“Any elite level sportsman aims for perfection. You look at golf. You are really trying to get a hole in one every time, but that's not how the game goes. You have to aim for that perfection.”

New Zealand professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer

Dan Hooker is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He competes in the UFC lightweight division and has also held kickboxing titles. He was the King in the Ring Middleweight Kickboxing Champion and the WKBF X-Rules Welterweight Champion. His public profile is built around combat sports, first in kickboxing and later in mixed martial arts, where he has remained active at the elite level.