Dan Hardy

WelterweightComplete Fighter
6 - 4

10 UFC Fights | 60% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (33%)

Height
6' 0"
Reach
74"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
44
Orthodox

Dan Hardy UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Dan Hardy is 6-4 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 2 wins by knockout and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 25-10 (1 NC), 19-6 of it outside the UFC. Hardy competes at welterweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 6'0" with a 74" reach at 44 years old. The last bout was a win over Amir Sadollah by decision in Sep 2012.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 68th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (0.30/fight).

Dan Hardy's UFC win rate is 60% (6 of 10 fights), and 33% of those wins came by finish. Hardy averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 35% accuracy and stops 36% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
25-10 (1 NC)
UFC Record
6-4
Height
6'0"
Reach
74"
Age
44
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Amir Sadollah · Decision · Sep 2012

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Dan Hardy's Last 5 Fights

Hardy is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Amir Sadollah · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic · Sep 2012
  2. Win vs Duane Ludwig · KO/TKO · R1 3:51 · UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · May 2012
  3. Loss vs Chris Lytle · Submission · R3 4:16 · UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle · Aug 2011
  4. Loss vs Anthony Johnson · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis · Mar 2011
  5. Loss vs Carlos Condit · KO/TKO · R1 4:27 · UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama · Oct 2010

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.5
Accuracy
35%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.30

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.4
1.0x avg
Strike Differential
+-1.0
Opp. Accuracy Against
49%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.6
Takedown Accuracy
35%
Takedown Defense
36%
Control Time / Fight
1:57
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.3

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
20% KO
0% Sub
R2
0% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Dan Hardy vs Average

Dan Hardy's UFC Fight History

10 UFC fights on record (6-4), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WAmir SadollahDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic2012-09-29
WDuane LudwigKO/TKOR1 · 3:51UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir2012-05-26
LChris LytleSubmissionR3 · 4:16UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle2011-08-14
LAnthony JohnsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis2011-03-26
LCarlos ConditKO/TKOR1 · 4:27UFC 120: Bisping vs Akiyama2010-10-16
L★Georges St-PierreDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy2010-03-27
WMike SwickDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 105: Couture vs Vera2009-11-14
WMarcus DavisDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 99: The Comeback2009-06-13
WRory MarkhamKO/TKOR1 · 1:09UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson2009-02-21
WAkihiro GonoDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben2008-10-18

How Hardy Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.5 sig. strikes/min
31st percentile
Striking accuracy35%
9th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.4/min
42nd percentile
Takedowns0.6/fight
35th percentile
Takedown defense36%
12th percentile
Knockdown power0.30/fight
68th percentile

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