Dan Hooker recently made headlines for his bout against Islam Makhachev in the UFC 267 main event know his net worth, salary, UFC career record and ranking
Daniel Hooker, also known as “The Hangman” is a qualified Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter and a kick-boxer who hails from New Zealand. Hooker was ranked No. 6 in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight rankings as of September, 2021. And if you think that the Hangman is just fighting the world’s topmost lightweight fighters in UFC, you are mistaken. Hooker also trains fighters in his gym in Auckland.
Some interesting facts about Hooker- he is the co-owner of Challenger Sports Management, which is an organization for managing athletes and marketing. Not only that, the New Zealander is one of the head coaches at City Kickboxing, along with being the owner of Combat Academy. Hooker was trained by senior professional kick-boxers in his early days.
Dan Hooker Biography, Net Worth And Early MMA Career
He began his MMA career back in 2009 but before UFC happened, Hooker was a fighter in New Zealand. His record in his kickboxing debut was quite impressive (9-1-3), and Hooker went on to win the King in the Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Championship. He also won the WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Championship. Hooker played a total of 13 games during his time as a kick boxer out of which he won 9.
He also competed at the New Zealand 2011 No-Gi Nationals under 77kg/170lbs division.
Dan Hooker UFC fights, results, stats and records
| W/L | FIGHTER | KD | STR | TD | SUB | EVENT | METHOD | ROUND | TIME |
| LOSS | Dan Hooker Islam Makhachev | 0 0 | 4 2 | 0 1 | 0 2 | UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira Oct. 30, 2021 | SUB Kimura | 1 | 2:25 |
| WIN | Hooker Nasrat Haqparast | 0 0 | 73 27 | 3 0 | 0 0 | UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega Sep. 25, 2021 | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | Hooker Michael Chandler | 0 1 | 8 17 | 0 0 | 0 0 | UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor Jan. 23, 2021 | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:30 |
| LOSS | Hooker Dustin Poirier | 0 0 | 155 153 | 4 1 | 0 4 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker Jun. 27, 2020 | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | Dan Hooker Paul Felder | 0 0 | 122 110 | 1 0 | 0 0 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker Feb. 22, 2020 | S-DEC | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | Dan Hooker Al Iaquinta | 1 0 | 98 37 | 0
Advertisement 0 | 0 0 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya Oct. 05, 2019 | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | Dan Hooker James Vick | 1 0 | 22 7 | 0 0 | 0 0 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards Jul. 20, 2019 | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:33 |
| LOSS | Dan Hooker Edson Barboza | 0 1 | 81 126 | 0 0 | 0 0 | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta Dec. 15, 2018 | KO/TKO Punches | 3 | 2:19 |
| WIN | Dan Hooker Gilbert Burns | 2 0 | 22 13 | 0 0 | 1 0 | UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier Jul. 07, 2018 | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 2:28 |
| WIN | Dan Hooker Jim Miller | 1 0 | 24 10 | 0 1 | 0 0 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee Apr. 21, 2018 | KO/TKO Knee | 1 | 3:00 |
| WIN | Dan Hooker Marc Diakiese | 0 0 | 17 24 | 2 0 | 1 0 | UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm Dec. 30, 2017 | SUB Guillotine Choke | 3 | 0:42 |
| WIN | Dan Hooker Ross Pearson | 1 0 | 69
Advertisement 38 | 0 0 | 0 0 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt Jun. 10, 2017 | KO/TKO Knee | 2 | 3:02 |
| LOSS | Dan Hooker Jason Knight | 0 0 | 47 59 | 0 4 | 0 4 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson Nov. 26, 2016 | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | Dan Hooker Mark Eddiva | 0 0 | 5 4 | 0 0 | 1 0 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir Mar. 19, 2016 | SUB Guillotine Choke | 1 | 1:24 |
| LOSS | Dan Hooker Yair Rodriguez | 0 0 | 19 52 | 1 2 | 0 0 | UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson Oct. 03, 2015 | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | Dan Hooker Hatsu Hioki | 1 0 | 21 32 | 0 2 | 0 0 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt May. 09, 2015 | KO/TKO Kick | 2 | 4:13 |
| LOSS | Dan Hooker Maximo Blanco | 0 0 | 99 132 | 0 3 | 0 0 | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson Sep. 20, 2014 | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | Dan Hooker Ian Entwistle | 0 0 | 12 1 | 0 0 | 0
Advertisement 3 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt Jun. 28, 2014 | KO/TKO Elbows | 1 | 3:34 |
Wins by knockout: 10
Wins by submission: 7
Wins by decision: 4
Dan Hooker Family, Wife, Children And Life Story
The 31-year old New Zealander is married to his long-time girlfriend, Isabella. It seems the couple got married in 2016 in what was a beautiful ceremony held in Phuket, Thailand. Dan and Isabella have a daughter who they welcomed in November, 2018. The couple named her Zoey.
Dan Hooker Personal Details Weight, height, leg reach
Weight: 71 kgs
Height: 6’0 ft.
Leg reach: 42.5 inches
Dan Hooker Net worth And salary
Net worth: $1.5 million
Salary: estimated UFC career earnings of $1,690,000.