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Chase Hooper

Lightweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #29; v1.1 (shadow) #39

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 26-33: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,600, deviation 119: measured from 14 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 27 (born 1999-09-13) · Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) · Reach 74 in (188 cm) · Stance Southpaw · 106 days since last bout (2026-07-18) · Last five 3-2 · Streak W1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,600 is the division's 27th highest of 96 board fighters; the ledger stands at -1.8 (+0.2 from quality wins, less 2.0 for blowout losses; losses count for three years); 1 quality win in 15 years, 0 over top-10 opponents; no form penalty (3-2 last five). Score +0.10 = +0.16 (rating term, 70% weight) -0.06 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #29.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.1070% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.16resume rating 1,600, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term-0.06quality ledger -1.8: +0.2 QW +0.0 proof -2.0 blowout -0.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 3-2
Quality wins, 15 years10 over top-10 opponents, 0 over top-15
Placementscore order #29v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#39score -0.09; score order #39

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-07-18UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. UsmanMitch RamirezunrankedWsubmission1 (2:15)67%
2026-03-28UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. PyferLance Gibson Jr.unrankedLKO/TKO1 (2:56)68%
2025-08-16UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. ChimaevAlexander HernandezunrankedLKO/TKO1 (4:58)60%
2025-04-12UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. LopesJim MillerunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)55%
2024-12-07UFC 310: Pantoja vs. AsakuraClay GuidaunrankedWsubmission1 (3:41)67%
2024-05-11UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. NascimentoViacheslav BorshchevunrankedWsubmission2 (3:00)43%
2023-11-18UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. CraigJordan LeavittunrankedWsubmission1 (2:58)36%
2023-05-20UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. HillNick FioreunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)54%
2022-10-29UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. AllenSteve GarciaunrankedLKO/TKO1 (1:32)61%
2022-05-21UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. VieiraFelipe ColaresunrankedWKO/TKO3 (3:00)52%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 96 board fighters at Lightweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute4.32(47th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike accuracy48%(46th percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.13(28th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of wins by finish78%(76th percentile at Lightweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.05(16th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strike defence41%(6th percentile at Lightweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.77(86th percentile at Lightweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career357(51st percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses3 (last 2026-03-28, 218 days ago)(86th percentile at Lightweight)
Submission losses0(52nd percentile at Lightweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.129(79th percentile at Lightweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes2.82(84th percentile at Lightweight)
Takedown defence50%(16th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of cage time in control36%(90th percentile at Lightweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground38%(88th percentile at Lightweight)
Stylewrestler (8.2 takedown attempts per 15 min; 36% control)
Career stage
Age27.1(14th percentile at Lightweight)
Age at UFC debut20.3(2nd percentile at Lightweight)
Years since UFC debut6.9(66th percentile at Lightweight)
UFC bouts14(81st percentile at Lightweight)
Cage time, minutes117(69th percentile at Lightweight)
Bouts per year, last three years2.3(91st percentile at Lightweight)
Days since last bout106(55th percentile at Lightweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C1020304020252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #37, Featherweight2023-10-13: #37, Featherweight2023-10-20: #37, Featherweight2023-11-03: #38, Featherweight2023-11-10: #38, Featherweight2023-11-17: #39, Featherweight2023-12-01: #34, Lightweight2023-12-08: #34, Lightweight2023-12-15: #35, Lightweight2024-01-12: #34, Lightweight2024-01-19: #35, Lightweight2024-02-02: #34, Lightweight2024-02-09: #34, Lightweight2024-02-16: #35, Lightweight2024-02-23: #35, Lightweight2024-03-01: #34, Lightweight2024-03-08: #34, Lightweight2024-03-15: #35, Lightweight2024-03-22: #36, Lightweight2024-03-29: #35, Lightweight2024-04-05: #35, Lightweight2024-04-12: #35, Lightweight2024-04-26: #35, Lightweight2024-05-03: #36, Lightweight2024-05-10: #39, Lightweight2024-05-17: #33, Lightweight2024-05-31: #33, Lightweight2024-06-07: #32, Lightweight2024-06-14: #26, Lightweight2024-06-21: #26, Lightweight2024-06-28: #26, Lightweight2024-07-12: #26, Lightweight2024-07-19: #25, Lightweight2024-07-26: #24, Lightweight2024-08-02: #24, Lightweight2024-08-09: #23, Lightweight2024-08-16: #23, Lightweight2024-08-23: #23, Lightweight2024-09-06: #23, Lightweight2024-09-13: #24, Lightweight2024-09-27: #24, Lightweight2024-10-04: #24, Lightweight2024-10-11: #24, Lightweight2024-10-18: #25, Lightweight2024-10-25: #25, Lightweight2024-11-01: #24, Lightweight2024-11-08: #24, Lightweight2024-11-15: #24, Lightweight2024-11-22: #23, Lightweight2024-12-06: #22, Lightweight2024-12-13: #17, Lightweight2025-01-10: #18, Lightweight2025-01-17: #18, Lightweight2025-01-31: #17, Lightweight2025-02-07: #16, Lightweight2025-02-14: #17, Lightweight2025-02-21: #18, Lightweight2025-02-28: #18, Lightweight2025-03-07: #18, Lightweight2025-03-14: #17, Lightweight2025-03-21: #17, Lightweight2025-03-28: #17, Lightweight2025-04-04: #18, Lightweight2025-04-11: #18, Lightweight2025-04-25: #13, Lightweight2025-05-02: #13, Lightweight2025-05-09: #13, Lightweight2025-05-16: #13, Lightweight2025-05-30: #13, Lightweight2025-06-06: #13, Lightweight2025-06-13: #13, Lightweight2025-06-20: #13, Lightweight2025-06-27: #13, Lightweight2025-07-11: #14, Lightweight2025-07-18: #14, Lightweight2025-07-25: #14, Lightweight2025-08-01: #14, Lightweight2025-08-08: #14, Lightweight2025-08-15: #14, Lightweight2025-08-22: #26, Lightweight2025-09-05: #26, Lightweight2025-09-12: #26, Lightweight2025-09-26: #26, Lightweight2025-10-03: #25, Lightweight2025-10-10: #25, Lightweight2025-10-17: #25, Lightweight2025-10-24: #24, Lightweight2025-10-31: #17, Lightweight2025-11-07: #17, Lightweight2025-11-14: #18, Lightweight2025-11-21: #17, Lightweight2025-12-05: #18, Lightweight2025-12-12: #18, Lightweight2026-01-23: #18, Lightweight2026-01-30: #18, Lightweight2026-02-06: #18, Lightweight2026-02-20: #14, Lightweight2026-02-27: #14, Lightweight2026-03-06: #16, Lightweight2026-03-13: #17, Lightweight2026-03-20: #17, Lightweight2026-03-27: #17, Lightweight2026-04-03: #39, Lightweight2026-04-10: #38, Lightweight2026-04-17: #37, Lightweight2026-04-24: #37, Lightweight2026-05-01: #37, Lightweight2026-05-08: #32, Lightweight2026-05-15: #32, Lightweight2026-05-29: #33, Lightweight2026-06-05: #33, Lightweight2026-06-13: #34, Lightweight2026-06-19: #34, Lightweight2026-06-26: #34, Lightweight2026-07-10: #34, Lightweight2026-07-17: #34, Lightweight2026-07-24: #26, Lightweight2026-07-31: #26, Lightweight2026-08-07: #27, Lightweight2026-08-14: #27, Lightweight2026-08-21: #27, Lightweight2026-08-28: #26, Lightweight2026-09-04: #26, Lightweight2026-09-11: #26, Lightweight2026-09-18: #27, Lightweight2026-09-25: #27, Lightweight2026-09-26: #27, Lightweight2026-10-03: #29, Lightweight2026-10-10: #29, Lightweight2026-10-17: #29, Lightweight2026-10-24: #29, Lightweight2026-10-31: #29, Lightweight#29

