Finishing the Fight: UFC on ESPN 12

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Dan “The Hangman” Hooker (20-8 MMA, 10-4 UFC)

Dan Hooker has finished 10 fighters by KO or TKO in his professional MMA career and has finished seven fighters by submission. There are only three fights in Hooker’s 28 fight professional career that he has won by decision.

Dan Hooker has five finishes in the UFC at the lightweight division. Hooker has eight finishes under the UFC’s promotional banner in total. Hooker is a shifty perimeter fighter that utilizes every bit of his reach in order to be a threat to his opponents via submission or strikes. Hooker also has some of the best counters and feints within the lightweight division and has finished top-ranked opponents like James Vick and Gilbert Burns.