Dan Hooker
Nickname“The Hangman”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Auckland
- Born
- New Zealand
- Camp
- City Kickboxing
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
- Reach
- 75" · 191 cm
- Stance
- Switch
- Last fight
- Jan 31, 2026
- Cut risk
- 14%
UFC fight history
ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent
L
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount · R2 · 4:45
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Jan 31, 2026
KO/TKO
R2 · 4:45
Punches to Head From Mount
L
Lightweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Mount · R2 · 3:34
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025
Submission
R2 · 3:34
Arm Triangle From Mount
W
Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Aug 17, 2024
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Split
W
#10Jalin Turner
Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Split
W
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Body At Distance Front Kick · R2 · 4:06
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · Nov 12, 2022
KO/TKO
R2 · 4:06
Kick to Body At Distance Front Kick
L
Featherweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:33
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · Mar 19, 2022
KO/TKO
R1 · 2:33
Punches to Head At Distance
L
Lightweight · Submission · Kimura From Side Control · R1 · 2:25
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021
Submission
R1 · 2:25
Kimura From Side Control
W
Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · Sep 25, 2021
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
L
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:30
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor · Jan 23, 2021
KO/TKO
R1 · 2:30
Punch to Head At Distance
L
Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker · Jun 27, 2020
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Lightweight · Decision · Split · R5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · Feb 22, 2020
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Split
W
Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · Oct 5, 2019
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
#15James Vick
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:33UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · Jul 20, 2019
KO/TKO
R1 · 2:33
Punch to Head At Distance
L
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Body At Distance · R3 · 2:19
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta · Dec 15, 2018
KO/TKO
R3 · 2:19
Punches to Body At Distance
W
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:28
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · Jul 7, 2018
KO/TKO
R1 · 2:28
Punches to Head At Distance
W
#14Jim Miller
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch · R1 · 3:00UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Apr 21, 2018
KO/TKO
R1 · 3:00
Knee to Head In Clinch
W
Lightweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground · R3 · 0:42
UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm · Dec 30, 2017
Submission
R3 · 0:42
Guillotine Choke After Drop to Ground
W
#15Ross Pearson
Lightweight · KO/TKO · Knee to Head In Clinch · R2 · 3:02UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · Jun 10, 2017
KO/TKO
R2 · 3:02
Knee to Head In Clinch
L
Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson · Nov 26, 2016
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Featherweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke From Mount · R1 · 1:24
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir · Mar 19, 2016
Submission
R1 · 1:24
Guillotine Choke From Mount
L
Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson · Oct 3, 2015
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Featherweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R2 · 4:13
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt · May 9, 2015
KO/TKO
R2 · 4:13
Kick to Head At Distance
L
Featherweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson · Sep 20, 2014
Decision
R3 · 5:00
Unanimous
W
Featherweight · KO/TKO · Elbows to Head On Ground · R1 · 3:34
UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014
KO/TKO
R1 · 3:34
Elbows to Head On Ground
Outside the UFC
across 14 bouts · 13 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 5 sub · 1 decLegend FC · AFC 6 · AFC 5 · Shuriken MMA · AFC 3 +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Nick Patterson18-6-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:34 | AFC 6 | Aug 24, 2013 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:31 | AFC 5 | May 10, 2013 | |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:53 | Shuriken MMA | Oct 13, 2012 | |
| W | Chengjie Wu14-5 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 3:44 | Legend FC | Jun 16, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 3:57 | AFC 3 | Apr 14, 2012 | |
| L | Haotian Wu27-13-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:52 | Legend FC | Mar 30, 2012 |
| W | Yuma Ishizuka9-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AFC 2 | Sep 3, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 4:42 | SFC 8 | Jul 30, 2011 | |
| L | Rob Lisita14-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | SCF 6 | Jul 3, 2010 |
| L | Sonny Brown6-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:00 | Rize 4 | Mar 27, 2010 |
| W | Ken Yasuda7-6-1 | KO/TKO | Eye Injury | R1 | 3:12 | Rize 3 | Dec 5, 2009 |
| W | Adam Calver3-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:52 | SCF 4 | Nov 14, 2009 |
| L | Adam Calver3-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | SCF 3 | Jul 25, 2009 |
| W | Mike Taylor0-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:48 | SCF 2 | Mar 7, 2009 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionICNZ
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | ICNZ | Mar 21, 2009 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.
In the news
All news →- Dan Hooker knows the UFC’s intentions with Salahdine Parnasse matchup: ‘Can see exactly what it is’bloodyelbow · Jul 29, 2026
- Dan Hooker confirms he’s getting biggest career payday ‘by a country mile’ to welcome UFC debutantbloodyelbow · Jul 29, 2026
- Salahdine Parnasse reacts to Dan Hooker’s complaints that his fans have been sending him death threatsbloodyelbow · Jul 28, 2026
- Dan Hooker understands the pressure heading into UFC Paris main eventlowkickmma · Jul 28, 2026
- Dan Hooker vows to ruin Salahdine Parnasse’s UFC debut at UFC Parissherdog · Jul 28, 2026