All fightersDan Hooker
“The Hangman”
Lightweight14-11UFC RECORD
7KO / TKO WINS
2SUBMISSION WINS
5DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Hangman |
| Date of birth | 13 Feb 1990 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Birthplace | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Team | Tiger Muay Thai, City Kickboxing, Saigon Sports Club |
| Height | 183 cm (6′0″) |
| Reach | 190 cm (75″) |
| Stance | Switch |
| Weight | 70.3 kg (155 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | Not added yet |
| UFC debut | 28 Jun 2014 |
| Last fight | 5 Sep 2026 |
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Fight history
25 UFC fights on file. Newest first. Fights before the UFC can be added when this profile is claimed.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Salahdine Parnasse | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 2:35 | UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse | 5 Sep 2026 | Paris, Ile-de-France, France |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Benoît Saint Denis | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:45 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | 31 Jan 2026 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Arman Tsarukyan | Submission (arm triangle) | 2 | 3:34 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | 22 Nov 2025 | Doha, Qatar |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | 17 Aug 2024 | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Jim PerdiosScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mick Meany 28-29, Ben Cartlidge 29-28, Mark Christie 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Jalin Turner | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | 8 Jul 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Derek Cleary 29-28, Adalaide Byrd 28-29, Ron McCarthy 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Claudio Puelles | KO/TKO (front kick) | 2 | 4:06 | UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira | 12 Nov 2022 | New York City, New York, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Arnold Allen | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:33 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | 19 Mar 2022 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Daniel MovahediScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Islam Makhachev | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 2:25 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | 30 Oct 2021 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Daniel MovahediScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Nasrat Haqparast | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | 25 Sep 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 30-27, Sal D'amato 30-27, Adalaide Byrd 30-26 | |||||||
| Loss | Michael Chandler | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 2:30 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor | 23 Jan 2021 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Dustin Poirier | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker | 27 Jun 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 47-48, Derek Cleary 47-48, Eric Colon 46-48 | |||||||
| Win | Paul Felder | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | 22 Feb 2020 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Barry Foley 47-48, Howard Hughes 48-47, David Lethaby 48-47 | |||||||
| Win | Al Iaquinta | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya | 5 Oct 2019 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee John SharpScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Richie Gerrard 30-27, Garth Harriman 30-27, David Lethaby 30-26 | |||||||
| Win | James Vick | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 2:33 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | 20 Jul 2019 | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Kerry HatleyScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Edson Barboza | KO/TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:19 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta | 15 Dec 2018 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Rob HindsScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Gilbert Burns | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:28 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | 7 Jul 2018 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Jim Miller | KO/TKO (knee in clinch) | 1 | 3:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | 21 Apr 2018 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Gary CopelandScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Marc Diakiese | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 0:42 | UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm | 30 Dec 2017 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Ross Pearson | KO/TKO (knee in clinch) | 2 | 3:02 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | 10 Jun 2017 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Bout Lightweight BoutReferee Neil SwailesScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Jason Knight | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | 26 Nov 2016 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee John SharpScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Christopher Shen 28-29, Evan Field 27-30, Charlie Keech 26-30 | |||||||
| Win | Mark Eddiva | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:24 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir | 19 Mar 2016 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Greg KleynjansScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Yair Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | 3 Oct 2015 | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Kerry HatleyScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Derek Cleary 27-30, Joshua Ferraro 27-30, Chris Reed 26-30 | |||||||
| Win | Hatsu Hioki | KO/TKO (kick) | 2 | 4:13 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt | 9 May 2015 | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee John SharpScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Maximo Blanco | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson | 20 Sep 2014 | Saitama, Japan |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Wolf MenningerScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Thomas Fan 28-29, Kon Papaioannou 28-29, Tony Weeks 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Ian Entwistle | KO/TKO (elbows) | 1 | 3:34 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt | 28 Jun 2014 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Bout Featherweight BoutReferee Steve PercevalScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||