Dan Hooker
"The Hangman"
| Age | 35 |
| Nationality | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 183 cm |
| Reach | 190 cm |
| Stance | Switch |
MMA Record
36
fights
24
✅ wins
12
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
6
bonuses
3
Fights of the night
3
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
June 28, 2014
UFC debuts
November 22, 2025
UFC last fight
3h53:23
time in the cage
10:09
avg time by combat
60.9%
win rate
64.3%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1591
as of November 22, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1605
on August 17, 2024
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
83
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ko tko | 96 | 7 |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 92 | 163 |
| 3. | Distance strikes landed | 89 | 20.57 / round |
| 4. | Ground strikes accuracy | 88 | 82% |
| 5. | Significant strikes landed | 87 | 24.44 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns landed | 32 | 0.24 / round |
| 2. | Ground strikes landed | 49 | 1.78 / round |
| 3. | Control time | 51 | 54s / round |
| 4. | Clinch strikes landed | 55 | 2.10 / round |
| 5. | Total strikes defense | 55 | 46% |
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Boxing Score
81
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+0.79
/ round
💫 Strike differential
20.6 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
19.8 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
45.9%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
53.3%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
44
Wrestling Score
72
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.7 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
34.4%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
77.1%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
54s / round
⏱ Control Time
38s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
1.8 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
82.2%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
2
✅ Submission wins
0.1 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
28.6%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Dan Hooker's UFC Fight History
November 22, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Lightweight bout
Loss by submission (Arm Triangle) at round 2 (3:34).
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August 17, 2024 - UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Lightweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 08, 2023 - UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Lightweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 12, 2022 - UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 2 (4:06).
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March 19, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Featherweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (2:33).
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October 30, 2021 - UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Lightweight bout
Loss by submission (Kimura) at round 1 (2:25).
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September 25, 2021 - UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 23, 2021 - UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (2:30).
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June 27, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
Lightweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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February 22, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
Lightweight bout
Win by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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October 05, 2019 - UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 20, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (2:33).
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December 15, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta
Lightweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 3 (2:19).
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July 07, 2018 - UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (2:28).
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April 21, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Knee) at round 1 (3:00).
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December 30, 2017 - UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
Lightweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 3 (42s).
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June 10, 2017 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
Lightweight bout
Win by ko tko (Knee) at round 2 (3:02).
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November 26, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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March 19, 2016 - UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 1 (1:24).
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October 03, 2015 - UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 09, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko (Kick) at round 2 (4:13).
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September 20, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 28, 2014 - UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko (Elbows) at round 1 (3:34).
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Fighter's fights