UFC Fight Night - Arnold Allen vs. Dan Hooker Odds

Dan Hooker is slightly favored against Arnold Allen at UFC Fight Night 204 on Saturday, March 19 in London, England. This event is one of 13 fights on ESPN+. Allen is 17-1 in his career, while Hooker is 21-11 in his career. There are a total of 13 fights, all on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night 204. Let’s look at the bout between Allen and Hooker and UFC predictions.

UFC Fight Night 204 takes place at The O2 Arena in London, England on Saturday, March 19 with 13 fights, all on ESPN+.

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Arnold Allen (17-1, 8-0 UFC)

Allen came into the UFC with a record of 9-1 and he has eight wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Alan Omer by guillotine choke submission, Yaotzin Meza by unanimous decision, Makwan Amirkhani by split decision, Mads Burnell by front choke submission, Jordan Rinaldi by unanimous decision, Gilbert Melendez by unanimous decision, Nik Lentz by unanimous decision, and Sodiq Yusuff by unanimous decision. Allen’s only loss in his career was against Marcin Wrzosek by unanimous decision in June of 2014. Allen has been a pro since 2012 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. He has three first round finishes.

Dan Hooker (21-11, 11-7 UFC)

Hooker came into the UFC with a record of 10-4 and he has 11 wins and seven losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has three wins and three losses. He defeated Al Iaquinta by unanimous decision, Paul Felder by split decision, and Nasrat Haqparast by unanimous decision; while losing to Dustin Poirier by unanimous decision, Michael Chandler by TKO, and Islam Makhachev by kimura submission. Hooker has been a pro since 2009 and he has 11 wins by TKO/KO and seven by submission. He has 12 first round finishes.

Hooker said this to mmajunkie.usatoday.com about his upcoming fight against Allen, “It could go one of two ways. You could definitely watch Arnold fight and you can say he’s as technical as you like, and he does a great job of staying composed and breaking guys down. But he’s definitely a dog. When he does get backed into a corner or has an opponent hurt or something like that, he does bite down on his mouth guard and he does start swinging and he is quite a game opponent. So I think he has a mixture of both. I have a mixture of both, so that’s the excitement around this fight in that it could go one of two ways. It could be an extremely technical chess match or it could get a bit wild, and I’m happy to oblige either avenue that this fight goes. His achievements in the weight class are undeniable. The guys that he’s beaten are very skilled. But yeah, I guess he just hasn’t broken that barrier because he hasn’t gotten the opportunity to compete like a bigger-name guy.

Striking Stats

Strikes landed per minute: Allen 2.96 / Hooker 4.90

Striking Accuracy: Allen 40% / Hooker 47%

Strikes absorbed per minute: Allen 2.15 / Hooker 4.61

Defense: Allen 66% / Hooker 52%

Grappling Stats

Takedown average: Allen 1.44 / Hooker 0.90

Takedown Accuracy: Allen 50% / Hooker 36%

Takedowns defended: Allen 76% / Hooker 78%

Submission average: Allen 0.4 / Hooker 0.2

UFC Picks

The UFC odds on this fight are basically a pick. It is really tough to see who has the advantage in this one, as both are tough fighters. It is interesting to note what Hooker said about this fight. Hooker is known as a finisher, while Allen is not. Hooker said that this fight could go one of two ways with an exciting slugfest or it could turn into a chess match with each one looking for the opening. I think the latter is more likely with neither of these fighters getting the finish. I will take the rounds to go over the total.

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