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Dan Hooker "The Hangman"

Active #24 lightweight · age 36 · Switch · 6'0" 183 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 64% of wins by KO or submission
  • 36% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2014
Elo rating
1555
Global Elo 1600 ±35
Rank
#24
top 26% of division
UFC record
14-10-0
KO 7 · Sub 2 · Dec 5
Streak
-2
Δ90d 0 · Δ1y -33
Last fight
Jan 31, 2026
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
4h 3m
Avg fight time
10:08
Bonuses
9
Fights per year
2.1
Since last fight
5mo

Honest Elo history

24 fights · tap & drag
Jun 28, 2014 — W vs Ian Entwistle Δ+33Sep 20, 2014 — L vs Maximo Blanco Δ-31May 9, 2015 — W vs Hatsu Hioki Δ+31Oct 3, 2015 — L vs Yair Rodriguez Δ-26Mar 19, 2016 — W vs Mark Eddiva Δ+29Nov 26, 2016 — L vs Jason Knight Δ-17Jun 10, 2017 — W vs Ross Pearson Δ+19Dec 30, 2017 — W vs Marc Diakiese Δ+19Apr 21, 2018 — W vs Jim Miller Δ+21Jul 7, 2018 — W vs Gilbert Burns Δ+19Dec 15, 2018 — L vs Edson Barboza Δ-17Jul 20, 2019 — W vs James Vick Δ+21Oct 5, 2019 — W vs Al Iaquinta Δ+16Feb 22, 2020 — W vs Paul Felder Δ+16Jun 27, 2020 — L vs Dustin Poirier Δ-13Jan 23, 2021 — L vs Michael Chandler Δ-24Sep 25, 2021 — W vs Nasrat Haqparast Δ+14Oct 30, 2021 — L vs Islam Makhachev Δ-15Mar 19, 2022 — L vs Arnold Allen Δ-14Nov 12, 2022 — W vs Claudio Puelles Δ+19Jul 8, 2023 — W vs Jalin Turner Δ+15Aug 17, 2024 — W vs Mateusz Gamrot Δ+18Nov 22, 2025 — L vs Arman Tsarukyan Δ-16Jan 31, 2026 — L vs Benoit Saint Denis Δ-17 14251475152515751625 201620182020202220242026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":308.9,"elo":1488,"date":"2014-06-28","opp":"Ian Entwistle","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":104.3,"y":359.1,"elo":1457,"date":"2014-09-20","opp":"Maximo Blanco","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":2,"x":143.6,"y":309,"elo":1488,"date":"2015-05-09","opp":"Hatsu Hioki","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":3,"x":168.5,"y":351.3,"elo":1462,"date":"2015-10-03","opp":"Yair Rodriguez","result":"L","delta":-26},{"i":4,"x":197.1,"y":304.2,"elo":1491,"date":"2016-03-19","opp":"Mark Eddiva","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":5,"x":240,"y":332.1,"elo":1474,"date":"2016-11-26","opp":"Jason Knight","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":6,"x":273.3,"y":301.2,"elo":1493,"date":"2017-06-10","opp":"Ross Pearson","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":7,"x":307.8,"y":270.6,"elo":1512,"date":"2017-12-30","opp":"Marc Diakiese","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":8,"x":326.8,"y":237.5,"elo":1533,"date":"2018-04-21","opp":"Jim Miller","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":9,"x":339.9,"y":206.5,"elo":1552,"date":"2018-07-07","opp":"Gilbert Burns","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":10,"x":367.3,"y":233.5,"elo":1535,"date":"2018-12-15","opp":"Edson Barboza","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":11,"x":404.2,"y":199.6,"elo":1557,"date":"2019-07-20","opp":"James Vick","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":12,"x":417.3,"y":174.2,"elo":1572,"date":"2019-10-05","opp":"Al Iaquinta","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":13,"x":441.1,"y":148.2,"elo":1589,"date":"2020-02-22","opp":"Paul Felder","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":14,"x":462.5,"y":169.2,"elo":1576,"date":"2020-06-27","opp":"Dustin Poirier","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":15,"x":498.2,"y":208.4,"elo":1551,"date":"2021-01-23","opp":"Michael Chandler","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":16,"x":539.9,"y":185.8,"elo":1565,"date":"2021-09-25","opp":"Nasrat Haqparast","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":17,"x":545.8,"y":209.4,"elo":1550,"date":"2021-10-30","opp":"Islam Makhachev","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":18,"x":569.6,"y":232.6,"elo":1536,"date":"2022-03-19","opp":"Arnold Allen","result":"L","delta":-14},{"i":19,"x":610.1,"y":201.8,"elo":1555,"date":"2022-11-12","opp":"Claudio Puelles","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":20,"x":650.5,"y":177.5,"elo":1570,"date":"2023-07-08","opp":"Jalin Turner","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":21,"x":719.6,"y":149,"elo":1588,"date":"2024-08-17","opp":"Mateusz Gamrot","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":22,"x":798.1,"y":174.5,"elo":1572,"date":"2025-11-22","opp":"Arman Tsarukyan","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":23,"x":810,"y":201.5,"elo":1555,"date":"2026-01-31","opp":"Benoit Saint Denis","result":"L","delta":-17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jan 31, 2026 Benoit Saint Denis L -17
Nov 22, 2025 Arman Tsarukyan L -16
Aug 17, 2024 Mateusz Gamrot W +18
Jul 8, 2023 Jalin Turner W +15
Nov 12, 2022 Claudio Puelles W +19

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
64%
9 / 14
Finish rate
KO
7
50% of wins
SUB
2
14% of wins
DEC
5
36% of wins
KO: 7 (50%) 7 Sub: 2 (14%) 2 Dec: 5 (36%) 5
Finishes by round
9 total
R1
5 56%
R2
3 33%
R3
1 11%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1171 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
62% Head
  • Head 62%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 19%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
84% Distance
  • Distance 84%
  • Clinch 9%
  • Ground 7%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
60%
of losses by finish
6 of 10 · usually R1
4 KO/TKO 2 Sub 4 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1632
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
4
of 14 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Mateusz Gamrot
Elo 1656 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
11.7
+2.4 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 24 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1645
Notable wins
Mateusz Gamrot 1656 James Vick 1635 Paul Felder 1622 Jim Miller 1601

Top lightweight

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#2 · Elo 1686
Max Holloway
#3 · Elo 1676
Justin Gaethje C
#4 · Elo 1670
Arman Tsarukyan
#5 · Elo 1661
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Dan Hooker on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.