Dan Hooker

Dan Hooker
Born Daniel Hooker
(1990-02-13) 13 February 1990
Auckland, New Zealand
Other names Hangman
Nationality New Zealander
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight 155.5 lb (70.5 kg; 11.11 st)
Division Featherweight (2012, 2014-2016)
Lightweight (2009-2012, 2017-present)
Reach 75 in (191 cm)[1]
Style Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand
Team Tiger Muay Thai[2]
City Kickboxing
Rank Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Years active 2009–present
Kickboxing record
Total 13
Wins 9
Losses 1
Draws 3
Mixed martial arts record
Total 24
Wins 17
By knockout 9
By submission 7
By decision 1
Losses 7
By submission 2
By decision 5
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Daniel Preston Hooker (born 13 February 1990) is a New Zealand mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of 26 July 2018, he is the #14 ranked contender in the official UFC lightweight rankings.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Hooker made his professional mixed martial arts debut in March 2009. He fought primarily in his native New Zealand and amassed a record of 10–4 before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[5]

Dan Hooker is also a pro kickboxer with a 9-1-3 record, winning the King In The Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Championship and WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Championship.

Hooker also has a 3-2 submission grappling record. On 18 October 2009 he took part in the ICNZ Contender Series 1 No Gi Submission Wrestling Tournament. He beat Thomas Kwok and Bass Khou by guillotine choke and lost to Pumau Campbell on points. He also competed in the New Zealand 2011 No Gi Nationals, in the Advanced under 77 kg / 170 lbs division, he beat Paul Faavaoga in the first round, and lost to LJ Stevenson in the second round.

He has also competed in a heavyweight fight, for which he weighted in at 86 kg / 189 lbs, against Mark Creedy, winning by knockout in the second round. He also competed in a heavyweight tag team kickboxing match against Antz Nansen.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Hooker made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer Ian Entwistle on 28 June 2014 at UFC Fight Night 43. Hooker won the back-and-forth fight via TKO in the first round.[6]

Hooker faced Maximo Blanco on 20 September 2014 at UFC Fight Night 52.[7] Hooker lost the fight via unanimous decision.[8]

Hooker faced Hatsu Hioki on 10 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[9] He won the fight via knockout due to a combination of head kick and punches in the second round. With this win, he became the first man to knock out Hioki in a MMA fight.[10] The win also earned Hooker his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[11]

Hooker next faced Yair Rodríguez on 3 October 2015 at UFC 192.[12] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[13]

Hooker next faced Mark Eddiva on 20 March 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.[14] He won the fighting from a high-elbow mounted guillotine choke in the first round.[15]

Hooker faced Jason Knight on 27 November 2016 at UFC Fight Night 101.[16] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[17]

Hooker fought Ross Pearson on 11 June 2017 at UFC Fight Night 110.[18] He trained locally in City Kickboxing in Newton, Auckland.[19] He won the fight via knockout in the second round.[20] The win also earned Hooker his second Performance of the Night bonus award.[21]

Hooker faced Marc Diakiese on 30 December 2017 at UFC 219 [22] He won the fight via guillotine choke submission in the third round.[23]

Hooker faced Jim Miller on 21 April 2018 at UFC Fight Night 128.[24] He won the fight via knockout in round one.[25]

Hooker faced Gilbert Burns on 7 July 2018 at UFC 226.[26] He won the fight via knockout in round one.[27]

Hooker is scheduled to face Edson Barboza on 15 December 2018 at UFC on Fox 31.[28]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 17–7 Gilbert Burns KO (punches) UFC 226 7 July 2018 1 2:28 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 16–7 Jim Miller KO (knee) UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee 21 April 2018 1 3:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win 15–7 Marc Diakiese Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 219 30 December 2017 3 0:42 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 14–7 Ross Pearson KO (knee) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt 11 June 2017 2 3:02 Auckland, New Zealand Return to Lightweight. Performance of the Night.
Loss 13–7 Jason Knight Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson 27 November 2016 3 5:00 Melbourne, Australia
Win 13–6 Mark Eddiva Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir 20 March 2016 1 1:24 Brisbane, Australia
Loss 12–6 Yair Rodríguez Decision (unanimous) UFC 192 3 October 2015 3 5:00 Houston, Texas, United States
Win 12–5 Hatsu Hioki KO (head kick and punches) UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt 10 May 2015 2 4:13 Adelaide, Australia Performance of the Night.
Loss 11–5 Maximo Blanco Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson 20 September 2014 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan
Win 11–4 Ian Entwistle TKO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Te-Huna vs. Marquardt 28 June 2014 1 3:34 Auckland, New Zealand Return to Featherweight.
Win 10–4 Nick Patterson TKO (punches) AFC 6 24 August 2013 3 0:34 Melbourne, Australia Defended the AFC Lightweight Championship.[29]
Win 9–4 Rusty McBride Submission (rear-naked choke) AFC 5 10 May 2013 1 1:31 Melbourne, Australia Defended the AFC Lightweight Championship.[29]
Win 8–4 Sihle Khuboni Submission (triangle choke) Shuriken MMA: Clash of the Continents 13 October 2012 1 2:53 Auckland, New Zealand Return to Lightweight.
Win 7–4 Chengjie Wu TKO (doctor stoppage) Legend FC 9 16 June 2012 1 3:44 Macau, SAR, China Featherweight debut.
Win 6–4 Rusty McBride TKO (doctor stoppage) AFC 3 14 April 2012 2 3:57 Melbourne, Australia Won the AFC Lightweight Championship.[29]
Loss 5–4 Haotian Wu Submission (rear-naked choke) Legend FC 8 30 March 2012 2 4:52 Hong Kong, SAR, China
Win 5–3 Yuma Ishizuka Decision (unanimous) AFC 2 3 September 2011 3 5:00 Melbourne, Australia
Win 4–3 Scott MacGregor Submission (guillotine choke) SFC 8 30 July 2011 1 4:42 Auckland, New Zealand Won the SFC South Pacific Lightweight Championship.
Loss 3–3 Rob Lisita Decision (split) SCF 6 3 July 2010 3 5:00 Dunedin, New Zealand For the SFC South Pacific Lightweight Championship.[32]
Loss 3–2 Sonny Brown Submission (rear-naked choke) Rize 4 27 March 2010 2 2:00 Fortitude Valley, Australia
Win 3–1 Ken Yasuda TKO (eye injury) Rize 3 5 December 2009 1 3:12 Mansfield, Australia
Win 2–1 Adam Calver Submission (armbar) SCF 4 14 November 2009 1 2:52 Auckland, New Zealand
Loss 1–1 Adam Calver Decision (split) SCF 3 25 July 2009 3 5:00 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 1–0 Mike Taylor Submission (rear-naked choke) SCF 2 7 March 2009 1 0:48 Auckland, New Zealand

