hooper Headline The Grappling Main Event Of The ADXC 2". Jitsmagazine. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "ADXC 2 Full Results And Review". Jitsmagazine. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "UFC Lightweight Fights - All Stats". UFC. May 20, 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-20.