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.[9]
Dan is also a professional kickboxer with a 9–1–3 record, winning the King In The Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Championship and WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Championship.[10]
Hooker also has a 3–2 submission grappling record. On 18 October 2009 he took part in the ICNZ Contender Series 1 No-Gi Submission Wrestling Tournament. He beat Thomas Kwok and Bass Khou by guillotine choke and lost to Pumau Campbell on points. He also competed in the New Zealand 2011 No-Gi Nationals, in the Advanced under 77 kg / 170 lbs division, he beat Paul Faavaoga in the first round and lost to LJ Stevenson in the second round.
He has also competed in a heavyweight fight, for which he weighed in at 86 kg / 189 lbs, against Mark Creedy, winning by knockout in the second round. He also competed in a heavyweight tag team kickboxing match against Antz Nansen.[11]
Hooker has been coaching MMA since 2008, spending time as head coach at City Kickboxing gym in Auckland.[12] In mid 2018 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.[13][14]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
2014
Hooker made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer Ian Entwistle on 28 June 2014 at UFC Fight Night 43. Hooker won the back-and-forth fight via TKO in the first round.[15]
Hooker faced Hatsu Hioki on 10 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65.[18] 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.[19] The win also earned Hooker his first Performance of the Night bonus award.[20]
Hooker next faced Mark Eddiva on 20 March 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85.[23] He won the fighting from a high-elbow mounted guillotine choke in the first round.[24]
Hooker faced returning UFC title challenger Dustin Poirier on 27 June 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker.[47] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[48] This contest earned him the Fight of the Night award.[49] This bout was widely considered one of the greatest fights of the year, due its back-and-forth bloody exchanges.[50]
2021
Hooker faced former three-time Bellator MMA lightweight champion and UFC newcomer Michael Chandler at UFC 257 on 24 January 2021.[51] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.[52] After the bout, Hooker placed his gloves in the middle of the octagon as a sign of retirement.[53] However, he then clarified that after reconsideration, he would not retire from the sport.[54]
Hooker faced Arnold Allen in a featherweight bout on 19 March 2022 at UFC Fight Night 204.[59] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round.[60]
Hooker faced Claudio Puelles on 12 November 2022 at UFC 281.[61] He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.[62]
2023
Hooker was scheduled to face Jalin Turner on 4 March 2023 at UFC 285.[63] However, Hooker was forced to withdraw from the event citing a hand injury,[64] and he was replaced by Mateusz Gamrot.[65]
Hooker faced Jalin Turner on 8 July 2023 at UFC 290.[66] At the weigh-ins Turner weighed in at 158 pounds, 2 pounds over the non-title lightweight limit. As a result, the bout proceeded as a catchweight and Turner was fined 20% of his fight purse, which went to Hooker.[67] In a back and forth bout, Hooker came out victorious via split decision.[68]
Hooker ran and taught at his own gym, The Combat Academy in Auckland, New Zealand,[72] which he has since closed to focus on his MMA career.[73] In September 2021, 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.[74]
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