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Dan Hooker Record, stats and next fight

24-15-0 (W-L-D)

11Wins by knockout
7Wins by submission
12First round finishes
Dan Hooker
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Stats and record

39Pro fights
75%Finish rate
25UFC fights
5Title fights
6Performance bonuses
3Losing streak

Wins by method

KO / TKO11 (46 %)
Submission7 (29 %)
Decision6 (25 %)

Losses by method

KO / TKO5 (33 %)
Submission4 (27 %)
Decision6 (40 %)

Profile

Age
36 years
Born
February 13, 1990
Birthplace
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
6'0" (183 cm)
Weight
157 lbs (71 kg)
Reach
76" (192 cm)
Stance
Orthodox
Division
Lightweight
Fighting out of
Auckland, New Zealand
Team
Tiger Muay Thai, City Kickboxing, Saigon Sports Club
Trainer
Eugene Bareman Doug Viney
UFC debut
June 28, 2014

Fight history

  1. Loss

    vs Salahdine Parnasse

    UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse · Sep 5, 2026 · Paris, France

    Method
    TKO (body kick and punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:35
  2. Loss

    vs Benoît Saint Denis

    UFC 325 · Feb 1, 2026 · Sydney, Australia

    Method
    TKO (elbows and punches)
    Round
    2
    Time
    4:45
  3. Loss

    vs Arman Tsarukyan

    UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025 · Al Rayyan, Qatar

    Method
    Submission (arm-triangle choke)
    Round
    2
    Time
    3:34
  4. Win

    vs Mateusz Gamrot Bonus

    UFC 305 · Aug 18, 2024 · Perth, Australia

    Method
    Decision (split)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  5. Win

    vs Jalin Turner

    UFC 290 · Jul 8, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Decision (split)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  6. Win

    vs Claudio Puelles

    UFC 281 · Nov 12, 2022 · New York City, New York, United States

    Method
    TKO (front kick to the body)
    Round
    2
    Time
    4:06
  7. Loss

    vs Arnold Allen

    UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · Mar 19, 2022 · London, England

    Method
    TKO (punches and elbows)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:33
  8. Loss

    vs Islam Makhachev

    UFC 267 · Oct 30, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Method
    Submission (kimura)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:25
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  1. Win

    vs Nasrat Haqparast

    UFC 266 · Sep 25, 2021 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  2. Loss

    vs Michael Chandler

    UFC 257 · Jan 24, 2021 · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:30
  3. Loss

    vs Dustin Poirier Bonus

    UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker · Jun 27, 2020 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    5
    Time
    5:00
  4. Win

    vs Paul Felder Bonus

    UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · Feb 23, 2020 · Auckland, New Zealand

    Method
    Decision (split)
    Round
    5
    Time
    5:00
  5. Win

    vs Al Iaquinta

    UFC 243 · Oct 6, 2019 · Melbourne, Australia

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  6. Win

    vs James Vick Bonus

    UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards · Jul 20, 2019 · San Antonio, Texas, United States

    Method
    KO (punch)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:33
  7. Loss

    vs Edson Barboza

    UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 · Dec 15, 2018 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

    Method
    KO (punch to the body)
    Round
    3
    Time
    2:19
  8. Win

    vs Gilbert Burns

    UFC 226 · Jul 7, 2018 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    KO (punch)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:28
  9. Win

    vs Jim Miller

    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Apr 21, 2018 · Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

    Method
    KO (knee)
    Round
    1
    Time
    3:00
  10. Win

    vs Marc Diakiese

    UFC 219 · Dec 30, 2017 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

    Method
    Submission (guillotine choke)
    Round
    3
    Time
    0:42
  11. Win

    vs Ross Pearson Bonus

    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · Jun 11, 2017 · Auckland, New Zealand

    Method
    KO (knee)
    Round
    2
    Time
    3:02
  12. Loss

    vs Jason Knight

    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson · Nov 27, 2016 · Melbourne, Australia

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  13. Win

    vs Mark Eddiva

    UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir · Mar 20, 2016 · Brisbane, Australia

    Method
    Submission (guillotine choke)
    Round
    1
    Time
    1:24
  14. Loss

    vs Yair Rodríguez

    UFC 192 · Oct 3, 2015 · Houston, Texas, United States

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  15. Win

    vs Hatsu Hioki Bonus

    UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt · May 10, 2015 · Adelaide, Australia

    Method
    KO (head kick and punches)
    Round
    2
    Time
    4:13
  16. Loss

    vs Maximo Blanco

    UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson · Sep 20, 2014 · Saitama, Japan

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  17. Win

    vs Ian Entwistle

    UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014 · Auckland, New Zealand

