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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.