Dan Hooker

“The Hangman”

Dan Hooker (24-15) is a lightweight fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand. Dan Hooker's next fight is against Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling on November 21, 2026. Dan Hooker's last fight was a loss to Salahdine Parnasse by TKO at UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse in September 2026.

Record24-15-0

DivisionLightweight

Height6'0"

Reach76"

Age36

Last FightSep 5, 2026

BornFeb 13, 1990

BirthplaceAuckland, New Zealand

Fighting out ofAuckland, New Zealand

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min4.82

Striking accuracy49%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.94

Striking defense49%

Takedowns / 15 min0.67

Takedown accuracy33%

Takedown defense77%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.55

25 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
Up.	Brian Ortega	Lightweight	—	—	UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling	Nov 21, 2026	View
L	Salahdine Parnasse	Lightweight	TKO (Body kick and punches)	R1 · 2:35	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse	Sep 5, 2026	View
L	Benoit Saint-Denis	Lightweight	TKO (Punches)	R2 · 4:45	UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2	Jan 31, 2026	View
L	Arman Tsarukyan	Lightweight	Submission (Arm-triangle choke)	R2 · 3:34	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker	Nov 22, 2025	View
W	Mateusz Gamrot	Lightweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya	Aug 17, 2024
W	Jalin Turner	Lightweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez	Jul 8, 2023
W	Claudio Puelles	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Body Kick)	R2 · 4:06	UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira	Nov 12, 2022
L	Arnold Allen	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Punches, Knees & Elbows)	R1 · 2:33	UFC Fight Night	Mar 19, 2022
L	Islam Makhachev	Lightweight	Submission (Kimura)	R1 · 2:23	UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira	Oct 30, 2021
W	Nasrat Haqparast	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega	Sep 25, 2021
L	Michael Chandler	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground & Pound)	R1 · 2:30	UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2	Jan 23, 2021
L	Dustin Poirier	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC Fight Night	Jun 27, 2020
W	Paul Felder	Lightweight	Decision (Split)	R5	UFC on ESPN+ 26	Feb 22, 2020
W	Al Iaquinta	Lightweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya	Oct 5, 2019
W	James Vick	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground & Pound)	R1 · 2:33	UFC on ESPN 4	Jul 20, 2019
L	Edson Barboza	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Body Shot)	R3 · 2:19	UFC on FOX 31	Dec 15, 2018
W	Gilbert Burns	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 2:28	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier	Jul 7, 2018
W	Jim Miller	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Knee)	R1 · 3:00	UFC Fight Night 128	Apr 21, 2018
W	Marc Diakiese	Lightweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R3 · 0:42	UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm	Dec 30, 2017
W	Ross Pearson	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Knee)	R2 · 3:02	UFC Fight Night 110	Jun 10, 2017
L	Jason Knight	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 101	Nov 26, 2016
W	Mark Eddiva	Featherweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 1:24	UFC Fight Night 85	Mar 19, 2016
L	Yair Rodriguez	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson	Oct 3, 2015
W	Hatsu Hioki	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Head Kick & Punches)	R2 · 4:13	UFC Fight Night 65	May 9, 2015
L	Maximo Blanco	Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night 52	Sep 20, 2014
W	Ian Entwistle	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Elbows)	R1 · 3:34	UFC Fight Night 43	Jun 28, 2014
W	Nick Patterson	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 0:34	Australian FC 6	Aug 24, 2013
W	Rusty McBride	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 1:31	Australian FC 5	May 10, 2013
W	Cee Khubone	Lightweight	Submission (Triangle Choke)	R1 · 2:53	Shuriken MMA	Oct 13, 2012
W	Chengjie Wu	Featherweight	KO/TKO (Doctor Stoppage (Cut))	R1 · 3:44	Legend FC 9	Jun 16, 2012
W	Rusty McBride	Lightweight	KO/TKO (Doctor Stoppage (Cut))	R2 · 3:57	Australian FC 3	Apr 14, 2012
L	Haotian Wu	Lightweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 4:52	Legend FC 8	Mar 30, 2012
W	Yuma Ishizuka	—	Decision	—	Unknown Event	Sep 3, 2011
W	Scott MacGregor	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Jul 30, 2011
L	Robert Lisita	—	Decision	—	Unknown Event	Jul 3, 2010
L	Sonny Brown	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Mar 27, 2010
W	Ken Yasuda	—	KO/TKO	—	Unknown Event	Dec 5, 2009
W	Adam Calver	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Nov 14, 2009
L	Adam Calver	—	Decision	—	Unknown Event	Jul 25, 2009
W	Mike Taylor	—	Submission	—	Unknown Event	Mar 7, 2009

