Dan Hooker (24-12, 18) was born in Auckland, New Zealand on February 13, 1990. At the age of 19 years on March 7, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Mike Taylor, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On June 28, 2014, 24-year old Dan Hooker made his UFC debut on his 15th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt against a 27-year old Ian Entwistle, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Hooker's last fight was a 3-round split decision win against Mateusz Gamrot at UFC 305 at age 34 on August 18, 2024. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought 22 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins and 8 losses in the promotion.
Some of Dan Hooker's best fights have been against James Vick, Ian Entwistle, Jim Miller, Gilbert Burns, Ross Pearson, Mark Eddiva and Hatsu Hioki.
Hooker has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36  | Aug 18, 2024 34 years, 6 months 24-12 (18) | 33 years, 8 months 24-2 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
35  | Jul 8, 2023 33 years, 4 months 23-12 (18) | 28 years, 1 months 13-6 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
34  | Nov 12, 2022 32 years, 8 months 22-12 (18) | 26 years, 6 months 12-2 (9) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Front kick to the body |
33  | Mar 19, 2022 32 years, 1 months 21-12 (17) | 28 years, 1 months 17-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
32  | Oct 30, 2021 31 years, 8 months 21-11 (17) | 30 years 20-1 (12) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura |
31  | Sep 25, 2021 31 years, 7 months 21-10 (17) | 26 years, 1 months 13-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
30  | Jan 24, 2021 30 years, 11 months 20-10 (17) | 34 years, 9 months 21-5 (14) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
29  | Jun 27, 2020 30 years, 4 months 20-9 (17) | 31 years, 5 months 25-6 (19) | UFC | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Feb 23, 2020 30 years 20-8 (17) | 35 years, 9 months 17-4 (11) | UFC | LT | 5 | SD | WIN |
27 | Oct 6, 2019 29 years, 7 months 19-8 (17) | Al Iaquinta | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Jul 20, 2019 29 years, 5 months 18-8 (17) | 32 years, 4 months 13-3 (8) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
25  | Dec 15, 2018 28 years, 10 months 17-8 (16) | 32 years, 10 months 19-6 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punch to the body |
24  | Jul 7, 2018 28 years, 4 months 17-7 (16) | 31 years, 11 months 13-2 (11) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
23  | Apr 21, 2018 28 years, 2 months 16-7 (15) | 34 years, 7 months 28-11 (17) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | WIN Knee |
22  | Dec 30, 2017 27 years, 10 months 15-7 (14) | 24 years, 9 months 12-1 (7) | UFC | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
21  | Jun 11, 2017 27 years, 3 months 14-7 (13) | 32 years, 8 months 19-13 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Knee |
20  | Nov 27, 2016 26 years, 9 months 13-7 (12) | 24 years, 4 months 17-2 (14) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Mar 20, 2016 26 years, 1 months 13-6 (12) | 30 years, 1 months 6-2 (5) | UFC | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
18  | Oct 3, 2015 25 years, 7 months 12-6 (11) | 22 years, 11 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | May 10, 2015 25 years, 2 months 12-5 (11) | 31 years, 9 months 27-8-2 (14) | UFC | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches |
16  | Sep 20, 2014 24 years, 7 months 11-5 (10) | 30 years, 11 months 10-6-1 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Jun 28, 2014 24 years, 4 months 11-4 (10) | 27 years, 7 months 8-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows |
14 | Aug 24, 2013 23 years, 6 months 10-4 (9) | Nick Patterson | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended AFC lightweight title | |
13 | May 10, 2013 23 years, 2 months 9-4 (8) | Rusty McBride | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended AFC lightweight title | |
12 | Oct 13, 2012 22 years, 8 months 8-4 (7) | Sihle Khuboni | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
11 | Jun 16, 2012 22 years, 4 months 7-4 (6) | Wu Chengjie | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
10 | Apr 14, 2012 22 years, 2 months 6-4 (5) | Rusty McBride | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage Won AFC lightweight title | |
9 | Mar 30, 2012 22 years, 1 months 5-4 (4) | Wu Haotian | LT | 2 | CKO | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Sep 3, 2011 21 years, 6 months 5-3 (4) | Yuma Ishizuka | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Jul 30, 2011 21 years, 5 months 4-3 (4) | Scott MacGregor | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
6 | Jul 3, 2010 20 years, 4 months 3-3 (3) | Rob Lisita | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
5 | Mar 27, 2010 20 years, 1 months 3-2 (3) | Sonny Brown | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Dec 5, 2009 19 years, 9 months 3-1 (3) | Ken Yasuda | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Eye injury | |
3 | Nov 14, 2009 19 years, 9 months 2-1 (2) | Adam Calver | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
2 | Jul 25, 2009 19 years, 5 months 1-1 (1) | Adam Calver | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
1 | Mar 7, 2009 19 years 1-0 (1) | Mike Taylor | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
