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
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
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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
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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
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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
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.