LightweightContender
Dan Hooker
“The Hangman” · New Zealand
#85
P4P rank
79
Overall
24-14
Record
36
Age
6'0"
Height
155 lbs
Weight
75"
Reach
Striking82
Wrestling78
Grappling84
Cardio + IQ74
#11 of 15 in Lightweight by overall.
Striking breakdown443 sig. strikes · 24 fights
Head51%
Body18%
Leg31%≈ kicks
Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.
Lvs Benoit Saint DenisKO/TKO · Rd 2Sig 26–35 · TD 0–2 · 0:22 ctrl · 1 sub attJan 31, 2026Sig 26–35 · TD 0–2 · 0:22 ctrl · 1 sub att
Lvs Arman TsarukyanSubmission · Rd 2Sig 5–19 · TD 0–1 · 0:10 ctrl · 1 sub attNov 22, 2025Sig 5–19 · TD 0–1 · 0:10 ctrl · 1 sub att
Wvs Mateusz GamrotDecision - Split · Rd 3Sig 20–26 · TD 0–2 · 0:17 ctrlAug 17, 2024Sig 20–26 · TD 0–2 · 0:17 ctrl
Wvs Claudio PuellesKO/TKO · Rd 2Sig 10–0 · 1:11 ctrlNov 12, 2022Sig 10–0 · 1:11 ctrl
Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.
Opponent-adjusted24 UFC fights · Elite competition
Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.
Adj. striking73
Adj. wrestling20
Adj. takedown defense23
Strength of schedule82
UFCStats career averages
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 4.8 |
| Striking accuracy | 48% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 4.9 |
| Striking defense | 49% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 0.7 |
| Takedown accuracy | 33% |
| Takedown defense | 77% |
| Submissions / 15 min | 0.6 |
How the wins come
KO / TKO7
Submission2
Decision5
Finish rate 38% of wins.
Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.