Dan Hardy

“The Outlaw”

MMA · Retired

25-10 (1 NC)RECORD

14KO / TKO WINS

2SUBMISSION WINS

9DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Daniel Mark Hardy
Nickname	The Outlaw
Date of birth	17 May 1982
Nationality	English
Birthplace	Nottingham, England
Lives in	England
Division	Welterweight
Team	Hardy-Wallhead MMA
Height	183 cm (6′0″)
Reach	188 cm (74″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	2004–2012
Status	Retired
Pro debut	6 Jun 2004
Last fight	Win vs Amir Sadollah, 29 Sep 2012

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Titles and honours

Cage Warriors Welterweight Champion (two times)
UFC Knockout of the Night (1x)
UFC Fight of the Night (1x)
UFC Welterweight title challenger (2010)

Background

Welterweight from Nottingham who rose through Cage Warriors to become one of the UK's best-known UFC fighters. He challenged Georges St-Pierre for the UFC welterweight title in 2010, stopped competing after 2012 and moved into broadcasting and analysis.

Fight history

36 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Amir Sadollah	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic	29 Sep 2012	Nottingham, England
Win	Duane Ludwig	KO (punch and elbows)	1	3:51	UFC 146	26 May 2012	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Knockout of the Night
Loss	Chris Lytle	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	4:16	UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle	14 Aug 2011	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States	Fight of the Night
Loss	Anthony Johnson	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis	26 Mar 2011	Seattle, Washington, United States
Loss	Carlos Condit	KO (punch)	1	4:27	UFC 120	16 Oct 2010	London, England
Loss	Georges St-Pierre	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	UFC 111	27 Mar 2010	Newark, New Jersey, United States	For the UFC Welterweight Championship
Win	Mike Swick	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 105	14 Nov 2009	Manchester, England	UFC Welterweight title eliminator
Win	Marcus Davis	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 99	13 Jun 2009	Cologne, Germany
Win	Rory Markham	KO (punch)	1	1:09	UFC 95	21 Feb 2009	London, England
Win	Akihiro Gono	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 89	18 Oct 2008	Birmingham, England
Win	Daniel Weichel	TKO (elbows)	2	1:49	Ultimate Force: Punishment	3 May 2008	Doncaster, England
Win	Chad Reiner	TKO (punches)	3	2:10	CWFC: Enter the Rough House 6	19 Apr 2008	Nottingham, England	Cage Warriors Welterweight title defense
Win	Manuel Garcia	TKO (submission to punches)	1	2:21	CWFC: Enter The Rough House 5	8 Dec 2007	Nottingham, England	Cage Warriors Welterweight title defense
Loss	Yoshiyuki Yoshida	DQ (groin kick)	2	0:04	GCM: Cage Force 5	1 Dec 2007	Tokyo, Japan	GCM welterweight tournament final
Win	Hidetaka Monma	TKO (corner stoppage)	3	0:29	GCM: Cage Force 4	8 Sep 2007	Tokyo, Japan	GCM welterweight tournament semifinal
Win	Daizo Ishige	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	GCM: Cage Force EX Eastern Bound	27 May 2007	Tokyo, Japan	GCM welterweight tournament quarterfinal
Win	Willy Ni	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	0:39	CWFC: Enter The Rough House 2	28 Apr 2007	Nottingham, England	Cage Warriors Welterweight title defense
Win	Alexandre Izidro	TKO (punches)	3	4:56	CWFC: Enter The Rough House	9 Dec 2006	Nottingham, England	Cage Warriors Welterweight title defense
Win	Danny Rushton	TKO (retirement)	1	5:00	CWFC: Showdown	16 Sep 2006	Sheffield, England	Cage Warriors Welterweight title defense
Loss	David Baron	Decision	2	3:00	2 Hot 2 Handle: Road to Japan	18 Jun 2006	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Loss	Forrest Petz	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Fightfest 2	14 Apr 2006	Canton, Ohio, United States
Win	Diego Gonzalez	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	0:19	CWFC: Strike Force 5	25 Mar 2006	Coventry, England	Cage Warriors Welterweight title defense
Win	Matt Thorpe	Decision (split)	5	5:00	CWFC: Strike Force 4	26 Nov 2005	Coventry, England	Won vacant Cage Warriors Welterweight title
No contest	Diego Gonzalez	NC (overturned)	2	1:19	CWFC: Strike Force 3	1 Oct 2005	Coventry, England	Submission loss overturned for strikes to back of head
Win	Sami Berik	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	CWFC: Quest 3	17 Sep 2005	Sheffield, England
Win	Lautaro Arborelo	TKO (punches)	3	3:52	CWFC: Strike Force 2	16 Jul 2005	Coventry, England
Win	Alexandre Izidro	Decision (unanimous)	2	5:00	KOTC: Warzone	24 Jun 2005	Sheffield, England
Win	Stuart Barrs	TKO (punches)	2	2:44	UK Storm 2	18 Jun 2005	Birmingham, England
Loss	David Baron	Submission (triangle choke)	2	3:10	CWFC: Strike Force	21 May 2005	Coventry, England
Win	Andy Walker	TKO (punches)	1	3:26	CWFC: Quest 1	8 Apr 2005	Yorkshire, England
Win	Lee Doski	Submission (injury)	2		Fight Club UK 1	29 Jan 2005	Sheffield, England
Win	Aaron Barrow	KO (head kick and punches)	1	0:13	CWFC 9: Xtreme Xmas	18 Dec 2004	Sheffield, England
Loss	Pat Healy	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:50	Absolute Fighting Championships 10	30 Oct 2004	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win	Andy Melia	TKO (submission to punches)	2	3:55	CWFC 8: Brutal Force	18 Sep 2004	Sheffield, England
Win	Paul Jenkins	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Full Contact Fight Night 2	14 Aug 2004	Portsmouth, England
Loss	Lee Doski	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:59	Extreme Brawl 7	6 Jun 2004	Bracknell, England