    Method
    TKO (elbows)
    Round
    1
    Time
    3:34
  18. Win

    vs Nick Patterson Title

    Australian FC 6 · Aug 24, 2013 · Melbourne, Australia

    Method
    TKO (punches)
    Round
    3
    Time
    0:34
  19. Win

    vs Rusty McBride Title

    Australian FC 5 · May 10, 2013 · Melbourne, Australia

    Method
    Submission (rear-naked choke)
    Round
    1
    Time
    1:31
  20. Win

    vs Sihle Khuboni

    Shuriken MMA: Clash of the Continents · Oct 13, 2012 · Auckland, New Zealand

    Method
    Submission (triangle choke)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:53
  21. Win

    vs Wu Chengjie

    Legend FC 9 · Jun 16, 2012 · Macau, SAR, China

    Method
    TKO (doctor stoppage)
    Round
    1
    Time
    3:44
  22. Win

    vs Rusty McBride Title

    Australian FC 3 · Apr 14, 2012 · Melbourne, Australia

    Method
    TKO (doctor stoppage)
    Round
    2
    Time
    3:57
  23. Loss

    vs Wu Haotian

    Legend FC 8 · Mar 30, 2012 · Hong Kong, SAR, China

    Method
    Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)
    Round
    2
    Time
    4:52
  24. Win

    vs Yuma Ishizuka

    Australian FC 2 · Sep 3, 2011 · Melbourne, Australia

    Method
    Decision (unanimous)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  25. Win

    vs Scott MacGregor Title

    Supremacy Cage Fighting 8 · Jul 30, 2011 · Auckland, New Zealand

    Method
    Submission (guillotine choke)
    Round
    1
    Time
    4:42
  26. Loss

    vs Rob Lisita Title

    Supremacy Cage Fighting 6 · Jul 3, 2010 · Dunedin, New Zealand

    Method
    Decision (split)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  27. Loss

    vs Sonny Brown

    Rize MMA 4 · Mar 27, 2010 · Fortitude Valley, Australia

    Method
    Submission (rear-naked choke)
    Round
    2
    Time
    2:00
  28. Win

    vs Ken Yasuda

    Rize MMA 3 · Dec 5, 2009 · Mansfield, Australia

    Method
    TKO (eye injury)
    Round
    1
    Time
    3:12
  29. Win

    vs Adam Calver

    Supremacy Cage Fighting 4 · Nov 14, 2009 · Auckland, New Zealand

    Method
    Submission (armbar)
    Round
    1
    Time
    2:52
  30. Loss

    vs Adam Calver

    Supremacy Cage Fighting 3 · Jul 25, 2009 · Auckland, New Zealand

    Method
    Decision (split)
    Round
    3
    Time
    5:00
  31. Win

    vs Mike Taylor

    Supremacy Cage Fighting 2 · Mar 7, 2009 · Auckland, New Zealand

    Method
    Submission (rear-naked choke)
    Round
    1
    Time
    0:48

Analysis

Dan Hooker is a New Zealand fighter who has competed in the UFC lightweight division since 2014, with a professional record of 24 wins and 15 losses. His most recent outing ended in a quick loss at UFC Paris.

Background

Daniel Preston Hooker was born on February 13, 1990, in Auckland, New Zealand. He made his professional mixed martial arts debut in March 2009 and first built his record on the New Zealand regional circuit, finishing 10-4 before joining the UFC. Alongside that, he pursued a professional kickboxing career, compiling a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws, and won the King In The Ring middleweight title and the WKBF X Rules welterweight title.

UFC Career

Dan Hooker made his UFC debut on June 28, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 43, beating Ian Entwistle by first-round technical knockout. He started out in the featherweight division, with a mixed record that included a loss to Yair Rodriguez and a submission win over Mark Eddiva.

Starting in 2017, he moved up to lightweight and put together four straight wins, including a knockout of Ross Pearson and a submission of Marc Diakiese, before falling to Edson Barboza in late 2018. He then beat Al Iaquinta and earned two Fight of the Night bonuses, against Paul Felder in February 2020 and in a loss to Dustin Poirier in June 2020. He went on to face the division’s elite, losing to Michael Chandler in January 2021, beating Nasrat Haqparast, then losing by submission to Islam Makhachev at UFC 267.

After a brief return to featherweight and a win over Claudio Puelles, he beat Jalin Turner by split decision at UFC 290 in July 2023, then Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305 in August 2024, two fights that each earned Fight of the Night bonuses. His recent run has been marked by three straight losses: a submission to Arman Tsarukyan in November 2025, a loss to Benoit Saint-Denis at UFC 325 in Sydney on January 31, 2026, and a technical knockout to Salahdine Parnasse on September 5, 2026, at UFC Paris, via a liver kick in the first round.

Fighting Style

Dan Hooker is a striker first, trained in kickboxing before moving into MMA. He fights with long striking exchanges, looks to use his 6’3.5″ (192 cm) reach, and varies his angles to the body and head, as shown by the liver kick that ended his most recent fight. His record of 11 wins by knockout or TKO out of 24 total wins confirms that offensive orientation, rounded out by an occasional submission game developed in training.

Record

  • Professional record: 24 wins, 15 losses
  • Wins by knockout or TKO: 11
  • Wins by submission: 7
  • Wins by decision: 6
  • Titles: King In The Ring middleweight kickboxing champion, WKBF X Rules welterweight champion
  • Honors: four Fight of the Night bonuses and several Performance of the Night bonuses in the UFC

Fighter Info

  • Full name: Daniel Preston Hooker
  • Nickname: The Hangman
  • Born: February 13, 1990, in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Nationality: New Zealander
  • Height: 6’0″ (183 cm)
  • Reach: 6’3.5″ (192 cm)
  • Division: Lightweight
  • Team: Tiger Muay Thai, City Kickboxing, Saigon Sports Club
  • Base: Kickboxing

Sources

Data updated on September 28, 2026. Record and measurements cross-checked against official results and Wikipedia. Text written by the MMA Official editorial team.

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