Ivy vs Hardman

Who won Ivy vs Hardman?

Anthony Ivy beat Carson Hardman by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of PFL 7, on Friday 4th August 2023 at Boeing Center in San Antonio.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Ivy vs Hardman stats

Anthony Ivy stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Carson Hardman made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Anthony Ivy's PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Carson Hardman's came in at 0-1-0.

The stats suggested Hardman had an advantage in power over Ivy, with a 67% knock out percentage over Ivy's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Ivy had a large advantage over Hardman, boasting a 50% submission rate over Hardman's 25%.

Anthony Ivy was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Ivy had a height advantage of 3 inches over Hardman.

Ivy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Hardman, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 34 to Hardman's 27.

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What were the odds on Ivy vs Hardman?

Anthony Ivy was a 7/20 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Carson Hardman made his way into the ring at 39/20 (+190) with oddsmakers.