Dan Hooker "The Hangman"

Lightweight · New Zealand · City Kickboxing

Next fight: vs Brian Ortega · UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 2026

Record and bio

Pro record24-15-0 · KO/TKO 11-5 · submission 7-4
UFC record14-11 · current 3-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record160-69 (69.9%) across 25 opponents
Last 5 opponents30-10 (75%) across 5 opponents
Age36
Height6' 0"
Reach75"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.82
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.94
Striking accuracy49%
Striking defense49%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.67
Takedowns landed / attempted33%
Takedown defense77%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.55
Average fight time9.8 min

UFC wins: 7 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 5 decision. UFC losses: 5 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 4 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-09-05Salahdine ParnasseUFC debut—LKO/TKO R1 2:35UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
2026-01-31Benoit Saint Denis8-3GrapplerLKO/TKO R2 4:45UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
2025-11-22Arman Tsarukyan9-2WrestlerLSubmission R2 3:34UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2024-08-17Mateusz Gamrot7-2WrestlerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
2023-07-08Jalin Turner6-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
2022-11-12Claudio Puelles5-1GrapplerWKO/TKO R2 4:06UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
2022-03-19Arnold Allen8-0BalancedLKO/TKO R1 2:33UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2021-10-30Islam Makhachev9-1GrapplerLSubmission R1 2:25UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
2021-09-25Nasrat Haqparast5-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
2021-01-23Michael ChandlerUFC debut—LKO/TKO R1 2:30UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
2020-06-27Dustin Poirier17-5 (1 NC)StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
2020-02-22Paul Felder9-4BalancedWDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
2019-10-05Al Iaquinta9-4StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
2019-07-20James Vick9-3StrikerWKO/TKO R1 2:33UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
2018-12-15Edson Barboza13-6BalancedLKO/TKO R3 2:19UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta
2018-07-07Gilbert Burns6-2WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 2:28UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
2018-04-21Jim Miller17-10 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R1 3:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
2017-12-30Marc Diakiese3-1WrestlerWSubmission R3 0:42UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
2017-06-10Ross Pearson11-10 (1 NC)BalancedWKO/TKO R2 3:02UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
2016-11-26Jason Knight1-1BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
2016-03-19Mark Eddiva1-2BalancedWSubmission R1 1:24UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir
2015-10-03Yair Rodriguez2-0Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
2015-05-09Hatsu Hioki3-4WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 4:13UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
2014-09-20Maximo Blanco2-3BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
2014-06-28Ian EntwistleUFC debut—WKO/TKO R1 3:34UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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