Welterweight

Dan Hardy

Last fought: Sep 2012

RECORD

Pro

25-10-0 (1 NC)

UFC

6-4-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:22
Fight Completion Rate	77.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.47
% Fights Inside the Distance	40.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	57-25 (69.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	28-9 (75.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	29-16 (64.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	48.4%
% Time in Control	15.8%
% Time Controlled	35.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	30.6%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.34
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	4.78
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-1.44
Distance Strike Accuracy	29.0%
Distance Strike Defense	56.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.44
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.70
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.42
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.59
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.30
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.73

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Welterweight field

Dan Hardy League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Dan Hardy
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	35.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	-1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	35.3%
Takedown Defense	35.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:22
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	12:22
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.4
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	33.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.8
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	42.9%
Control Time/Fight	1:41

Fight History

WIN

vs. Amir Sadollah

UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic • Sep 2012Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dan Hardy65/14146%TD 3/7Ctrl 6:51

Amir Sadollah61/13446%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Hardy	23/44	52%	0/2	1:02	—
	Amir Sadollah	34/65	52%	0/0	0:26	—

R2	Dan Hardy	19/53	36%	2/2	2:14	—
	Amir Sadollah	20/48	42%	0/0	0:07	—

R3	Dan Hardy	23/44	52%	1/3	3:35	—
	Amir Sadollah	7/21	33%	0/2	0:13	—

WIN

vs. Duane Ludwig

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir • May 2012Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:51

Dan Hardy18/2962%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:28KD 1

Duane Ludwig17/3845%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Hardy	18/29	62%	0/2	1:28	1
	Duane Ludwig	17/38	45%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chris Lytle

UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle • Aug 2011Welterweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 4:16

Dan Hardy61/23826%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:07

Chris Lytle127/27147%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Hardy	23/80	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Lytle	42/92	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Dan Hardy	25/87	29%	0/1	0:04	—
	Chris Lytle	51/101	50%	0/0	0:10	—

R3	Dan Hardy	13/71	18%	1/1	0:03	—
	Chris Lytle	34/78	44%	0/0	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Johnson

UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis • Mar 2011Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dan Hardy2/1315%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Anthony Johnson20/3656%TD 4/5Ctrl 12:45KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Hardy	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Johnson	10/19	53%	1/1	3:58	1

R2	Dan Hardy	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anthony Johnson	3/8	38%	2/3	4:10	—

R3	Dan Hardy	0/1	0%	0/1	0:00	—
	Anthony Johnson	7/9	78%	1/1	4:37	—

LOSS

vs. Carlos Condit

UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama • Oct 2010Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:27

Dan Hardy9/4122%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Carlos Condit26/5944%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Hardy	9/41	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Carlos Condit	26/59	44%	0/0	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Georges St-Pierre

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy • Mar 2010WelterweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Dan Hardy4/2715%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:36

Georges St-Pierre59/7975%TD 11/11Ctrl 20:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Hardy	0/6	0%	0/0	0:03	—
	Georges St-Pierre	2/5	40%	2/2	4:16	—

R2	Dan Hardy	2/14	14%	0/0	0:30	—
	Georges St-Pierre	12/18	67%	2/2	2:08	—

R3	Dan Hardy	0/1	0%	0/0	0:03	—
	Georges St-Pierre	15/19	79%	2/2	4:40	—

R4	Dan Hardy	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	9/12	75%	3/3	4:47	—

R5	Dan Hardy	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Georges St-Pierre	21/25	84%	2/2	4:40	—

WIN

vs. Mike Swick

UFC 105: Couture vs Vera • Nov 2009Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dan Hardy55/11249%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:59

Mike Swick38/9839%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Hardy	21/31	68%	0/0	1:59	—
	Mike Swick	13/22	59%	0/3	2:16	—

R2	Dan Hardy	19/37	51%	0/3	2:40	—
	Mike Swick	12/30	40%	0/0	0:19	—

R3	Dan Hardy	15/44	34%	1/1	1:20	—
	Mike Swick	13/46	28%	0/0	0:04	—

WIN

vs. Marcus Davis

UFC 99: The Comeback • Jun 2009Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dan Hardy28/6146%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:27KD 1

Marcus Davis19/4146%TD 2/6Ctrl 6:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Hardy	8/13	62%	0/0	0:38	—
	Marcus Davis	5/10	50%	1/5	3:26	—

R2	Dan Hardy	13/34	38%	0/0	2:08	1
	Marcus Davis	10/22	45%	1/1	0:36	—

R3	Dan Hardy	7/14	50%	1/1	1:41	—
	Marcus Davis	4/9	44%	0/0	2:05	—

WIN

vs. Rory Markham

UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson • Feb 2009Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:09

Dan Hardy5/1242%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Rory Markham2/729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Hardy	5/12	42%	0/0	0:02	1
	Rory Markham	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Akihiro Gono

UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben • Oct 2008Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Dan Hardy57/18631%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Akihiro Gono56/10752%TD 3/4Ctrl 1:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Dan Hardy	24/61	39%	0/0	0:02	—
	Akihiro Gono	15/29	52%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Dan Hardy	17/63	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Akihiro Gono	19/36	53%	1/2	0:20	—

R3	Dan Hardy	16/62	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Akihiro Gono	22/42	52%	2/2	0:39	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com