Fighter profile

Dan Hooker

“The Hangman”

Lightweight · UFC record 14-11 · 25 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 5 Sep 2026

Volume StrikerPower Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)80

Power84

Striking defense59

Takedown defense85

WrestlingProvisional measure64

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (25 detailed fights; as of Sat 5 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED83.2

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED73.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Reach: 190 cm (6'3")
Stance: Switch
Age: 36

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

25 detailed UFC fights · 56 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 5 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed21.2significant, per round

Strikes absorbed21.7per round

Striking differential-0.5per round

Takedown attempts0.59per round

Takedown defense77.1%of attempts stopped

Finish rate64.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 21.2
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 21.7
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -0.5
Striking accuracy: 48.6%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 49.0%
Knockdowns per round: 0.16
Target: head / body / leg: 61.5% / 18.2% / 20.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 84.6% / 8.4% / 7.0%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.59
Takedowns landed per round: 0.20
Takedown accuracy: 33.3%
Takedown defense: 77.1%
Control time per round: 0:46
Submission attempts per round: 0.16
Reversals per round: 0.04

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 14-11-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 64.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 7 · 2 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 2 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 9 / 3
Average fight time: 10:47 (over 22 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Dan Hooker — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 5 Sep 2026	Salahdine Parnasse	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:35	UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
Sat 31 Jan 2026	Benoit Saint Denis	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:45	UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
Sat 22 Nov 2025	Arman Tsarukyan	L	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 3:34	UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
Sat 17 Aug 2024	Mateusz Gamrot	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Sat 8 Jul 2023	Jalin Turner	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez

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Dan Hooker — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 12 Nov 2022	Claudio Puelles	W	KO/TKO Kick	R2 4:06	UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Sat 19 Mar 2022	Arnold Allen	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:33	UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
Sat 30 Oct 2021	Islam Makhachev	L	SUB Kimura	R1 2:25	UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
Sat 25 Sep 2021	Nasrat Haqparast	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Sat 23 Jan 2021	Michael Chandler	L	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:30	UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
Sat 27 Jun 2020	Dustin Poirier	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
Sat 22 Feb 2020	Paul Felder	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
Sat 5 Oct 2019	Al Iaquinta	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Sat 20 Jul 2019	James Vick	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:33	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
Sat 15 Dec 2018	Edson Barboza	L	KO/TKO Punches	R3 2:19	UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta
Sat 7 Jul 2018	Gilbert Burns	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 2:28	UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
Sat 21 Apr 2018	Jim Miller	W	KO/TKO Knee	R1 3:00	UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
Sat 30 Dec 2017	Marc Diakiese	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R3 0:42	UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
Sat 10 Jun 2017	Ross Pearson	W	KO/TKO Knee	R2 3:02	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
Sat 26 Nov 2016	Jason Knight	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
Sat 19 Mar 2016	Mark Eddiva	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 1:24	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir
Sat 3 Oct 2015	Yair Rodriguez	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
Sat 9 May 2015	Hatsu Hioki	W	KO/TKO Kick	R2 4:13	UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
Sat 20 Sep 2014	Maximo Blanco	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
Sat 28 Jun 2014	Ian Entwistle	W	KO/TKO Elbows	R1 3:34	UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt

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