First UFC fight by KO/TKO
In his first UFC fight, Hooker beat Ian Entwistle by KO/TKO in round 1 at 3:34 at UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt on Jun 28, 2014.
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Dan Hooker
New ZealandAge, record and fight historyDan Hooker is a UFC fighter who has fought at Lightweight since 2017 and at Featherweight from 2014 to 2022.
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About Dan Hooker
Dan Hooker is a UFC fighter who was born on February 13, 1990, in Auckland, New Zealand. His professional career began in 2009, and he fought at Featherweight in the UFC from 2014 to 2022. Hooker has fought at Lightweight in the UFC since 2017. He fights from the switch stance and holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Karl Webber and Teariki Pina Simpson.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026Fight history25
Every UFC fight in our records, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Method | Rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse | Salahdine Parnasse | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:35 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 | Benoit Saint Denis | L | KO/TKO | 2 | 4:45 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | Arman Tsarukyan | L | Submission | 2 | 3:34 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | Mateusz Gamrot | W | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | Jalin Turner | W | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira | Claudio Puelles | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 4:06 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | Arnold Allen | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:33 |
| Oct 30, 2021 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira | Islam Makhachev | L | Submission | 1 | 2:25 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega | Nasrat Haqparast | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jan 23, 2021 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor | Michael Chandler | L | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:30 |
| Jun 27, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker | Dustin Poirier | L | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 |
| Feb 22, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker | Paul Felder | W | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 |
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| Oct 5, 2019 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya | Al Iaquinta | W | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jul 20, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | James Vick | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:33 |
| Dec 15, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta | Edson Barboza | L | KO/TKO | 3 | 2:19 |
| Jul 7, 2018 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier | Gilbert Burns | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 2:28 |
| Apr 21, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | Jim Miller | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:00 |
| Dec 30, 2017 | UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm | Marc Diakiese | W | Submission | 3 | 0:42 |
| Jun 10, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt | Ross Pearson | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 3:02 |
| Nov 26, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | Jason Knight | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Mar 19, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir | Mark Eddiva | W | Submission | 1 | 1:24 |
| Oct 3, 2015 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson | Yair Rodriguez | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| May 9, 2015 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt | Hatsu Hioki | W | KO/TKO | 2 | 4:13 |
| Sep 20, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson | Maximo Blanco | L | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Jun 28, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt | Ian Entwistle | W | KO/TKO | 1 | 3:34 |
How he is doing now
UFC record14-1125 fights since 2014
Since moving up11-7at lightweight, since 2017
Last fightSep 5lost to Salahdine Parnasse
Last 52-3LLLWWNewest first. Three losses in a row.
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Career
17years2009 to 2026
- 2014UFC debutBeat Ian Entwistle
- 2017LightweightMoved up a division
- Sep 5, 2026Latest fightLost to Salahdine Parnasse
How his UFC fights ended
14 wins
KO/TKO 7Submission 2Decision 5
11 losses
KO/TKO 5Submission 2Decision 4
Divisions
- Lightweight: 11-72017 to 2026, 18 UFC fights
- Featherweight: 3-42014 to 2022, 7 UFC fights
First UFC fight
Jun 28, 2014: beat Ian Entwistle by KO/TKOFight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt, round 1, 3:34
Latest fight
Sep 5, 2026: lost to Salahdine Parnasse by KO/TKOFight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse, round 1, 2:35
Sources and updates
Fights, records and schedules come from Agatha's own records: ESPN's fighter records and results, and the UFC fight history in our data.
Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:07 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every fight; biography facts are checked weekly.