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Fight Card - UFC 192 Cormier vs. Gustafsson". UFC.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Good Luck TMT Fighters & Tryout Winners Dan Hooker & Ben Nguyen fighting at UFC New Zealand! - Tiger Muay Thai & MMA Training Camp, Phuket, Thailand". Tiger Muay Thai. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Dan Hooker - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Fighter Rankings | UFC ®". UFC. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  5. ↑ Zane Simon (2014-05-21). "Welcome to the UFC Entwistle, Hooker, Johnson, & Matthews". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  6. ↑ Matt Erickson (2014-06-28). "UFC Fight Night 43 results: Daniel Hooker survives subs to TKO Ian Entwistle with elbows". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  7. ↑ C.J. Tuttle (2014-07-15). "Maximo Blanco set to face Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night in Japan". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  8. ↑ Matt Erickson (2014-09-20). "UFC Fight Night 52 results: Maximo Blanco outslugs gritty Daniel Hooker". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  9. ↑ Staff (2015-02-23). "Hatsu Hioki meets Daniel Hooker at UFC Fight Night 65 in Australia". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  10. 1 2 Dana Becker (10 May 2015). "Dan Hooker earns career-defining victory At UFC Fight Night 65". fightline.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  11. ↑ Staff (2015-05-10). "UFC Fight Night 65 bonuses: With 10 finishes in 12 fights, who got $50,000?". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  12. ↑ Dave Doyle (2015-08-03). "Yair Rodriguez vs. Dan Hooker added to UFC 192 slate". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  13. ↑ Brent Brookhouse (2015-10-03). "UFC 192 results: Yair Rodriguez sweeps Daniel Hooker". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  14. ↑ Clay Wilson (2016-01-28). "Daniel Hooker added to UFC Brisbane to make it three Kiwi fighters on card". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  15. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2016-03-19). "UFC Fight Night 85 results: Dan Hooker masterfully chokes out Mark Eddiva in 84 seconds". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  16. ↑ Emma Challands (2016-10-09). "UFC Melbourne: Dan Hooker to face Jason Knight". fightnewsaustralia.com. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  17. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2016-11-27). "UFC Fight Night 101 results: Jason Knight outworks Dan Hooker over three rounds for decision win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  18. ↑ Brad Lewis (2017-03-30). "New Zealand UFC lightweight Daniel Hooker to fight Ross Pearson at UFC Fight Night in Auckland". newshub.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  19. ↑ "Home - City Kickboxing". City Kickboxing. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  20. ↑ Steven Marrocco (2017-06-10). "UFC Fight Night 110 results: Dan Hooker polishes off Ross Pearson with perfectly timed knee". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  21. 1 2 Staff (2017-06-10). "UFC Fight Night 110 bonuses: Finishes by Ben Nguyen, Dan Hooker earn them $50K". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  22. ↑ Staff (2017-10-23). "Dan Hooker meets Marc Diakiese at UFC 219 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  23. ↑ "UFC 219 live blog: Dan Hooker vs. Marc Diakiese". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  24. ↑ Kristine Auble (2018-02-28). "UFC's return to A.C. to feature fighters with ties to N.J." pressofatlanticcity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  25. ↑ "UFC Fight Night 128 results: Dan Hooker KOs Jim Miller with massive knee". MMAjunkie. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  26. ↑ "Gilbert Burns vs. Dan Hooker slated for UFC 226 in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie. 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  27. ↑ "UFC 226 results: Dan Hooker knocks out Gilbert Burns for fourth straight finish". MMAjunkie. 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  28. ↑ "UFC: Dan Hooker books date with Edson Barboza at UFC Fight Night Milwaukee". nzherald. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 "Australian Fighting Championships 6 Fight Card Taking Shape". Fight News Australia. June 21, 2013.
  30. ↑ "Supremacy Fighting Championships 8 Triple Threat". New Zealand MMA. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
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  32. ↑ "Supremacy 6 results". New Zealand MMA. 4 July 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
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