Dan Hooker

Dan Hooker
Born Daniel Hooker
(1990-02-13) February 13, 1990
Auckland, New Zealand
Other names Hangman
Nationality New Zealander
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)
Division Featherweight
Reach 75.0 in (191 cm)[1]
Fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand
Team Strike Force Auckland, Saigon Sports Club
Rank Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years active 2009–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 18
Wins 12
By knockout 6
By submission 5
By decision 1
Losses 6
By submission 2
By decision 4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Daniel Hooker (born February 13, 1990) is a New Zealander mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Hooker made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer Ian Entwistle on June 28, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 43. Hooker won the back-and-forth fight via TKO in the first round.[4]

Hooker faced Maximo Blanco on September 20, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 52.[5] Hooker lost the fight via unanimous decision.[6]

Hooker faced Hatsu Hioki on May 10, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[7] 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. [8]The win also earned Hooker his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[9]

Hooker next faced Yair Rodríguez on October 3, 2015 at UFC 192.[10] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[11]

Hooker is expected to face Mark Eddiva on March 20, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.[12]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
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
Win 10–4 Nick Patterson TKO (punches) AFC 6 24 August 2013 3 0:34 Melbourne, Australia Defended the AFC Lightweight Championship.[13]
Win 9–4 Rusty McBride Submission (rear-naked choke) AFC 5 10 May 2013 1 1:31 Melbourne, Australia Defended the AFC Lightweight Championship.[13]
Win 8–4 Sihle Khuboni Submission (triangle choke) Shuriken MMA - Clash of the Continents 13 October 2012 1 2:53 Auckland, New Zealand
Win 7–4 Chengjie Wu TKO (doctor stoppage) Legend FC 9 16 June 2012 1 3:44 Macau, SAR, China
Win 6–4 Rusty McBride TKO (doctor stoppage) AFC 3 14 April 2012 2 3:57 Melbourne, Australia Won the AFC Lightweight Championship.[13]
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 Defended the SFC New Zealand Lightweight Championship.[13]
Loss 3–3 Rob Lisita Decision (split) SCF 6 3 July 2010 3 5:00 Dunedin, New Zealand For the SFC South Pacific Championship.[16]
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. ↑ "Dan Hooker - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ Zane Simon (2014-05-21). "Welcome to the UFC Entwistle, Hooker, Johnson, & Matthews". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Matt Erickson (2014-09-20). "UFC Fight Night 52 results: Maximo Blanco outslugs gritty Daniel Hooker". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
  7. ↑ Staff (2015-02-23). "Hatsu Hioki meets Daniel Hooker at UFC Fight Night 65 in Australia". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  8. ↑ Dana Becker (10 May 2015). "Dan Hooker earns career-defining victory At UFC Fight Night 65". fightline.com. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ Dave Doyle (2015-08-03). "Yair Rodriguez vs. Dan Hooker added to UFC 192 slate". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  11. ↑ Brent Brookhouse (2015-10-03). "UFC 192 results: Yair Rodriguez sweeps Daniel Hooker". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Australian Fighting Championships 6 Fight Card Taking Shape". Fight News Australia. June 21, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Supremacy Fighting Championships 8 Triple Threat". New Zealand MMA. 3 June 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  15. ↑ http://mmajunkie.com/2015/06/mmajunkies-knockout-of-the-month-for-may-head-kicks-punches-or-elbows
  16. ↑ "Supremacy 6 results". New Zealand MMA. 4 July 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2015.

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