Dan Hooker
“The Hangman”
Rank 6 - Lightweight
Age: 35 | Feb 13, 1990
Nationality: New Zealand
Weight Class: Lightweight
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 156 lbs
Professional Record
| 36 fights | 24 wins | 12 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 11 | 3 |
| Submissions | 7 | 3 |
| Decisions | 6 | 6 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 24 - 12 - 0 | Mateusz Gamrot | UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | August 17, 2024 | Decision (Split) | Jim Perdios | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 23 - 12 - 0 | Jalin Turner | UFC 290 - Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | July 08, 2023 | Decision (Split) | Mark Smith | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 22 - 12 - 0 | Claudio Puelles | UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira | November 12, 2022 | TKO (Front Kick to the Body) | Keith Peterson | 2 | 4:06 |
| LOSS | 21 - 12 - 0 | Arnold Allen | UFC Fight Night 204 - Volkov vs. Aspinall | March 19, 2022 | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | Daniel Movahedi | 1 | 2:33 |
| LOSS | 21 - 11 - 0 | Islam Makhachev | UFC 267 - Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | October 30, 2021 | Submission (Kimura) | Daniel Movahedi | 1 | 2:25 |
| WIN | 21 - 10 - 0 | Nasrat Haqparast | UFC 266 - Volkanovski vs. Ortega | September 25, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jason Herzog | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 20 - 10 - 0 | Michael Chandler | UFC 257 - Poirier vs. McGregor 2 | January 23, 2021 | TKO (Punches) | Marc Goddard | 1 | 2:30 |
| LOSS | 20 - 9 - 0 | Dustin Poirier | UFC on ESPN 12 - Poirier vs. Hooker | June 27, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 20 - 8 - 0 | Paul Felder | UFC Fight Night 168 - Felder vs. Hooker | February 22, 2020 | Decision (Split) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 19 - 8 - 0 | Al Iaquinta | UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya | October 05, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | John Sharp | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 18 - 8 - 0 | James Vick | UFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | July 20, 2019 | KO (Punch) | Kerry Hatley | 1 | 2:33 |
| LOSS | 17 - 8 - 0 | Edson Barboza | UFC on Fox 31 - Iaquinta vs. Lee 2 | December 15, 2018 | KO (Punch to the Body) | Rob Hinds | 3 | 2:19 |
| WIN | 17 - 7 - 0 | Gilbert Burns | UFC 226 - Miocic vs. Cormier | July 07, 2018 | KO (Punch) | Mark Smith | 1 | 2:28 |
| WIN | 16 - 7 - 0 | Jim Miller | UFC Fight Night 128 - Barboza vs. Lee | April 21, 2018 | KO (Knee) | Gary Copeland | 1 | 3:00 |
| WIN | 15 - 7 - 0 | Marc Diakiese | UFC 219 - Cyborg vs. Holm | December 30, 2017 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Herb Dean | 3 | 0:42 |
| WIN | 14 - 7 - 0 | Ross Pearson | UFC Fight Night 110 - Hunt vs. Lewis | June 10, 2017 | KO (Knee) | Neil Swailes | 2 | 3:02 |
| LOSS | 13 - 7 - 0 | Jason Knight | UFC Fight Night 101 - Whittaker vs. Brunson | November 26, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | John Sharp | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 13 - 6 - 0 | Mark Eddiva | UFC Fight Night 85 - Hunt vs. Mir | March 19, 2016 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | Greg Kleynjans | 1 | 1:24 |
| LOSS | 12 - 6 - 0 | Yair Rodriguez | UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson | October 03, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kerry Hatley | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 12 - 5 - 0 | Hatsu Hioki | UFC Fight Night 65 - Miocic vs. Hunt | May 09, 2015 | KO (Head Kick and Punches) | John Sharp | 2 | 4:13 |
| LOSS | 11 - 5 - 0 | Maximo Blanco | UFC Fight Night 52 - Hunt vs. Nelson | September 20, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | Wolf Menninger | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 11 - 4 - 0 | Ian Entwistle | UFC Fight Night 43 - Te Huna vs. Marquardt | June 28, 2014 | TKO (Elbows) | Steve Perceval | 1 | 3:34 |
| WIN | 10 - 4 - 0 | Nick Patterson | AFC 6 - Australian Fighting Championship 6 | August 24, 2013 | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 0:34 | |
| WIN | 9 - 4 - 0 | Rusty McBride | AFC 5 - Australian Fighting Championship 5 | May 10, 2013 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:31 | |
| WIN | 8 - 4 - 0 | Sboh Ceeh Khuboni | Shuriken MMA - Clash of the Continents | October 13, 2012 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:53 | |
| WIN | 7 - 4 - 0 | Chengjie Wu | Legend FC - Legend Fighting Championship 9 | June 16, 2012 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 3:44 | |
| WIN | 6 - 4 - 0 | Rusty McBride | AFC 3 - Australian Fighting Championship 3 | April 14, 2012 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 3:57 | |
| LOSS | 5 - 4 - 0 | Haotian Wu | Legend FC - Legend Fighting Championship 8 | March 30, 2012 | Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 4:52 | |
| WIN | 5 - 3 - 0 | Yuma Ishizuka | AFC 2 - Lombard vs. Taylor | September 03, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 4 - 3 - 0 | Scott MacGregor | SFC 8 - Triple Threat | July 30, 2011 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:42 | |
| LOSS | 3 - 3 - 0 | Rob Lisita | SCF 6 - Southern Supremacy | July 03, 2010 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 3 - 2 - 0 | Sonny Brown | Rize 4 - Crowning Glory | March 27, 2010 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:00 | |
| WIN | 3 - 1 - 0 | Ken Yasuda | Rize 3 - Ascension | December 05, 2009 | TKO (Eye Injury) | 1 | 3:12 | |
| WIN | 2 - 1 - 0 | Adam Calver | SCF 4 - Legends Rise | November 14, 2009 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:52 | |
| LOSS | 1 - 1 - 0 | Adam Calver | SCF 3 - Supremacy Cage Fighting 3 | July 25, 2009 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Mike Taylor | SCF 2 - Supremacy Cage Fighting 2 | March 07, 2009 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:48 |
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