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Dan Hooker
“The Hangman”
Country
New ZealandRecord
24-14
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
6'0"
Reach
75"
Age
36
Stance
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Career stats
9 of 14 wins inside the distance · 44th percentile
Stopped in 25% of bouts — 6 of 24 · 21st percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 82nd percentile
10:08
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
0
Title fights
3
Main events
Percentiles vs 617 lightweights
Counted from the 24 bouts on record, not the full 38-fight career
Strikes & grappling
1154 landed from 2365 attempts — 49% accuracy · 58th percentile
9 landed from 30 attempts — 30% accuracy · 21st percentile
9 in 23 statted bouts · 63rd percentile
29m of 3h 52m fought · 33rd percentile
Head 63%
Body 18%
Leg 19%
Of 1154 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 lightweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 23 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 3h 52m of fight time, of the 24 bouts on record
Next fightHooker vs Salahdine ParnasseUFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse · Sep 5, 2026
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | Salahdine Parnasse | Upcoming | — | — | UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Benoît Saint Denis | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 4:45 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Arman Tsarukyan | LOSS | SUBArm Triangle | R2 · 3:34 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Mateusz Gamrot | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Jalin Turner | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Claudio Puelles | WIN | KOKick | R2 · 4:06 | UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Arnold Allen | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 2:33 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Islam Makhachev | LOSS | SUBKimura | R1 · 2:25 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Nasrat Haqparast | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega |
| Jan 24, 2021 | Michael Chandler | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 2:30 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Dustin Poirier | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker |
| Feb 22, 2020 | Paul Felder | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker |
| Oct 5, 2019 | Al Iaquinta | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya |
| Jul 20, 2019 | James Vick | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 2:33 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards |
| Dec 16, 2018 | Edson Barboza | LOSS | KOPunches | R3 · 2:19 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 |
| Jul 8, 2018 | Gilbert Burns | WIN | KOPunches | R1 · 2:28 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier |
| Apr 22, 2018 | Jim Miller | WIN | KOKnee | R1 · 3:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee |
| Dec 30, 2017 | Marc Diakiese | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R3 · 0:42 | UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Ross Pearson | WIN | KOKnee | R2 · 3:02 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt |
| Nov 27, 2016 | Jason Knight | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson |
| Mar 20, 2016 | Mark Eddiva | WIN | SUBGuillotine Choke | R1 · 1:24 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir |
| Oct 3, 2015 | Yair Rodriguez | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson |
| May 9, 2015 | Hatsu Hioki | WIN | KOKick | R2 · 4:13 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt |
| Sep 20, 2014 | Maximo Blanco | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson |
| Jun 29, 2014 | Ian Entwistle | WIN | KOElbows | R1 · 3:34 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt |
| Aug 24, 2013 | Nick Patterson | WIN | KOTKO | R3 | AFC 6: Australian Fighting Championship 6 |
| May 10, 2013 | Rusty McBride | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 | AFC 5: Australian Fighting Championship 5 |
Upcoming
KOPunchesR2 · 4:45
LOSS
SUBArm TriangleR2 · 3:34
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Claudio Puelles
KOKickR2 · 4:06
LOSS
KOPunchesR1 · 2:33
LOSS
SUBKimuraR1 · 2:25
Nasrat Haqparast
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Michael Chandler
KOPunchR1 · 2:30
Dustin Poirier
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Paul Felder
DECDecisionR5 · 5:00
Al Iaquinta
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
James Vick
KOPunchR1 · 2:33
LOSS
KOPunchesR3 · 2:19
Gilbert Burns
KOPunchesR1 · 2:28
Jim Miller
KOKneeR1 · 3:00
Marc Diakiese
SUBGuillotine ChokeR3 · 0:42
Ross Pearson
KOKneeR2 · 3:02
Jason Knight
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Mark Eddiva
SUBGuillotine ChokeR1 · 1:24
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Hatsu Hioki
KOKickR2 · 4:13
Maximo Blanco
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Ian Entwistle
KOElbowsR1 · 3:34
Nick Patterson
KOTKOR3
Rusty McBride
SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke)R1
How the wins came
Record
24
Wins
14
Losses
0
Draws
10:08
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
0
Title fights
3
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Dan Hooker’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 24 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.