Ground game
34 DThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 0.68 takedowns / 15 at 33% accuracy
- 0.56 submission attempts / 15 · 7 career sub wins
Lightweight
“The Hangman”
24-14
SLpM
4.82
SApM
4.20
Str Acc
56%
Str Def
30%
TD Avg
0.68
TD Acc
33%
TD Def
50%
Sub Avg
0.56
Pocket striker — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket
Fight IQ
Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
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TD react
Chin
No standout plus-mark on this card.
Timing & reaction
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Takedown reaction
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Dan Hooker “The Hangman” is a 36-year-old Switch lightweight out of New Zealand, camped at City Kickboxing. The tape read: pocket striker — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket. Career mark 24-14-0 — 9 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, 8 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (59).
What works. Durability is the standout at 71 (B). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game D on 0.68 TD/15 and 0.56 sub attempts. Striking defense D at 30% / 4.20 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 50% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Timing & reaction is the soft spot (21, D). Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent. Opponents who take away their first look and make them solve a second problem have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
Recent tape (6 bouts): L 4895362 (KO/TKO R2) · L Tsarukyan (Submission R2) · W 3068125 (Decision - Split R3) · W 4339490 (Decision - Split R3) · W 4070701 (KO/TKO R2). Form index negative over the last 5. 2 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.
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UFC Fight Night: Hooker vs. Parnassevs Salahdine Parnasse · model 54%
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | Fighter 4895362 | L | KO/TKO | 2 4:45 | 30/47 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | Arman Tsarukyan | L | Submission | 2 3:34 | 10/33 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Fighter 3068125 | W | Decision - Split | 3 5:00 | 65/143 |
| Jul 9, 2023 | Fighter 4339490 | W | Decision - Split | 3 5:00 | 125/197 |
| Nov 13, 2022 | Fighter 4070701 | W | KO/TKO | 2 4:06 | 29/63 |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Fighter 3902098 | L | KO/TKO | 1 2:33 | 14/49 |