Dan "The Hangman" Hooker is the current #6 ranked UFC Lightweight fighter with a professional MMA record of 21-wins and 11-losses. Hooker is a former WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Champion and King in the Ring Middleweight Kickboxing champion and holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Dan started his combat sports journey in kickboxing and amassed a professional record of 9-1-3 and winning the KBF X-Rules Welterweight Champion and King in the Ring Middleweight Kickboxing championship.
Hooker started his MMA career in 2009 at ICNZ 5 against Tristan Watson. He won the fight via unanimous decision and went professional later that year.
Hooker fought and won against Mike Taylor at SCF 2 for his professional debut bout. Following this, he went 2-2 in his next 4- fights before getting a title shot at the SFC South Pacific Lightweight Championship against Rob Lisita at SCF 6. Dan lost the fight via a close decision and went on a 1-year hiatus. He returned at SFC 8 and fought again for the SFC South Pacific Lightweight Championship, but this time fought Scott MacGregor. Hooker defeated MacGregor in the first round via guillotine choke submission.
He then defeated Yuma Ishizuka at AFC 2 and lost to Haotian Wu at Legend FC 8 before getting a title shot for the AFC Lightweight Championship against Rusty McBride at AFC 3. Hooker won the fight in the second round via TKO (doctor stoppage) and then won his next 4-fights including, 2-title defenses before, joining the UFC in 2014 with a professional record of 10-4.
Dan Hooker made his UFC debut against Ian Entwistle at UFC Fight Night: Te-Huna vs. Marquardt. Hooker won the fight via TKO (elbows) in the first round. He lost his next fight against Maximo Blanco at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson before bouncing back against Hatsu Hioki and defeating him via KO (head kick and punches) to earn his first Performance of the Night bonus.
Dan Hooker made his UFC debut against Ian Entwistle at UFC Fight Night: Te-Huna vs. Marquardt. Hooker won the fight via TKO (elbows) in the first round. He lost his next fight against Maximo Blanco at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson before bouncing back against Hatsu Hioki and defeating him via KO (head kick and punches) to earn his first Performance of the Night bonus.
After this, Hooker got his first UFC PPV fight at UFC 192 against Yair Rodriguez and lost via unanimous decision. Dan bounced back from the loss and defeated Mark Eddiva via first-round submission at UFC Fight Night- Hunt vs. Mar. He was then was defeated by Jason Knight via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night- Whittaker vs. Brunson.
Dan then went on a 4-fight win streak and defeated the likes of Gilbert Burns before being stopped by Edson Barboza at UFC on Fox 31 via third-round KO. Hooker recovered from the loss and got back to the winning ways as he won his next 3-fights against James Vick, Al Iaquinta, and Paul Felder.
Hooker's fight streak ended when he fought Dustin Poirier at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker. Hooker lost the fight via unanimous decision and then lost his next fight against UFC newcomer Michael Chandler at UFC 257 before coming back on the winning ways after defeating Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 266 via unanimous decision.
Recently, Hooker took a short-notice fight Islam Makhachev at UFC 267. He lost in the first round via submission.
Dan Hooker fought Islam Makhachev on short notice at UFC 267. Hooker landed a few kicks in the fight before being taken down by Makhachev inside the first minute of the side. Hooker was unable to neutralize Makhachev's ground control and eventually got locked in a kimura. Hooker wasn't able to escape from the Kimura and submitted to lose the fight.
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Dan Hooker's current record stands at 21-19. He is the current #6 ranked UFC lightweight fighter.
| Matches | Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
Dan Hooker's last fight was against Islam Makhachev at UFC 267. Hooker lost the fight via submission(kimura) in the 1st round.
Below is the professional MMA record of Dan Hooker:
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
| Loss | 21-11 | Islam Makhachev | Submission (kimura) | UFC 267 | 30/10/2021 |
| Win | 21-10 | Nasrat Haqparast | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 266 | 25/09/2021 |
| Loss | 20-10 | Michael Chandler | TKO (punches) | UFC 257 | 24/01/2021 |
| Loss | 20-9 | Dustin Poirier | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker | 27/06/2020 |
| Win | 20-8 | Paul Felder | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | 23/02/2020 |
| Win | 19-8 | Al Laquinta | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 243 | 06/10/2019 |
| Win | 18-8 | James Vick | KO (punch) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards | 20/07/2019 |
| Loss | 17-8 | Edson barboza | KO (punch to the body) | UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 | 15/12/2018 |
| Win | 17-7 | Gilbert Burns | KO (punches) | UFC 226 | 07/07/2018 |
| Win | 16-7 | Jim Miller | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | 21/04/2018 |
| Win | 15-7 | Marc Diakiese | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 219 | 30/12/2017 |
| Win | 14-7 | Ross Pearson | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | 11/06/2017 |
| Loss | 13-7 | Jason Knight | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | 27/11/2016 |
| WIn | 13-6 | Mark Eddiva | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir | 20/03/2016 |
| Loss | 12-6 | Yair Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 192 | 03/10/2015 |
| Win | 12-5 | Hatsu Hioki | KO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt | 10/05/2015 |
| Loss | 11-5 | Maximo Blanco | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson | 20/09/2014 |
| Win | 11-4 | Ian Entwistle | TKO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Te-Huna vs. Marquardt | 28/06/2014 |
| Win | 10-4 | Nick Patterson | TKO (punches) | AFC 6 | 24/08/2013 |
| Win | 9-4 | Rusty McBride | Submission (rear-naked choke) | AFC 5 | 10/05/2013 |
| Win | 8-4 | Sihle Khuboni | Submission (triangle choke) | Shuriken MMA: Clash of the Continents | 13/10/2012 |
| Win | 7-4 | Chengjie Wu | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Legend FC 9 | 16/06/2012 |
| Win | 6-4 | Rusty McBride | TKO (doctor stoppage) | AFC 3 | 14/04/2012 |
| Loss | 5-4 | Haotian Wu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legend FC 8 | 30/03/2012 |
| Win | 5-3 | Yuma Ishizuka | Decision (unanimous) | AFC 2 | 03/10/2011 |
| Win | 4-3 | Scott MacGregor | Submission (guillotine choke) | SCF 8 | 30/07/2011 |
| Loss | 3-3 | Rob Lisita | Decision (split) | SCF 6 | 03/07/2010 |
| Loss | 3-2 | Sonny Brown | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rize 4 | 27/03/2010 |
| Win | 3-1 | Ken Yasuda | TKO (eye injury) | Rize 3 | 05/12/2009 |
| Win | 2-1 | Adam Calver | Submission (armbar) | SCF 4 | 14/11/2009 |
| Loss | 1-1 | Adam Calver | Decision (split) | SCF 3 | 25/07/2009 |
| Win | 1-0 | Mike Taylor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SCF 2 | 07/03/2009 |
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