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Welterweight · “The Outlaw”

Dan Hardy

25-10-0 (1 NC) UFC 6-4-0
Durable Submission Grappler
6'0"Height
74"Reach
OrthodoxStance
44Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
12:22Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 21.6 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 6.4 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 37.1 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 53.1 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 32.2 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 8.2 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 49.5 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 43.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Durability Average 53
  2. Grappling Average 50
  3. Control Below avg 43
  4. Striking D Below avg 37
  5. Wrestling Below avg 32
  6. Striking Weak 22
  7. TD Defense Weak 8
  8. Accuracy Weak 6
Durable average durability — rates 53 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler average grappling — rates 50 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.46
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.44
Striking accuracy35.3%
Striking defense51.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.36
Takedowns / 15 min0.73
Takedown accuracy35.3%
Takedown defense35.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.36
Control time15.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-3

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
June 13, 2009 vs Marcus Davis — 1.87/min (W) Jun '09 November 14, 2009 vs Mike Swick — 3.67/min (W) Nov '09 March 27, 2010 vs Georges St-Pierre — 0.16/min (L) Mar '10 October 16, 2010 vs Carlos Condit — 2.02/min (L) — only 4.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '10 March 26, 2011 vs Anthony Johnson — 0.13/min (L) Mar '11 August 14, 2011 vs Chris Lytle — 4.28/min (L) Aug '11 May 26, 2012 vs Duane Ludwig — 4.68/min (W) — only 3.9 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '12 September 29, 2012 vs Amir Sadollah — 4.33/min (W) Sep '12

Fight history

10 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Amir Sadollah 6-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · September 29, 2012
65/141Sig. strikes
61/134Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
6:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Duane Ludwig 21-12 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:51 — UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · May 26, 2012
18/29Sig. strikes
17/38Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:28Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Chris Lytle 30-18-5 walk-in Submission · R3 4:16 — UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · August 14, 2011
61/238Sig. strikes
127/271Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Anthony Johnson 8-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis · March 26, 2011
2/13Sig. strikes
20/36Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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L Carlos Condit 24-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:27 — UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama · October 16, 2010
9/41Sig. strikes
26/59Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Georges St-Pierre 19-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy · March 27, 2010
4/27Sig. strikes
59/79Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Mike Swick 14-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · November 14, 2009
55/112Sig. strikes
38/98Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
5:59Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Marcus Davis 16-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 99: The Comeback · June 13, 2009
28/61Sig. strikes
19/41Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:27Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Rory Markham 16-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:09 — UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson · February 21, 2009
5/12Sig. strikes
2/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Akihiro Gono 29-12-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben · October 18, 2008
57/186Sig. strikes
56/107Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
25-10-0 (1 NC)Pro record
Hardy-Wallhead MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 12
Submission 4
Decision 9
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 4
Decision 4
Other 1

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

CWFC 14
UFC 10
GCM 3
Ultimate Force 1
2 Hot 1
Fightfest 1
KOTC 1
UK Storm 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 36 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Amir Sadollah Decision (unanimous) UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic
September 29, 2012
 UFC 3 5:00
W Duane Ludwig KO (punch and elbows) UFC 146
May 26, 2012
 UFC 1 3:51
L Chris Lytle Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle
August 14, 2011
 UFC 3 4:16
L Anthony Johnson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
March 26, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
L Carlos Condit KO (punch) UFC 120
October 16, 2010
 UFC 1 4:27
L Georges St-Pierre Decision (unanimous) UFC 111
March 27, 2010
 UFC 5 5:00
W Mike Swick Decision (unanimous) UFC 105
November 14, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W Marcus Davis Decision (split) UFC 99
June 13, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
W Rory Markham KO (punch) UFC 95
February 21, 2009
 UFC 1 1:09
W Akihiro Gono Decision (split) UFC 89
October 18, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
W Daniel Weichel TKO (elbows) Ultimate Force: Punishment
May 3, 2008
 Ultimate Force 2 1:49
W Chad Reiner TKO (punches) CWFC: Enter the Rough House 6
April 19, 2008
 CWFC 3 2:10
W Manuel Garcia TKO (submission to punches) CWFC: Enter The Rough House 5
December 8, 2007
 CWFC 1 2:21
L Yoshiyuki Yoshida DQ (groin kick) GCM: Cage Force 5
December 1, 2007
 GCM 2 0:04
W Hidetaka Monma TKO (corner stoppage) GCM: Cage Force 4
September 8, 2007
 GCM 3 0:29
W Daizo Ishige Decision (unanimous) GCM: Cage Force EX Eastern Bound
May 27, 2007
 GCM 3 5:00
W Willy Ni Submission (guillotine choke) CWFC: Enter The Rough House 2
April 28, 2007
 CWFC 2 0:39
W Alexandre Izidro TKO (punches) CWFC: Enter The Rough House
December 9, 2006
 CWFC 3 4:56
W Danny Rushton TKO (retirement) CWFC: Showdown
September 16, 2006
 CWFC 1 5:00
L David Baron Decision 2 Hot 2 Handle: Road to Japan
June 18, 2006
 2 Hot 2 3:00
L Forrest Petz Decision (unanimous) Fightfest 2
April 14, 2006
 Fightfest 3 5:00
W Diego Gonzalez TKO (doctor stoppage) CWFC: Strike Force 5
March 25, 2006
 CWFC 3 0:19
W Matt Thorpe Decision (split) CWFC: Strike Force 4
November 26, 2005
 CWFC 5 5:00
NC Diego Gonzalez NC (overturned) CWFC: Strike Force 3
October 1, 2005
 CWFC 2 1:19
W Sami Berik Decision (unanimous) CWFC: Quest 3
September 17, 2005
 CWFC 3 5:00
W Lautaro Arborelo TKO (punches) CWFC: Strike Force 2
July 16, 2005
 CWFC 3 3:52
W Alexandre Izidro Decision (unanimous) KOTC: Warzone
June 24, 2005
 KOTC 2 5:00
W Stuart Barrs TKO (punches) UK Storm 2
June 18, 2005
 UK Storm 2 2:44
L David Baron Submission (triangle choke) CWFC: Strike Force
May 21, 2005
 CWFC 2 3:10
W Andy Walker TKO (punches) CWFC: Quest 1
April 8, 2005
 CWFC 1 3:26
W Lee Doski Submission (injury) Fight Club UK 1
January 29, 2005
 Fight Club UK 2 —
W Aaron Barrow KO (head kick and punches) CWFC 9: Xtreme Xmas
December 18, 2004
 CWFC 1 0:13
L Pat Healy Submission (guillotine choke) Absolute Fighting Championships 10
October 30, 2004
 Absolute Fighting Championships 1 3:50
W Andy Melia TKO (submission to punches) CWFC 8: Brutal Force
September 18, 2004
 CWFC 2 3:55
W Paul Jenkins Decision (majority) Full Contact Fight Night 2
August 14, 2004
 Full Contact Fight Night 3 5:00
L Lee Doski Submission (rear-naked choke) Extreme Brawl 7
June 6, 2004
 Extreme Brawl 2 4:59

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Dan Hardy) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.5 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 35.3% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 51.1% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 0.7 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 35.3% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 35.5% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.4 avg 0.6
Control time 15.8% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 54.1%