Dan Hooker currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
41 Facts About Dan Hooker
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Dan Hooker made his professional mixed martial arts debut in March 2009.
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Dan Hooker beat Thomas Kwok and Bass Khou by guillotine choke and lost to Pumau Campbell on points.
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Dan Hooker competed in a heavyweight tag team kickboxing match against Antz Nansen.
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Dan Hooker has been coaching MMA since 2008, spending time as head coach at City Kickboxing gym in Auckland.
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In mid 2018 Dan Hooker opened his own gym Combat Academy in Ellerslie, Auckland, a state-of-the-art gym that included a full-sized boxing ring and an octagon.
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Dan Hooker made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer Ian Entwistle on 28 June 2014 at UFC Fight Night 43.
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Dan Hooker won the back-and-forth fight via TKO in the first round.
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Dan Hooker faced Maximo Blanco on 20 September 2014 at UFC Fight Night 52.
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Dan Hooker faced Hatsu Hioki on 10 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.
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Dan Hooker won the fight via knockout due to a combination of head kick and punches in the second round.
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Dan Hooker next faced Yair Rodriguez on 3 October 2015 at UFC 192.
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Dan Hooker next faced Mark Eddiva on 20 March 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.
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Dan Hooker won the fighting from a high-elbow mounted guillotine choke in the first round.
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Dan Hooker faced Jason Knight on 27 November 2016 at UFC Fight Night 101.
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Dan Hooker trained locally in City Kickboxing in Newton, Auckland.
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Dan Hooker won the fight via knockout in the second round.
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Dan Hooker faced Marc Diakiese on 30 December 2017 at UFC 219 He won the fight via guillotine choke submission in the third round.
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Dan Hooker faced Jim Miller on 21 April 2018 at UFC Fight Night 128.
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Dan Hooker won the fight via knockout in round one.
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Dan Hooker faced Gilbert Burns on 7 July 2018 at UFC 226.
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Dan Hooker won the fight via knockout in round one.
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Dan Hooker faced Edson Barboza on 15 December 2018 at UFC on Fox 31.
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Dan Hooker faced James Vick on 20 July 2019 at UFC on ESPN 4.
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Dan Hooker won the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Dan Hooker faced former UFC title challenger Al Iaquinta on 6 October 2019 at UFC 243.
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Dan Hooker faced Paul Felder on 23 February 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs Dan Hooker.
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Dan Hooker faced returning UFC title challenger Dustin Poirier on 27 June 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs Dan Hooker.
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Dan Hooker faced former three-time Bellator MMA lightweight champion and UFC newcomer Michael Chandler at UFC 257 on 24 January 2021.
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Dan Hooker lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.
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Dan Hooker faced Nasrat Haqparast on 25 September 2021 at UFC 266.
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Dan Hooker faced Islam Makhachev as a short notice replacement for Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC 267.
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Dan Hooker lost the bout via submission due to a kimura in round one.
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Dan Hooker faced Arnold Allen in a featherweight bout on 19 March 2022 at UFC Fight Night 204.
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Dan Hooker lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.
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Dan Hooker faced Claudio Puelles on November 12,2022, at UFC 281.
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Dan Hooker won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.
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Dan Hooker was scheduled to face Jalin Turner on March 4,2023, at UFC 285.
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However, Dan Hooker was forced to withdraw from the event citing a hand injury, and he was replaced by Mateusz Gamrot.
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Dan Hooker was scheduled to face Jalin Turner on July 8,2023 at UFC 290.
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In September 2021, Dan Hooker announced that he was relocating to the United States due to problems he experienced with lockdown measures in New Zealand as well as obtaining a work visa to travel to the US from NZ.