Jalin Turner vs Dan Hooker 7/5/2023 Odds, Expert Picks and Tips
On Saturday, July 8, 2023, Dan Hooker and Jalin Turner will square off at UFC 290. Turner is listed as -250 on the opening line, while Hooker is shown as +195.
Jalin “The Tarantula” Turner enters the ring with a 13-6-0 record. The 28-year-old is 6’3″ in height and weighs 155 pounds. At age 77, the Southpaw boxer. Dan “The Hangman” Hooker weighs 155 pounds and stands 6 feet. The switch fighter enters this battle with a 22-12-0 record. The Wingspan measurement for the 33-year-old is 75 inches. Dan Hooker connects on 4.83 significant strikes per minute, while Jalin Turner scores 5.63 critical strikes per minute. Hooker connects on 47% of the essential strikes he attempts, whereas Turner lands 46%. “The Tarantula” permits 3.79 significant strikes per minute, whereas “The Hangman” can take 4.61.
Turner also blocks 43% of his adversaries’ powerful blows, while Hooker can block 51%.
Jalin Turner is the more effective grappler since he can score a takedown 0.89 times per three rounds. Turner completes takedown attempts on 66% of his efforts and blocks 74% of takedown attempts made by opponents. In 36% of his attempted takedowns, Hooker successfully forces his opponents to the ground, defeating 81% of their attempts. Turner has greater experience going for the finish, trying 1.6 finishes per three rounds, compared to Hooker’s 0.3 finishes every fifteen minutes.
Jalin Turner faced Mateusz Gamrot in his last fight, which resulted in a loss by split decision in round three. In the match, Gamrot threw 109 total strikes, 89 of which were successful. Turner finished the evening having connected on 62 of 119 attempts. Gamrot ultimately connected on 29 of 42 significant blows, for a rate of 69%. Of his 30 critical head-focused blows, he connected with 18 of them. Turner ultimately connected on 40 of his 97 big blows, landing 41% on the other side of the cage. Of those essential blows, 23 of 72 aiming toward the head were successful. Turner connected 82% and Gamrot 72% of the major hits recorded from a distance.
Jalin Turner vs Dan Hooker 7/5/2023 Odds, Expert Picks and Tips
Dan “The Hangman” Hooker’s final fight was against Claudio Puelles, and in round two of their fight, Dan “The Hangman” Hooker won with a front kick to the body. Hooker landed 82% of the essential strikes he attempted at a distance, whereas Puelles landed 100% of the significant blows he attempted. 29 of the 63 critical blows that Hooker attempted were successful, or 46% of his total attempts. He ultimately hit eight of the 34 severe blows to the head. In the struggle, Puelles hit on five of the 18 crucial strikes. He hit the head with just one of the twelve shots he attempted, which is strikingly accurate. Regarding total strikes thrown, Puelles connected on just 5 of 18, but Hooker connected on 37 of 73 total strikes.
When “The Hangman” faced former interim champion Dustin Poirier in June 2020, he was on the verge of championship contention after winning seven of his previous eight fights. Since losing to Poirier in a Fight of the Night match, he has been unable to recapture his previous level of performance.
It’s time for the rematch, Hooker said on Submission Radio. “Time for the rematch. It’ll be fantastic too, like, sure. Even this struggle will provide some clarification on several issues. Oh, he is not sh*t, people will say. ‘Oh, whoa, he just wasn’t training for those battles,’ sort of thing. He is in a terrific position when you’re proving people incorrect, and you have a little chip on your shoulder. I work best and shine most when I’m doing that.
Recent defeats suffered by Hooker occurred at the hands of elite opposition, including the recently contested lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. In his most recent fight, at UFC 281, he defeated heel hook expert Claudio Puelles. He believes defeating Turner will demonstrate that he is still a danger at lightweight.
Mateusz Gamrot ended Turner’s five-fight winning run in a defeat by split decision at UFC 285; Hooker believed he had won the contest.
Jalin Turner vs Dan Hooker. One of the largest lightweights on the roster, Turner is 28 years old, and I think his career is just about to peak, whereas Hooker’s is, in my opinion. Turner is decently priced at -255 on a card filled with huge favorites. If you want to wager on a prop, pick Turner to win as the -255 betting favorite and back him to do it through knockout.
Prediction: Jalin Turner to win by knockout -255
Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
Date: Saturday, July 08, 2023
Main Card: 10:00 PM ET
Prelims: 8:00 PM ET
Watch on: ESPN and ESPN+
