Women's Flyweight

Veronica Hardy

Last fought: Oct 2025

RECORD

Pro

10-5-1

UFC

5-5-0

Age

Height

5'4"

Weight

125 lbs

Reach

64"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:44
Fight Completion Rate	84.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.55
% Fights Inside the Distance	30.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	17-12 (58.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	12-9 (57.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	5-3 (62.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	54.8%
% Time in Control	13.6%
% Time Controlled	31.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	30.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.20
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.34
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.86
Distance Strike Accuracy	41.4%
Distance Strike Defense	60.5%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.36
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.22
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.22
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.59
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.92

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 Women's Flyweight field

Veronica 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	Veronica Hardy
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	-0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	41.2%
Takedown Defense	51.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.4
Control Time/15min	2:02
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	20.0%
Decision % of Wins	80.0%
Avg Fight Time	12:44
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.1%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.0
Takedown Accuracy	83.3%
Takedown Defense	56.2%
Control Time/Fight	2:21

Fight History

WIN

vs. Brogan Walker

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Veronica Hardy39/7552%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:36KD 1

Brogan Walker22/6037%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Veronica Hardy	9/20	45%	0/0	2:36	—
	Brogan Walker	7/15	47%	1/1	1:11	—

R2	Veronica Hardy	16/29	55%	0/0	0:00	1
	Brogan Walker	8/25	32%	1/2	0:13	—

R3	Veronica Hardy	14/26	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brogan Walker	7/20	35%	1/1	1:31	—

LOSS

vs. Eduarda Moura

UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic • Nov 2024Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Veronica Hardy46/10345%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Eduarda Moura26/7634%TD 3/4Ctrl 4:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Veronica Hardy	13/39	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eduarda Moura	10/35	29%	1/1	0:11	—

R2	Veronica Hardy	12/18	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eduarda Moura	7/13	54%	2/3	4:02	—

R3	Veronica Hardy	21/46	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eduarda Moura	9/28	32%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. JJ Aldrich

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento • May 2024Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Veronica Hardy36/7846%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

JJ Aldrich27/6343%TD 0/2Ctrl 5:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Veronica Hardy	14/24	58%	0/0	0:01	—
	JJ Aldrich	9/24	38%	0/2	1:34	—

R2	Veronica Hardy	15/35	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	JJ Aldrich	8/18	44%	0/0	1:12	—

R3	Veronica Hardy	7/19	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	JJ Aldrich	10/21	48%	0/0	2:23	—

WIN

vs. Jamey-Lyn Horth

UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan • Dec 2023Women's Flyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Veronica Hardy43/10143%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:34

Jamey-Lyn Horth43/8749%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Veronica Hardy	17/37	46%	0/0	0:13	—
	Jamey-Lyn Horth	16/34	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Veronica Hardy	13/33	39%	1/2	0:51	—
	Jamey-Lyn Horth	7/21	33%	1/1	1:43	—

R3	Veronica Hardy	13/31	42%	0/0	0:30	—
	Jamey-Lyn Horth	20/32	62%	0/2	2:16	—

WIN

vs. Juliana Miller

UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 • Mar 2023Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Veronica Hardy62/7781%TD 4/4Ctrl 7:36

Juliana Miller30/7938%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Veronica Hardy	26/35	74%	0/0	0:42	—
	Juliana Miller	19/45	42%	0/1	0:46	—

R2	Veronica Hardy	16/19	84%	0/0	3:45	—
	Juliana Miller	8/20	40%	0/2	0:19	—

R3	Veronica Hardy	20/23	87%	4/4	3:09	—
	Juliana Miller	3/14	21%	0/0	0:14	—

LOSS

vs. Bea Malecki

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira • Mar 2020Women's Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Veronica Hardy93/25836%TD 0/9Ctrl 0:12

Bea Malecki130/24753%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Veronica Hardy	37/112	33%	0/1	0:00	—
	Bea Malecki	36/81	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Veronica Hardy	24/70	34%	0/4	0:02	—
	Bea Malecki	48/87	55%	0/0	1:54	—

R3	Veronica Hardy	32/76	42%	0/4	0:10	—
	Bea Malecki	46/79	58%	0/0	1:29	—

WIN

vs. Polyana Viana

UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 • Aug 2019Women's Flyweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 1:09

Veronica Hardy1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Polyana Viana1/333%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Veronica Hardy	1/1	100%	0/0	0:04	—
	Polyana Viana	1/3	33%	1/1	0:43	—

LOSS

vs. Gillian Robertson

UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos • Feb 2019Women's Flyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:27

Veronica Hardy23/4156%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:50

Gillian Robertson5/862%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Veronica Hardy	19/33	58%	1/1	0:46	—
	Gillian Robertson	5/6	83%	1/2	2:55	—

R2	Veronica Hardy	4/8	50%	0/0	1:04	—
	Gillian Robertson	0/2	0%	1/2	1:31	—

LOSS

vs. Andrea Lee

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman • May 2018Women's Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Veronica Hardy24/7333%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:43

Andrea Lee56/9360%TD 3/5Ctrl 8:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Veronica Hardy	12/25	48%	0/0	1:12	—
	Andrea Lee	33/52	63%	1/1	2:07	—

R2	Veronica Hardy	3/14	21%	1/1	0:13	—
	Andrea Lee	8/18	44%	1/2	3:09	—

R3	Veronica Hardy	9/34	26%	0/0	0:18	—
	Andrea Lee	15/23	65%	1/2	2:48	—

LOSS

vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith

UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett • Sep 2016Women's Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 2:46

Veronica Hardy23/4156%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:47

Ashlee Evans-Smith73/11563%TD 2/5Ctrl 6:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Veronica Hardy	11/16	69%	0/0	0:31	—
	Ashlee Evans-Smith	16/27	59%	1/3	1:51	—

R2	Veronica Hardy	9/14	64%	0/0	1:16	—
	Ashlee Evans-Smith	29/45	64%	1/2	2:26	—

R3	Veronica Hardy	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ashlee Evans-Smith	28/43	65%	0/0	1:44	—

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