Daniel Preston Hooker (born 13 February 1990) is a New Zealand professional

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and former

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. He currently competes in the

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division of the

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(UFC). Hooker was the King in the Ring Middleweight

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Champion and WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Champion. As of 22 October 2024, he is #6 in the UFC lightweight rankings.

Early life

Hooker was born in

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into a family of partial

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(

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) descent. He grew up playing both codes of

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throughout his schooling and was introduced to

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by a friend after leaving school.

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

. Dan is also a professional

with a 9–1–3 record, winning the King In The Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Championship and WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Championship. 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. Hooker has been coaching MMA since 2008, spending time as head coach at City Kickboxing gym in

. 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.

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. Hooker faced Maximo Blanco on 20 September 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 52 ''UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 52'') was a mixed martial arts event held on September 20, 2014, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Background The event was the third time that the organization hosted ...

. Hooker lost the fight via unanimous decision.

2015

Hooker faced

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on 10 May 2015 at UFC Fight Night 65. 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. The win also earned Hooker his first ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Hooker next faced

Yair Rodríguez Yair Raziel Rodríguez Portillo (born October 6, 1992) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Featherweig ...

on 3 October 2015 at UFC 192. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

2016

In April 2016, Hooker competed in the ''2016 Tiger Muay Thai Tryouts'' in

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, and won a place on the professional fight team, along with teammate

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. Hooker next faced Mark Eddiva on 20 March 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 85 ''UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 85'') was a mixed martial arts event held on March 20, 2016, at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia. Background The event was the second that the promotion ...

. He won the fighting from a high-elbow mounted guillotine choke in the first round. Hooker faced Jason Knight on 27 November 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 101 ''UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 101'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on November 27, 2016, at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia. Background Thi ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

2017

Moving up from

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, Hooker fought

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on 11 June 2017 at UFC Fight Night 110. He trained locally in City Kickboxing in Newton, Auckland. He won the fight via knockout in the second round. The win also earned Hooker his second ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award. Hooker faced

Marc Diakiese Marc Diakiese (born 16 March 1993) is an English professional mixed martial artist who is signed with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) as a lightweight. He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Caged Steel and BAMMA. ...

on 30 December 2017 at

UFC 219 ''UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on December 30, 2017, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas–Paradise, NV MSA, Las Vegas metropolitan area. ...

He won the fight via guillotine choke submission in the third round.

2018

Hooker faced Jim Miller on 21 April 2018 at

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. He won the fight via knockout in round one. Hooker faced

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on 7 July 2018 at

UFC 226 ''UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on July 7, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Background The event took pl ...

. He won the fight via knockout in round one. Hooker faced Edson Barboza on 15 December 2018 at UFC on Fox 31. Hooker lost the fight via TKO.

2019

Hooker faced

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on 20 July 2019 at UFC on ESPN 4. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus. Hooker faced former UFC title challenger

Al Iaquinta Al Iaquinta (born April 30, 1987) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, having once challenged for the Lightweight championship belt. A professional ...

on 6 October 2019 at

UFC 243 ''UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 6, 2019, at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Background The event was the fourth th ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

2020

Hooker faced Paul Felder on 23 February 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker. Hooker won the fight by a controversial split decision. Out of 17 media members, 12 scored it for Felder, and only 4 for Hooker. This fight earned him a '' Fight of the Night'' award. Hooker faced returning UFC title challenger

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on 27 June 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. This contest earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award. This bout was widely considered one of the greatest fights of the year, due its back-and-forth bloody exchanges.

2021

Hooker faced former three-time Bellator MMA lightweight champion and UFC newcomer

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at UFC 257 on 24 January 2021. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round. After the bout, Hooker placed his gloves in the middle of the octagon as a sign of retirement. However, he then clarified that after reconsideration, he would not retire from the sport. Hooker faced Nasrat Haqparast on 25 September 2021 at

UFC 266 ''UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 25, 2021, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United S ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Hooker faced

Islam Makhachev Islam Ramazanovich Makhachev (; born 27 October 1991) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and former sambo competitor. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the cu ...

as a short notice replacement for

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at UFC 267. He lost the bout via submission due to a kimura in round one.

2022

Hooker faced Arnold Allen in a featherweight bout on 19 March 2022 at UFC Fight Night 204. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the first round. Hooker faced Claudio Puelles on 12 November 2022 at

UFC 281 ''UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 12, 2022, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. Background A UFC Middle ...

. He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.

2023

Hooker was scheduled to face Jalin Turner on 4 March 2023 at UFC 285. However, Hooker was forced to withdraw from the event citing a hand injury, and he was replaced by

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. Hooker faced Jalin Turner on 8 July 2023 at UFC 290. 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. In a back and forth bout, Hooker came out victorious via split decision. Hooker was scheduled to face

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on 2 December 2023 at UFC on ESPN 52. However, the week before the event, Hooker withdrew due to injury, and was replaced by Jalin Turner.

2024

Hooker fought former KSW Lightweight Champion and KSW Featherweight Champion

on 18 August 2024 at UFC 305. He won the fight by split decision. 8 out of 17 media outlets scored the bout for Hooker. This fight earned him another '' Fight of the Night'' award.

2025

Hooker was scheduled to face former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Justin Gaethje on March 8, 2025 at

UFC 313 ''UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev '' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 8, 2025, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. Background A U ...

. However, Hooker had to withdraw from the bout due to a hand injury, and was replaced by Rafael Fiziev.

Personal life

Hooker ran and taught at his own gym, The Combat Academy in

, which he has since closed to focus on his MMA career. In September 2021, Hooker announced that he was relocating to the

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due to problems he experienced with

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measures in New Zealand as well as obtaining a work visa to travel to the US from NZ. However, he continues to live and train out of Auckland, New Zealand.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

** Performance of the Night (Three times) ** Fight of the Night (Three times) **UFC Honors Awards *** 2020: President's Choice Fight of the Year Nominee *** 2024: President's Choice Fight of the Year Nominee **UFC.com Awards ***2015: Ranked #8 Upset of the Year ***2020: Ranked #3 Fight of the Year & Ranked #5 Fight of the Year ***2023: Ranked #6 Fight of the Year vs. Jalin Turner *** 2024: Ranked #8 Fight of the Year *

Australian Fighting Championship Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) was an Australian mixed martial arts (MMA) organisation based in Melbourne. In 2013, AFC was described as Australia's leading MMA organisation by MMA Kanvas and was part of Sherdog's list of top 50 global ...

** AFC Lightweight Championship (One time) *** Two successful title defenses *Supremacy Fighting Championships ** New Zealand Lightweight Championship *MMAJunkie.com **2015 May Knockout of the Month vs.

**2020 February Fight of the Month vs. Paul Felder **2020 June Fight of the Month vs.

Kickboxing

*World Kickboxing Federation **WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Championship * King in the Ring **King in the Ring Middleweight Championship

Mixed martial arts record

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References

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