Justin Gaethje vs Dan Hooker

Any two UFC fighters, as our model sees them today. It works from fight stats only and never sees the odds.

Red corner · Model pick
28-5 · Lightweight · 37 years old
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Cage Oracle modelstats only, never sees odds
77%23%

The model picks Justin Gaethje, 77% (about −336 with no bookmaker margin).

Scored as a Lightweight fight over 3 rounds (worked out from their recent fights; you can change it below).

Blue corner · Underdog
24-14 · Lightweight · 36 years old
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How it would end

If they fought today, how the model thinks the fight would finish, whoever wins it.

Knockout
45%
Submission
17%
Decision
37%

How long it goes

As a three-round fight. "2.5 rounds" is halfway through round 3, 7 minutes 30 seconds of fight time; a fight that goes to the judges counts as over.

Over 2.5 rounds 47% +115 fair
Under 2.5 rounds 53% −115 fair
Over 1.5 rounds 60% −152 fair
Under 1.5 rounds 40% +152 fair
Ends before 1.5 rounds · 40% Between 1.5 and 2.5 · 14% Past 2.5, or the judges · 47%

"Fair" is the American price with no bookmaker margin. The model is trained on when three-round UFC fights actually ended; it has no number for five-round fights.

The model's read over the last year

Justin Gaethje's chance if the fight had happened on each date, using only what was known about both fighters by then. It moves as fights, layoffs and birthdays happen.

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Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
76% on Oct 6, 2025 → 77% today. Barely moved.

Tale of the tape

Justin GaethjeDan Hooker
Record28-524-14
UFC record11-514-10
Age3736
Height5'11"6'0"
Reach70"75"
StanceOrthodoxSwitch
DivisionLightweightLightweight
Significant strikes landed a minute6.294.82
Significant strikes absorbed a minute6.834.94
Striking accuracy58%49%
Striking defence51%49%
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.300.68
Takedown accuracy27%33%
Takedown defence73%77%
Share of fight time in control7%18%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.000.56

Career numbers are per UFC fight time. Records and ages are as of today.

The model doesn't know about injuries, camp news, weight cuts or the betting line. For a fight that's actually booked, the fight page puts its number next to the odds from every book.

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