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
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
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
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
24 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Benoit Saint Denis 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:45 — UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · 2026-01-31
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 · 2025-11-22
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 · 2024-08-17
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 · 2023-07-08
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 · 2022-11-12
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 · 2022-03-19
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 · 2021-10-30
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 · 2021-09-25
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 · 2021-01-23
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 · 2020-06-27
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 · 2020-02-22
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 · 2019-10-05
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 · 2019-07-20
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 · 2018-12-15
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 · 2018-07-07
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 · 2018-04-21
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 · 2017-12-30
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 · 2017-06-10
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 · 2016-11-26
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 · 2016-03-19
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 · 2015-10-03
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 · 2015-05-09
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 · 2014-09-20
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 · 2014-06-28
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Dan Hooker) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
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
2026-02-01 |
UFC | 2 | 4:45 |
| L | Arman Tsarukyan | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2025-11-22 |
UFC | 2 | 3:34 |
| W | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision (split) | UFC 305
2024-08-18 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jalin Turner | Decision (split) | UFC 290
2023-07-08 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Claudio Puelles | TKO (front kick to the body) | UFC 281
2022-11-12 |
UFC | 2 | 4:06 |
| L | Arnold Allen | TKO (punches and elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2022-03-19 |
UFC | 1 | 2:33 |
| L | Islam Makhachev | Submission (kimura) | UFC 267
2021-10-30 |
UFC | 1 | 2:25 |
| W | Nasrat Haqparast | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 266
2021-09-25 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Michael Chandler | TKO (punches) | UFC 257
2021-01-24 |
UFC | 1 | 2:30 |
| L | Dustin Poirier | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker
2020-06-27 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Paul Felder | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
2020-02-23 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Al Iaquinta | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 243
2019-10-06 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | James Vick | KO (punch) | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards
2019-07-20 |
UFC | 1 | 2:33 |
| L | Edson Barboza | KO (punch to the body) | UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
2018-12-15 |
UFC | 3 | 2:19 |
| W | Gilbert Burns | KO (punch) | UFC 226
2018-07-07 |
UFC | 1 | 2:28 |
| W | Jim Miller | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
2018-04-21 |
UFC | 1 | 3:00 |
| W | Marc Diakiese | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 219
2017-12-30 |
UFC | 3 | 0:42 |
| W | Ross Pearson | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
2017-06-11 |
UFC | 2 | 3:02 |
| L | Jason Knight | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
2016-11-27 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mark Eddiva | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir
2016-03-20 |
UFC | 1 | 1:24 |
| L | Yair Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 192
2015-10-03 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Hatsu Hioki | KO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt
2015-05-10 |
UFC | 2 | 4:13 |
| L | Maximo Blanco | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson
2014-09-20 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ian Entwistle | TKO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt
2014-06-28 |
UFC | 1 | 3:34 |
| W | Nick Patterson | TKO (punches) | Australian FC 6
2013-08-24 |
Australian FC | 3 | 0:34 |
| W | Rusty McBride | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Australian FC 5
2013-05-10 |
Australian FC | 1 | 1:31 |
| W | Sihle Khuboni | Submission (triangle choke) | Shuriken MMA: Clash of the Continents
2012-10-13 |
Shuriken MMA | 1 | 2:53 |
| W | Wu Chengjie | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Legend FC 9
2012-06-16 |
Legend FC | 1 | 3:44 |
| W | Rusty McBride | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Australian FC 3
2012-04-14 |
Australian FC | 2 | 3:57 |
| L | Wu Haotian | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legend FC 8
2012-03-30 |
Legend FC | 2 | 4:52 |
| W | Yuma Ishizuka | Decision (unanimous) | Australian FC 2
2011-09-03 |
Australian FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Scott MacGregor | Submission (guillotine choke) | Supremacy Cage Fighting 8
2011-07-30 |
Supremacy Cage Fighting | 1 | 4:42 |
| L | Rob Lisita | Decision (split) | Supremacy Cage Fighting 6
2010-07-03 |
Supremacy Cage Fighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Sonny Brown | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rize MMA 4
2010-03-27 |
Rize MMA | 2 | 2:00 |
| W | Ken Yasuda | TKO (eye injury) | Rize MMA 3
2009-12-05 |
Rize MMA | 1 | 3:12 |
| W | Adam Calver | Submission (armbar) | Supremacy Cage Fighting 4
2009-11-14 |
Supremacy Cage Fighting | 1 | 2:52 |
| L | Adam Calver | Decision (split) | Supremacy Cage Fighting 3
2009-07-25 |
Supremacy Cage Fighting | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mike Taylor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Supremacy Cage Fighting 2
2009-03-07 |
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.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.