Dan Hooker “The Hangman”
Lightweight · ORCA rating 57/100 · peak 66 · Finisher · 14–11 in 25 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Dan Hooker holds an ORCA rating of 57 (career peak 66), 57th of 124 active lightweights on the ORCA board. Striking offence grades 86 (significant strikes landed per minute 94), 19th of 124 active lightweights, the high point of the profile. Striking defence trails at 21, with significant strikes absorbed per minute grading 8. 9 of 14 UFC wins came inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Lightweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 86 | 19 of 124 | Significant strikes landed per minute 94 |
| Striking defence | 21 | 108 of 124 | Significant strikes absorbed per minute 8 |
| Grappling offence | 55 | 53 of 124 | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 21 |
| Grappling defence | 66 | 35 of 124 | Takedown defence 91 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 94. Weakest: Significant strikes absorbed per minute 8.
Profile
- Division
- Lightweight
- ORCA rating
- 57 (peak 66)
- Lightweight rank
- 57 of 124 active
- UFC record
- 14–11
- Pro record
- 24–15
- Graded UFC bouts
- 25
- Style
- Finisher
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Reach
- 75″ (190 cm)
- Stance
- Switch
- Gym
- Saigon Sports Club- Vietnam
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.78
- Significant strike accuracy: 48%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 4.92
- Significant strike defence: 50%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.63
- Takedown accuracy: 32%
- Takedown defence: 78%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.58
Next bout
- vs Brian Ortega · UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs. Stirling · 2026-11-21 · Dan Hooker vs Brian Ortega: matchup · stats, grades and expected outcomes
Fight history
- 2026-09-05 · L vs Salahdine Parnasse · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnasse
- 2026-01-31 · L vs Benoit Saint Denis · KO/TKO · UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2
- 2025-11-22 · L vs Arman Tsarukyan · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker
- 2024-08-17 · W vs Mateusz Gamrot · Decision - Split · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
- 2023-07-08 · W vs Jalin Turner · Decision - Split · UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
- 2022-11-12 · W vs Claudio Puelles · KO/TKO · UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
- 2022-03-19 · L vs Arnold Allen · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall
- 2021-10-30 · L vs Islam Makhachev · Submission · UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira
- 2021-09-25 · W vs Nasrat Haqparast · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
- 2021-01-23 · L vs Michael Chandler · KO/TKO · UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor
- 2020-06-27 · L vs Dustin Poirier · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker
- 2020-02-22 · W vs Paul Felder · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker
- 2019-10-05 · W vs Al Iaquinta · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
- 2019-07-20 · W vs James Vick · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
- 2018-12-15 · L vs Edson Barboza · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta
- 2018-07-07 · W vs Gilbert Burns · KO/TKO · UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
- 2018-04-21 · W vs Jim Miller · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
- 2017-12-30 · W vs Marc Diakiese · Submission · UFC 219: Cyborg vs. Holm
- 2017-06-10 · W vs Ross Pearson · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt
- 2016-11-26 · L vs Jason Knight · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
- 2016-03-19 · W vs Mark Eddiva · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Mir
- 2015-10-03 · L vs Yair Rodriguez · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson
- 2015-05-09 · W vs Hatsu Hioki · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
- 2014-09-20 · L vs Maximo Blanco · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
- 2014-06-28 · W vs Ian Entwistle · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt
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