Up.Brian Ortega
Nov 21, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling·Lightweight
View
LSalahdine Parnasse
Sep 5, 2026
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse·Lightweight
TKO (Body kick and punches)·R1 · 2:35View
LBenoit Saint-Denis
Jan 31, 2026
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2·Lightweight
TKO (Punches)·R2 · 4:45View
LArman Tsarukyan
Nov 22, 2025
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker·Lightweight
Submission (Arm-triangle choke)·R2 · 3:34View
WMateusz Gamrot
Aug 17, 2024
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya·Lightweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WJalin Turner
Jul 8, 2023
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez·Lightweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WClaudio Puelles
Nov 12, 2022
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Body Kick)·R2 · 4:06
LArnold Allen
Mar 19, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Punches, Knees & Elbows)·R1 · 2:33
LIslam Makhachev
Oct 30, 2021
UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira·Lightweight
Submission (Kimura)·R1 · 2:23
WNasrat Haqparast
Sep 25, 2021
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LMichael Chandler
Jan 23, 2021
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground & Pound)·R1 · 2:30
LDustin Poirier
Jun 27, 2020
UFC Fight Night·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WPaul Felder
Feb 22, 2020
UFC on ESPN+ 26·Lightweight
Decision (Split)·R5
WAl Iaquinta
Oct 5, 2019
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya·Lightweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WJames Vick
Jul 20, 2019
UFC on ESPN 4·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground & Pound)·R1 · 2:33
LEdson Barboza
Dec 15, 2018
UFC on FOX 31·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Body Shot)·R3 · 2:19
WGilbert Burns
Jul 7, 2018
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 2:28
WJim Miller
Apr 21, 2018
UFC Fight Night 128·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Knee)·R1 · 3:00
WMarc Diakiese
Dec 30, 2017
UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm·Lightweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R3 · 0:42
WRoss Pearson
Jun 10, 2017
UFC Fight Night 110·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Knee)·R2 · 3:02
LJason Knight
Nov 26, 2016
UFC Fight Night 101·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WMark Eddiva
Mar 19, 2016
UFC Fight Night 85·Featherweight
Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 1:24
LYair Rodriguez
Oct 3, 2015
UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WHatsu Hioki
May 9, 2015
UFC Fight Night 65·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Head Kick & Punches)·R2 · 4:13
LMaximo Blanco
Sep 20, 2014
UFC Fight Night 52·Featherweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WIan Entwistle
Jun 28, 2014
UFC Fight Night 43·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Elbows)·R1 · 3:34
WNick Patterson
Aug 24, 2013
Australian FC 6·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 0:34
WRusty McBride
May 10, 2013
Australian FC 5·Lightweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 1:31
WCee Khubone
Oct 13, 2012
Shuriken MMA·Lightweight
Submission (Triangle Choke)·R1 · 2:53
WChengjie Wu
Jun 16, 2012
Legend FC 9·Featherweight
KO/TKO (Doctor Stoppage (Cut))·R1 · 3:44
WRusty McBride
Apr 14, 2012
Australian FC 3·Lightweight
KO/TKO (Doctor Stoppage (Cut))·R2 · 3:57
LHaotian Wu
Mar 30, 2012
Legend FC 8·Lightweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 4:52
WYuma Ishizuka
Sep 3, 2011
Unknown Event
Decision
WScott MacGregor
Jul 30, 2011
Unknown Event
Submission
LRobert Lisita
Jul 3, 2010
Unknown Event
Decision
LSonny Brown
Mar 27, 2010
Unknown Event
Submission
WKen Yasuda
Dec 5, 2009
Unknown Event
KO/TKO
WAdam Calver
Nov 14, 2009
Unknown Event
Submission
LAdam Calver
Jul 25, 2009
Unknown Event
Decision
WMike Taylor
Mar 7, 2009
Unknown Event
Submission