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Dan Hooker
“The Hangman”
New Zealand
Ranked #14 · LightweightOfficial UFC rankings
24-15-0W-L-D
Next Fight
vs Brian Ortega
UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Stirling · Sat, Nov 21, 10:00 AM EST
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 6'0"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 75"
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- City Kickboxing
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1720
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- L
- W
- W
Lost 3 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Hooker is a finisher. His wins break down as 11 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission and 6 by decision, for a 75% finish rate. He lights people up first, and he's made opponents tap seven times.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Parnasse (24-2-0), loss, stopped by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, Saint Denis (17-4-0), loss, KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, Tsarukyan (24-3-0), loss, submission in round 2. Last win: a split decision over Gamrot (26-5-0).
- Style
- Switch-stance striker out of City Kickboxing. Hooker lands 4.82 significant strikes a minute at 49% accuracy and absorbs 4.94 a minute. He defends 49% of strikes and 77% of takedowns. He attempts 0.67 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 11 KO/TKO (46%)
- 7 Submission (29%)
- 6 Decision (25%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 75%
- Streak
- 3-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 2 months ago
24 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 107-23
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1873
- Lossvs Salahdine Parnasse24-2-0 · Power Index 1928KO/TKO · R1 · 2:35Sep 5, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse
Fight stats
Stat Dan Hooker Salahdine Parnasse Sig. strikes 14/31 12/17 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:00 0:02 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 12 - Lossvs Benoit Saint Denis17-4-0 · Power Index 1861KO/TKO · R2 · 4:45Jan 31, 2026 · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2
Fight stats
Stat Dan Hooker Benoit Saint Denis Sig. strikes 30/47 97/127 Takedowns 0/1 2/9 Control time 0:28 6:14 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 26 35 Round 2 sig. strikes 4 62 - Lossvs Arman Tsarukyan24-3-0 · Power Index 1846Submission · R2 · 3:34Nov 22, 2025 · UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs Hooker
Fight stats
Stat Dan Hooker Arman Tsarukyan Sig. strikes 10/33 42/60 Takedowns 0/0 2/4 Control time 0:10 6:02 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 5 19 Round 2 sig. strikes 5 23 - Winvs Mateusz Gamrot26-5-0 · Power Index 1909Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Aug 18, 2024 · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya
Fight stats
Stat Dan Hooker Mateusz Gamrot Sig. strikes 65/143 64/129 Takedowns 0/0 5/15 Control time 1:28 4:59 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 20 26 Round 2 sig. strikes 17 11 Round 3 sig. strikes 28 27 - Winvs Jalin Turner16-9-0 · Power Index 1823Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Jul 9, 2023 · UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez
Fight stats
Stat Dan Hooker Jalin Turner Sig. strikes 125/197 100/177 Takedowns 0/2 1/3 Control time 3:09 0:18 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 38 34 Round 2 sig. strikes 44 34 Round 3 sig. strikes 43 32
Career Stats
Based on 25 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.82
- Striking accuracy
- 49%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.94
- Striking defense
- 49%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.67
- Takedown accuracy
- 33%
- Takedown defense
- 77%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.50