Hatsu Hioki

Hatsu Hioki: Given Walking Paper By UFC
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July 7, 2015
Hioki was cut from the UFC roster on Tuesday, MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
RotoWire predicted that Hioki's job was in jeopardy after a KO loss at the hands of Dan Hooker in May and that turned out to be exactly the case. He had been facing quality competition for the last three years, but Hioki still had a 1-5 record in his last six bouts. Those kind of numbers will generally lead to you losing your job.
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Hatsu Hioki: KO'ed By Daniel Hooker In Australia Saturday
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May 9, 2015
Hioki lost to Daniel Hooker via KO at 4:13 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Adelaide, Australia.
ANALYSIS
Not good. Worried about Hooker's reach, Hioki elected to stand and strike with Hooker for the majority of the fight and in the end he paid for it. Hioki's striking actually looked pretty impressive but that isn't his game and he eventually got caught with a left high kick to the head. He was able to take Hooker down a couple times but he didn't do enough of what brought him to the dance. Once projected to be the UFC's next big star from Japan, Hioki has now lost five of his last six fights and it's possible that his UFC career is over.