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Dan Hooker will hope to get back to winning ways when taking on Claudio Puelles at UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira on November 12th. This will be Puelles' toughest test in the division, with 'Prince of Peru' joining the UFC via The Ultimate Fighter Latin America Season 3.
Hooker has just one win in his last five UFC outings, only getting the better of Nasrat Haqparast at UFC 266 in 2021. Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler, Islam Makhachev and Arnold Allen have all beaten 'The Hangman' in Hooker's last five fights.
Watch Hooker's latest UFC outing here:
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Claudio Puelles is currently 12-2 in professional MMA, but the Peru-born fighter has transitioned well to life in the UFC. Puelles currently has a 5-1 record under the UFC banner. Dan Hooker's future opponent has beaten the likes of Felipe Silva, Marcos Mariano, Jordan Leavitt, Chris Gruetzemacher and Clay Guida since joining the UFC in 2016.
Only Martín Bravo has managed to beat 'Prince of Peru' in the UFC, with Puelles losing on his organizational debut. The Peru-born fighter was stopped in the second-round at UFC Fight Night 98: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson.
David Cubas is the only other fighter to have beaten Claudio Puelles in professional MMA. Cubas won a unanimous decision at Inka FC: Warriors back in 2014 and became the first man to beat the UFC fighter.
How many losses does Dan Hooker have in his professional MMA career?
Dan Hooker has lost many times during his professional MMA career, but has remained a top-15 fighter in the UFC for a long time. Hooker has 12 losses in professional MMA, with 8 of these defeats coming under the UFC banner.
'The Hangman' first tasted defeat against Adam Calver at Supremacy Fighting Championship NZ in 2009, and had a 6-4 professional record after 10 fights in MMA. However, Hooker's average start to life in professional MMA didn't stop him from eventually joining the UFC.
Watch Hooker take on Michael Chandler here:
Six wins in a row earned Dan Hooker a spot in the UFC, and the New Zealander has fought some of the biggest names in the organization since joining in 2014. Islam Makhachev, Michael Chandler and Dustin Poirier are just some of the household names Hooker has fought in the UFC.
