Lightweight · “The Hangman”
Dan Hooker
24-14-0 UFC 14-10-0
6'0"Height
75"Reach
SwitchStance
36Age
7KO wins
2Sub wins
64.3%Finish rate
10:07Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.82
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.94
Striking accuracy48.7%
Striking defense49.1%
Takedowns / 15 min0.68
Takedown accuracy33.3%
Takedown defense77.1%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.56
Control time17.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents11-7
Striking trend
Fight history
L Benoit Saint Denis 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:45 — UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · January 31, 2026
30/47Sig. strikes
97/127Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:28Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Arman Tsarukyan 9-2 walk-in Submission · R2 3:34 — UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · November 22, 2025
10/33Sig. strikes
42/60Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Mateusz Gamrot 7-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · August 17, 2024
65/143Sig. strikes
64/129Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:28Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jalin Turner 6-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · July 8, 2023
125/197Sig. strikes
100/177Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
3:09Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Claudio Puelles 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:06 — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira · November 12, 2022
29/63Sig. strikes
5/18Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:08Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Arnold Allen 8-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:33 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall · March 19, 2022
14/49Sig. strikes
49/84Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Islam Makhachev 9-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:25 — UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira · October 30, 2021
4/13Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nasrat Haqparast 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · September 25, 2021
73/153Sig. strikes
27/69Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
7:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Michael Chandler 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:30 — UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor · January 23, 2021
8/19Sig. strikes
17/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dustin Poirier 17-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker · June 27, 2020
155/253Sig. strikes
153/231Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
6:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Paul Felder 9-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker · February 22, 2020
122/221Sig. strikes
110/230Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
5:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Al Iaquinta 9-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · October 5, 2019
98/207Sig. strikes
37/116Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:30Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W James Vick 9-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:33 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · July 20, 2019
22/41Sig. strikes
7/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Edson Barboza 13-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 2:19 — UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta · December 15, 2018
81/204Sig. strikes
126/226Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gilbert Burns 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:28 — UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier · July 7, 2018
22/34Sig. strikes
13/28Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:15Control
2Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jim Miller 17-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · April 21, 2018
24/44Sig. strikes
10/20Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marc Diakiese 3-1 walk-in Submission · R3 0:42 — UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm · December 30, 2017
17/40Sig. strikes
24/69Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
3:14Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ross Pearson 11-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:02 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt · June 10, 2017
69/141Sig. strikes
38/88Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:01Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jason Knight 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson · November 26, 2016
47/100Sig. strikes
59/185Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:42Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mark Eddiva 1-2 walk-in Submission · R1 1:24 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir · March 19, 2016
5/9Sig. strikes
4/8Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Yair Rodriguez 2-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson · October 3, 2015
19/79Sig. strikes
52/104Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
6:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Hatsu Hioki 3-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:13 — UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt · May 9, 2015
21/61Sig. strikes
32/92Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:10Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Maximo Blanco 2-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson · September 20, 2014
99/236Sig. strikes
132/240Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ian Entwistle 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:34 — UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · June 28, 2014
12/18Sig. strikes
1/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:54Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
11
Submission
7
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
4
Decision
6
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
24
Supremacy Cage Fighting
5
Australian FC
4
Legend FC
2
Rize MMA
2
Shuriken MMA
1
Full career — 38 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Benoît Saint Denis | TKO (punches) | UFC 325
February 1, 2026 |
UFC | 2 | 4:45 |
| L | Arman Tsarukyan | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
November 22, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 3:34 |
| W | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision (split) | UFC 305
August 18, 2024 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jalin Turner | Decision (split) | UFC 290
July 8, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Claudio Puelles | TKO (front kick to the body) | UFC 281
November 12, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 4:06 |
| L | Arnold Allen | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
March 19, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 2:33 |
| L | Islam Makhachev | Submission (kimura) | UFC 267
October 30, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 2:25 |
| W | Nasrat Haqparast | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 266
September 25, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Michael Chandler | TKO (punches) | UFC 257
January 24, 2021 |
UFC | 1 | 2:30 |
| L | Dustin Poirier | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker
June 27, 2020 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Paul Felder | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
February 23, 2020 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Al Iaquinta | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 243
October 6, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | James Vick | KO (punch) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
July 20, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 2:33 |
| L | Edson Barboza | KO (punch to the body) | UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
December 15, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 2:19 |
| W | Gilbert Burns | KO (punch) | UFC 226
July 7, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 2:28 |
| W | Jim Miller | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
April 21, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 3:00 |
| W | Marc Diakiese | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 219
December 30, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 0:42 |
| W | Ross Pearson | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
June 11, 2017 |
UFC | 2 | 3:02 |
| L | Jason Knight | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
November 27, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mark Eddiva | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir
March 20, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 1:24 |
| L | Yair Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 192
October 3, 2015 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Hatsu Hioki | KO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt
May 10, 2015 |
UFC | 2 | 4:13 |
| L | Maximo Blanco | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
September 20, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ian Entwistle | TKO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt
June 28, 2014 |
UFC | 1 | 3:34 |
| W | Nick Patterson | TKO (punches) | Australian FC 6
August 24, 2013 |
Australian FC | 3 | 0:34 |
| W | Rusty McBride | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Australian FC 5
May 10, 2013 |
Australian FC | 1 | 1:31 |
| W | Sihle Khuboni | Submission (triangle choke) | Shuriken MMA: Clash of the Continents
October 13, 2012 |
Shuriken MMA | 1 | 2:53 |
| W | Wu Chengjie | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Legend FC 9
June 16, 2012 |
Legend FC | 1 | 3:44 |
| W | Rusty McBride | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Australian FC 3
April 14, 2012 |
Australian FC | 2 | 3:57 |
| L | Wu Haotian | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legend FC 8
March 30, 2012 |
Legend FC | 2 | 4:52 |
| W | Yuma Ishizuka | Decision (unanimous) | Australian FC 2
September 3, 2011 |
Australian FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Scott MacGregor | Submission (guillotine choke) | Supremacy Cage Fighting 8
July 30, 2011 |
Supremacy Cage Fighting | 1 | 4:42 |
| L | Rob Lisita | Decision (split) | Supremacy Cage Fighting 6
July 3, 2010 |
Supremacy Cage Fighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Sonny Brown | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rize MMA 4
March 27, 2010 |
Rize MMA | 2 | 2:00 |
| W | Ken Yasuda | TKO (eye injury) | Rize MMA 3
December 5, 2009 |
Rize MMA | 1 | 3:12 |
| W | Adam Calver | Submission (armbar) | Supremacy Cage Fighting 4
November 14, 2009 |
Supremacy Cage Fighting | 1 | 2:52 |
| L | Adam Calver | Decision (split) | Supremacy Cage Fighting 3
July 25, 2009 |
Supremacy Cage Fighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Taylor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Supremacy Cage Fighting 2
March 7, 2009 |
Supremacy Cage Fighting | 1 | 0:48 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Dan Hooker) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.