Dan Hooker

"The Hangman". That's what they call Dan Hooker, and is ranked #9 at UFC lightweight — close enough to smell the title, dangerous enough that champions don't say his name too loudly.

Volume is the weapon: 4.82 significant strikes a minute on 56% accuracy. Rounds get won on attrition — opponents drown in output long before the final bell.

He's coming off a loss to Benoît Saint Denis. Careers aren't defined by the fall, though; they're defined by the rebound.

At 36, the window is what it is — which tends to make every remaining fight more honest, and more dangerous.