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Height: 183 CM / 6’0″
Weight: 70.5 KG / 155 LBS
Nationality: New Zealand
Current Rank: #5 UFC
Weightclass: Lighweight
MMA Current Record: 20 Wins, 8 Loss
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New Zealand mixed martial artist currently competing in the lightweight division of the UFC. Recently moving to #5 in the official UFC lightweight rankings after a Fight of the Night win against Paul Felder in the headlining fight of UFC Auckland. Hooker has finished 17 of his 20 professional wins before the final bell.
Suitably dubbed “The Hangman”, Dan fights to his tall frame with an arsenal of chokes, knees, and elbows to end his opponent’s night early and has 4 UFC Performance of the night bonus awards on his resumé.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event |
| Win | Paul Felder | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Hooker |
| Win | Al Iaquinta | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 243 |
| Win | James Vick | KO Punch | UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards |
| Loss | Edson Barboza | R3 KO/TKO | UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Iaquinta |
| Win | Gilbert Burns | KO (punches) | UFC 226 |
| Win | Jim Miller | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee |
| Win | Marc Diakiese | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 219 |
| Win | Ross Pearson | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt |
| Loss | Jason Knight | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson |
| Win | Mark Eddiva | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Mir |
| Loss | Yair Rodríguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 192 |
| Win | Hatsu Hioki | KO (head kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt |
| Loss | Maximo Blanco | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson |
| Win | Ian Entwistle | TKO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Te-Huna vs. Marquardt |
| Win | Nick Patterson | TKO (punches) | AFC 6 |
| Win | Rusty McBride | Submission (rear-naked choke) | AFC 5 |
| Win | Sihle Khuboni | Submission (triangle choke) | Shuriken MMA: Clash of the Continents |
| Win | Chengjie Wu | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Legend FC 9 |
| Win | Rusty McBride | TKO (doctor stoppage) | AFC 3 |
| Loss | Haotian Wu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Legend FC 8 |
| Win | Yuma Ishizuka | Decision (unanimous) | AFC 2 |
| Win | Scott MacGregor | Submission (guillotine choke) | SFC 8 |
| Loss | Rob Lisita | Decision (split) | SCF 6 |
| Loss | Sonny Brown | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Rize 4 |
| Win | Ken Yasuda | TKO (eye injury) | Rize 3 |
| Win | Adam Calver | Submission (armbar) | SCF 4 |
| Loss | Adam Calver | Decision (split) | SCF 3 |
| Win | Mike Taylor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | SCF 2 |