Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Carlos Condit
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 9 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 22 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.84 · 9 tier-1/2 wins · 27 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.6 wins over .500
Dan Hardy
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 6 | 4 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 19 | 6 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.72 · 6 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Carlos Condit
Distance 86.7% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 6.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.7% (norm 8.1%)
Dan Hardy
Distance 80.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Carlos Condit
Head 74.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 13.3% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 12.5% (norm 8.4%)
Dan Hardy
Head 80.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Condit L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Hardy L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 791 / 2261 | 35.0% | 38.6% | 200 / 690 | 29.0% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 89 / 172 | 51.7% | 67.8% | 69 / 113 | 61.1% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 126 / 175 | 72.0% | 67.2% | 35 / 57 | 61.4% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 560 / 1936 | 28.9% | 37.2% | 190 / 691 | 27.5% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 207 / 347 | 59.7% | 70.7% | 53 / 79 | 67.1% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 239 / 325 | 73.5% | 82.9% | 61 / 90 | 67.8% | 82.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Welterweight: 182 fighters · Welterweight: 182 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Condit L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Hardy L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 543 / 1310 | 41.5% | 39.0% | 286 / 663 | 43.1% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 70 / 109 | 64.2% | 68.9% | 68 / 109 | 62.4% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 118 / 189 | 62.4% | 68.0% | 71 / 98 | 72.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 449 / 1216 | 36.9% | 35.6% | 240 / 613 | 39.2% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 156 / 224 | 69.6% | 69.6% | 116 / 162 | 71.6% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 126 / 168 | 75.0% | 82.1% | 69 / 95 | 72.6% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Condit has more cage time on record.