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better). Listed at Featherweight, then Lightweight over this period.

Predictive rating by bout

1,4001,4501,5001,5501,6001,65020212022202320242025Dec 2019Oct 20262019-12-14: 1,574 (W vs Daniel Teymur)2020-06-06: 1,481 (L vs Alex Caceres)2020-12-12: 1,504 (W vs Peter Barrett)2021-06-12: 1,453 (L vs Steven Peterson)2022-05-21: 1,526 (W vs Felipe Colares)2022-10-29: 1,446 (L vs Steve Garcia)2023-05-20: 1,501 (W vs Nick Fiore)2023-11-18: 1,526 (W vs Jordan Leavitt)2024-05-11: 1,598 (W vs Viacheslav Borshchev)2024-12-07: 1,623 (W vs Clay Guida)2025-04-12: 1,649 (W vs Jim Miller)2025-08-16: 1,624 (L vs Alexander Hernandez)2026-03-28: 1,563 (L vs Lance Gibson Jr.)2026-07-18: 1,588 (W vs Mitch Ramirez)1,588

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances are in line with the rating (+27 points).

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component+39what fighters aged 27.1 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results-12his recency-weighted mean and trend over 14 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend -3 points a year
Combined+27the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingin line with ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.0192021222324252627282019-12-14 (age 20.3): W vs Daniel Teymur, residual +0.382020-06-06 (age 20.7): L vs Alex Caceres, residual -0.422020-12-12 (age 21.2): W vs Peter Barrett, residual +0.432021-06-12 (age 21.7): L vs Steven Peterson, residual -0.342022-05-21 (age 22.7): W vs Felipe Colares, residual +0.362022-10-29 (age 23.1): L vs Steve Garcia, residual -0.612023-05-20 (age 23.7): W vs Nick Fiore, residual +0.362023-11-18 (age 24.2): W vs Jordan Leavitt, residual +0.492024-05-11 (age 24.7): W vs Viacheslav Borshchev, residual +0.422024-12-07 (age 25.2): W vs Clay Guida, residual +0.462025-04-12 (age 25.6): W vs Jim Miller, residual +0.342025-08-16 (age 25.9): L vs Alexander Hernandez, residual -0.682026-03-28 (age 26.5): L vs Lance Gibson Jr., residual -0.682026-07-18 (age 26.8): W vs Mitch Ramirez, residual +0.27+0.04

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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