Dan Hooker, A professional Mixed Martial Artist player (MMA) and the King in the Ring of Middleweight Kickboxing Champion and WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Champion. He is the No. 5 in the UFC Lightweight rankings. He is also a professional kickboxer player where he has won 13 games during his kickboxing career and he is currently with Ultimate Fighting Championship since 2014. He has his own gym Combat Academy in Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand, and the state of the art gym that included a full-sized boxing ring and an octagon in 2018. He runs and teaches mixed martial arts at his own gym. He has fought in the Featherweight division in 2012,2014-2016 and Lightweight division in 2009-2012 and 2014-present.
He has fought numerous games for kickboxing and MMA and won several titles and games. He has won 13 games in kickboxing in which 5 was his knockout. He has won 20 mixed martial arts game (10 by knockout, 7 by submission and 3 by decision) as of June 2020. He has a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
What is Dan Hooker famous for?
- Mixed Martial Artist player since 2009.
- Currently signed with Ultimate Fighting Championship.
- Won 9 games out of 13 in kickboxing.
- Won 20 games out of 29 in MMA.
Early Life
A professional mixed martial arts fighter and kickboxer Dan Hooker was born on February 13, 1990, in Auckland, Newzealand. His birth name is Daniel Preston Hooker. As he is from New Zealand he holds and New Zealander nationality and he is Aquarius by his zodiac sign. He is from white ethnicity and he is Christian by the religion. There is no information disclosed about his education, his parents, parent’s occupation as of now, seem like to keep a low profile with the public about his personal life.
He has big fan followers on his social media account.
Twitter: Dan Hangman [email protected] and has 54.6K followers
Instagram: Dan [email protected] and has 201K followers
Youtube: Dan Hooker and has 719 subscribers.
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Career
- Dan started his career by his professional mixed martial arts in March 2009. He fought primarily in his native New Zealand and amassed a record of 10-4. He won the title of King in the Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Championship and WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Championship and had a record of 9-1-3 in his debut professional kickboxing game.
- In his kickboxing career, he played 13 games in which he won 9 games (5 games by knockout, 1 draw and 3 losses).
- On October 18, 2009, he was a part of the ICNZ Contender Series No 1 Gi Submission Wrestling Tournament where he beat Thomas Kwok and Bass khou by guillotine choke and lost to PUmau Campbell on points. He has a record of 3-2 in submission grappling. He has also competed in New Zealand 2011 No-Gi National under 77kg/170lbs where he beat Paul Faavaoga in the first round but lost to LJ Stevenson in the second round.
- He also fought in the heavyweight against Mark Creedy. He defeated Creedy via knockout in the second round. He has his own gym Combat Academy in Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand in 2008. He spends most of his time coaching MMA as a head coach at City kickboxing. He runs and teaches mixed martial arts at his own gym.
- He made his UFC debut on June 28, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 43 against fellow newcomer Ian Entwistle and won the match in the first round.
- He lost the match against Maximo Blanco via unanimous decision on September 20, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 52.
- He faced Hatsu Kioki at UFC Fight Night 65 on 10 May 3015 and won by knock out and he became the first man to knock out Hioki in MMA fight. He was rewarded as Performance of the Night as a bonus award.
- He won the match against Mark Eddiva on 20 March 2016 at UFC Fight Night 85 via submission in the first round.
- He lost the match against Jason Knight by unanimous decision on 27 November 2016 at UFC Fight Night 101.
- He has won the match against Marc Diakiese on 30 December 2017 at UFC 219 in the third round via guillotine choke submission.
- He has won the fight with Gilbert Burns on 7 July 2018 at UFC 226 by knockout in round one.
- He faced James Vick on 20 July 2019 at UFC on ESPN4 and won the fight via knockout in the first round and earned the Performance of the Night as a bonus.
- He has won the match against AL Laquinta via unanimous decision on 6 October 2019 at UFC 243.
- He has faced Paul Felder on 23 February 2020 at UFC and won the fight by a controversial split decision.
- He lost the fight against Dustin Poirier on 27 June 2020 at UFC on ESPN via unanimous decision and this fight earned him the Fight of the Night.
- As of June 2020, he has fought 29 matches in Mixed Martial Art and has won 20 wins (10 by knockout, 7 by submission, and 3 by decision) and 9 losses in which 1 by knockout, 2 by submission, and 6 by decision.
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Awards and Championships
- He has won three times Performance of the Night vs Hatsu Hioki, Ross Person, and James Vick.
- He has won two times Fight of the Night.
- He has won a one-time Australian Fighting Championship and two successful defenses titles.
- He has won New Zealand Lightweight Championship.
- He has won the MMA Junkie.com title in May 2015 Knockout of the Month against Hatsu Hioki and Fights of the Month in February 2020 against Paul Felder.
Dan Hooker Wife
Hooker is straight to his sexual orientation. He is married to his longtime girlfriend Isabella Hooker in Laguna Phuket Island, Thailand with his family members and close friends. He has a lovely daughter named Zoey Hooker welcomed in November 2018.
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How tall is Dan Hooker?
He is a professional MMA and Kickboxer and one of the favorite MMA players among men and women alike due to his good looks. He has an athletic body. He is 1.83 m (6 ft)tall and weighs 71 kg (156 lbs). Honey-blond is his hair color and his eye color is Grey.
What is the Networth of Dan Hooker?
His primary income source is As being a professional fighter of UFC and kickboxer his primary income source is from his fighting career. He has fought many games and went for the many promotions games and won several awards and matches. He has good fortune. His estimated net worth as of 2020 is approx. $ 2 Million.
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