#8 Lightweight
Dan Hooker
L2“The Hangman”
24-14-0
0Prospect
🇳🇿New Zealand/Lightweight/Age 36/Switch/6' 0"/75″ reach/155 lbs
Win %
63%
SLpM
4.8
Str Acc
48%
Str Def
49%
TD Avg
0.7
TD Def
77%
Sub Avg
0.6
Finish
75%
At a Glance
4.8
SLpM
top 19%
48%
Str Acc
above average
0.7
TD Avg
bottom 13%
75%
Finish %
top 0%
49%
Str Def
below average
Dan Hooker "The Hangman" is a New Zealand switch Lightweight mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as a high-volume striker. With a record of 24-14-0, the fighter carries a 63% win rate across 38 pro contests, with a 75% finish rate that ranks among the most decisive in the division.
Career Arc
38 fightspeak +16 · current +14
Skill Profile
Fighter
UFC Avg
0Prospect
Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg
Str Acc
Str Def
TD Acc
TD Def
Striking Output
Sig. Strikes Landed / Min
4.82+1.40 vs avg
0avg 3.49
Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min
4.94+1.76 vs avg
0avg 3.29
Grappling Output
Takedowns / 15 Min
0.68-0.84 vs avg
0avg 1.56
Submissions / 15 Min
0.60+0.20 vs avg
0avg 0.43
Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)
Absorbed (4.94)Landed (4.82)
0
-0.12
Wins by Method
75%Finish
KO/TKO1146%
Submission729%
Decision625%
24 total wins
Win / Loss by Method
Wins (24)
11 KO
7 SUB
6 DEC
Losses (14)
4 KO
2 SUB
4 DEC
4 OTH
Recent Form (Last 5)
L
KO
L
Sub
W
Dec
W
Dec
W
KO
Career Fight Pace (Avg Sig Strikes / Round)
R1
25/47(53%)
R2
28/43(65%)
R3
30/53(57%)
Landed
Attempted
Positional & Target Breakdown
Position
55%
33%
Distance: 150Clinch: 31Ground: 90
Target
76%
21%
Head: 205Body: 56Leg: 10
Grappling Efficiency
Avg TD / Fight
0.2
Avg Control / Fight
0:18
Avg Sub Att. / Fight
0.1
TD Success Rate
30%
Durability & Resilience
Fights to Decision
10 of 38
KO/TKO Losses
4
Avg Fight Duration
2.2 rounds
Post-Loss Record
6-3
Fight History24 UFC + 14 pre-UFC
38 fights24W10L
| Result | Opponent | Method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Benoit Saint Denis | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
LOSS Method KO/TKO Punches Round 2 of 3 Time 4:45 Division Lightweight | ||||||
| L | Arman Tsarukyan | SSUB Arm Triangle | ||||
| W | Mateusz Gamrot | DS-DEC | ||||
| W | Jalin Turner | DS-DEC | ||||
| W | Claudio Puelles | KKO/TKO Kick | ||||
| L | Arnold Allen | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| L | Islam Makhachev | SSUB Kimura | ||||
| W | Nasrat Haqparast | DU-DEC | ||||
| L | Michael Chandler | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| L | Dustin Poirier | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Paul Felder | DS-DEC | ||||
| W | Al Iaquinta | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | James Vick | KKO/TKO Punch | ||||
| L | Edson Barboza | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Gilbert Burns | KKO/TKO Punches | ||||
| W | Jim Miller | KKO/TKO Knee | ||||
| W | Marc Diakiese | SSUB Guillotine Choke | ||||
| W | Ross Pearson | KKO/TKO Knee | ||||
| L | Jason Knight | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Mark Eddiva | SSUB Guillotine Choke | ||||
| L | Yair Rodriguez | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Hatsu Hioki | KKO/TKO Kick | ||||
| L | Maximo Blanco | DU-DEC | ||||
| W | Ian Entwistle | KKO/TKO Elbows | ||||
| W | Nick Patterson | KTKO | ||||
| W | Rusty McBride | SSUB | ||||
| W | Cee Khubone | SSUB | ||||
| W | Unknown | KTKO | ||||
| W | Rusty McBride | KTKO | ||||
| ? | Haotian Wu | SSUB | ||||
| W | Unknown | DDEC | ||||
| W | Scott MacGregor | SSUB | ||||
| ? | Robert Lisita | DDEC | ||||
| ? | Sonny Brown | SSUB | ||||
| W | Ken Yasuda | KTKO | ||||
| W | Adam Calver | SSUB | ||||
| ? | Adam Calver | DDEC | ||||
| W | Mike Taylor | SSUB | ||||