Last fight
Win
Hooker vs Parnasse
Sep. 5, 2026
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
11
Wins by Knockout
7
Wins by Submission
12
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 1185
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 2436
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 3
- Takedowns Attempted
- 33
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Aukland, New Zealand
Trains at
Saigon Sports Club- Vietnam
Fighting style
MMA
Age
36
Height
72.00
Weight
169.70
Octagon Debut
Jun. 28, 2014
Reach
75.00
Leg reach
42.50
- Pro since 2009, made UFC debut in June 2014
- 11 wins by KO, seven wins by submission (RNC x2, Armbar, Guillotine x3, Triangle)
- 12 first round finishes, four second-round finishes, two third-round finishes
- Has won three of his last six fights and 11 of his last 19
- Has fought from heavyweight to featherweight
- Origin of nickname: “I love finishing the fight with chokes; give me half a chance to sink one in and I’ll jump on it.”
UFC Fight Night (9/5/26) Hooker was stopped by Salahdine Parnasse via strikes at 2:25 of the first round
UFC 325 (1/31/26) Hooker was stopped by Benoît Saint Denis via strikes at 4:45 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (11/22/25) Hooker was submitted by Arman Tsarukyan via arm-triangle choke at 3:34 of the second round
UFC 305 (8/17/24) Hooker won a three round split decision over Mateusz Gamrot
UFC 290 (7/8/23) Hooker won a three round split decision over Jalin Turner
UFC 281 (11/12/22) Hooker stopped Claudio Puelles via strikes at 4:06 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (3/19/22) Hooker was stopped by Arnold Allen via strikes at 2:33 of the first round
UFC 267 (10/30/21) Hooker was submitted by Islam Makhachev via kimura at 2:25 of the first round
UFC 266 (9/25/21) Hooker won a three round unanimous decision over Nasrat Haqparast
UFC 257 (1/24/21) Hooker was stopped by Michael Chandler via strikes at 2:30 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (6/27/20) Hooker lost a five round unanimous decision to Dustin Poirier
UFC Fight Night (2/23/20) Hooker won a five round split decision over Paul Felder
UFC 243 (10/6/19) Hooker won a three round unanimous decision over Al Iaquinta
UFC on ESPN (7/20/19) Hooker knocked out James Vick at 2:33 of the first round
UFC on FOX (12/15/18) Hooker was knocked out by Edson Barboza at 2:19 of the third round
UFC 226 (7/7/18) Hooker knocked out Gilbert Burns at 2:28 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (4/21/18) Hooker knocked out Jim Miller at 3:00 of the first round
UFC 219 (12/30/17) Hooker submitted Marc Diakiese via guillotine choke at :42 of the third round
UFC Fight Night (6/11/17) Hooker knocked out Ross Pearson at 3:02 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (11/27/16) Hooker lost a three round unanimous decision to Jason Knight
UFC Fight Night (3/20/16) Hooker submitted Mark Eddiva via guillotine choke at 1:24 of the first round
UFC 192 (10/3/15) Hooker lost a three round unanimous decision to Yair Rodriguez
UFC Fight Night (5/10/15) Hooker knocked out Hatsu Hioki at 4:13 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (9/20/14) Hooker lost a three round unanimous decision to Maximo Blanco
UFC Fight Night (6/28/14) Hooker stopped Ian Entwistle via strikes at 3:34 of the first round
When and why did you start training for fighting? After watching a friend level some guy and the crowd went nuts. I love the sport and training, but I got into this game to compete and be the best.
What ranks and titles have you held? Australian Fighting Championship LW Title, Supremacy New Zealand LW Champion, King In The Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Champion, WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Champion, BJJ brown belt
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? To be fighting in the UFC means everything
Who is your favorite fighter and why? Anderson Silva, mad timing
Do you have any heroes outside of fighting? NZ’s greatest champions, guys like Mark Hunt, Jason Suttie, Jordan Tai, my coach Aaron Boyes
Is there a cause that you want to use your platform for? Promoting 1min Scraps (A new kind of street fighting promotion in New Zealand
What was your job before you started fighting? Doorman in Auckland CBD
Favorite Striking technique: Body Shots
Tell us about your life outside of fighting: Got the missus, the kids and the pets, that keeps me busy enough.
What is one thing that you want UFC fans around the world to know about you? I don't want them to know anything about me, I want them to be left alone
