Dan Hooker

Career

Known as "Hangman" due to his lanky build and always look to finish fights via submissions. 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.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Hooker made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer Ian Entwistle on June 28, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 43.

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

Hooker faced Hatsu Hioki on May 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65. Hooker next faced Yair Rodríguez on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192.

He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Hooker next faced to face Mark Eddiva on March 20, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85. Ultimate Fighting Championship

Performance of the Night (One time)

Australian Fighting Championship

Lightweight Championship (One time)Two successful title defenses

Supremacy Fighting Championships

New Zealand Lightweight Championship

MMAJunkie.com

2015 May Knockout of the Month versus Hatsu Hioki.

Achievements

• Hooker won the back-and-forth fight via TKO in the first round. 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 Mobile Marketing Association fight. The win also earned Hooker his first Performance of the Night bonus award. He won the fighting from a high-elbow mounted guillotine choke in the first round. First New Zealander to Win a UFC Fight by Submission.