Dan Hardy vs. Marcus Davis
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Marcus Davis
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 15 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.77 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dan Hardy
Distance 80.2% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 13.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 6.6% (norm 8.1%)
Marcus Davis
Distance 81.8% (norm 81.2%) · Clinch 10.5% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 7.7% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dan Hardy
Head 80.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 9.2% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 10.5% (norm 8.4%)
Marcus Davis
Head 81.2% (norm 78.2%) · Body 10.9% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 7.8% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Hardy L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Davis L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 200 / 690 | 29.0% | 38.6% | 242 / 733 | 33.0% | 38.6% |
| In the clinch | 69 / 113 | 61.1% | 67.8% | 67 / 94 | 71.3% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 35 / 57 | 61.4% | 67.2% | 47 / 69 | 68.1% | 67.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 190 / 691 | 27.5% | 37.2% | 232 / 728 | 31.9% | 37.2% |
| To the body | 53 / 79 | 67.1% | 70.7% | 65 / 98 | 66.3% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 61 / 90 | 67.8% | 82.9% | 59 / 70 | 84.3% | 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 Hardy L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Davis L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 286 / 663 | 43.1% | 39.0% | 233 / 808 | 28.8% | 39.0% |
| In the clinch | 68 / 109 | 62.4% | 68.9% | 77 / 136 | 56.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 71 / 98 | 72.4% | 68.0% | 56 / 123 | 45.5% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 240 / 613 | 39.2% | 35.6% | 205 / 856 | 23.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 116 / 162 | 71.6% | 69.6% | 73 / 107 | 68.2% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 69 / 95 | 72.6% | 82.1% | 88 / 104 | 84.6% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Davis has more cage time on record.