#14Dan HookerAll-Around

Lightweight · 24-14 · switch

Last 5
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Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
6'3"
190.5 cm
Age
36
Elo Rating
1619.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 201 Lightweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 4.82 significant strikes per minute — better than 85% of Lightweight fighters
  • Stops 77% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 81% of Lightweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Absorbs 4.94 significant strikes per minute — worse than 90% of Lightweight fighters
  • Avoids only 49% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 85% of Lightweight fighters
  • Averages just 0.68 takedowns per 15 minutes — worse than 76% of Lightweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.82
    Top 15%
  • Striking accuracy
    48%
    Top 28%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.94
    Bottom 10%
  • Striking defense
    49%
    Bottom 15%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.68
    Bottom 24%
  • Takedown accuracy
    33%
    Bottom 36%
  • Takedown defense
    77%
    Top 19%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.60
    Top 42%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1614, higher than 90% of Lightweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1619).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Turner15:00Gamrot8:34Tsarukyan9:45Denis2:35Parnasse
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LSalahdine Parnasse
UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs Parnasse
2026-09-05 · KO/TKO, R1 2:35
LBenoit Saint Denis
UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
2026-01-31 · KO/TKO, R2 4:45
LArman Tsarukyan
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
2025-11-22 · Submission, R2 3:34
WMateusz Gamrot
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
2024-08-17 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WJalin Turner
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
2023-07-08 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WClaudio Puelles
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
2022-11-12 · KO/TKO, R2 4:06
LArnold Allen
UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
2022-03-19 · KO/TKO, R1 2:33
LIslam Makhachev
UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
2021-10-30 · Submission, R1 2:25
WNasrat Haqparast
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
2021-09-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LMichael Chandler
UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
2021-01-23 · KO/TKO, R1 2:30
LDustin Poirier
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
2020-06-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WPaul Felder
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
2020-02-22 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WAl Iaquinta
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
2019-10-05 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WJames Vick
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
2019-07-20 · KO/TKO, R1 2:33
LEdson Barboza
UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta
2018-12-15 · KO/TKO, R3 2:19
WGilbert Burns
UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
2018-07-07 · KO/TKO, R1 2:28
WJim Miller
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
2018-04-21 · KO/TKO, R1 3:00
WMarc Diakiese
UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
2017-12-30 · Submission, R3 0:42
WRoss Pearson
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
2017-06-10 · KO/TKO, R2 3:02
LJason Knight
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
2016-11-26 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMark Eddiva
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir
2016-03-19 · Submission, R1 1:24
LYair Rodriguez
UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
2015-10-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WHatsu Hioki
UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
2015-05-09 · KO/TKO, R2 4:13
LMaximo Blanco
UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
2014-09-20 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WIan Entwistle
UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt
2014-06-28 · KO/TKO, R1 3:34