Volkov vs Hardy

Who won Volkov vs Hardy?

Alexander Volkov beat Greg Hardy by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 21, on Saturday 9th November 2019 at CSKA Arena in Moscow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexander Volkov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Volkov vs Hardy stats

Alexander Volkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Greg Hardy made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Alexander Volkov's UFC record stood at 11-4-0, while Greg Hardy's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Hardy had a massive power advantage over Volkov, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Volkov's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Volkov had a slight advantage over Hardy, with a 10% submission rate over Hardy's 0%.

Alexander Volkov was the same age as Greg Hardy, at 35 years old.

Volkov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hardy. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Volkov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 31 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 years and 1 month earlier than Hardy, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 77 more professional rounds, 99 to Hardy's 22.

Activity check

Volkov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Hardy's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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