Dan Hooker

DAN HOOKER

"The Hangman"

14-1156% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
NZL

Nationality

New Zealand

Birth

13/02/1990 (36)

Birthplace

Auckland

New Zealand

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Weight class

Lightweight

Height

183 cm (6'0")

Reach

192 cm (76")

Style

MMA

Biography

Daniel Preston Hooker is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Hooker was the King in the Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Champion and WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Champion. As of 16 June 2026, he is #9 in the UFC lightweight rankings.

WIN BREAKDOWN

25 total fights · 50% KO rate

KO/TKO7 (50%)
Submission2 (14%)
Decision5 (36%)

Fight history (26)

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vs Brian OrtegaUFC Fight Night 294 - Prochazka vs. Stirling — 21/11/2026
Loss
vs Salahdine ParnasseUFC Fight Night 287 - Hooker vs. Parnasse — 05/09/2026
Loss
vs Benoît Saint DenisTKO (punches) (R2)UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 — 01/02/2026
Loss
vs Arman TsarukyanSubmission (arm-triangle choke) (R2)UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker — 22/11/2025
Win
vs Mateusz GamrotDecision - Split (R3)UFC 305 — 17/08/2024

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