Benoît Saint-Denis Stops Dan Hooker by Late Round-2 TKO at UFC 325

Overview

• Referee Herb Dean halted the bout at 4:45 of Round 2 after sustained ground-and-pound from Saint-Denis.
• Saint-Denis weathered early body kicks and guillotine threats, secured repeated takedowns, threatened with an arm-triangle, and advanced to full mount before the stoppage.
• The victory marks four consecutive finishes for Saint-Denis, who immediately called for matchups with Ilia Topuria, Justin Gaethje, Max Holloway, Charles Oliveira, or Arman Tsarukyan.
• Hooker has dropped two straight by stoppage following a November submission loss to Tsarukyan, clouding his position in the lightweight ranks.
• The lightweight co-main event took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney as part of UFC 325.