McCourt vs Harding

Who won McCourt vs Harding?

Leah McCourt beat Janay Harding by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of Bellator 259, on Friday 21st May 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

McCourt vs Harding stats

Leah McCourt stepped into the octagon with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Janay Harding made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Leah McCourt's 10th fight in Bellator, having made her debut for the promotion in 2019.

Leah McCourt's Bellator record stood at 7-3-0, while Janay Harding's came in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggested Harding had a massive power advantage over McCourt, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over McCourt's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested McCourt had a large advantage over Harding, boasting a 25% submission rate over Harding's 0%.

Leah McCourt was the older woman by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Harding had a height advantage of 2 inches over McCourt. Despite this, she had a 2-inch reach advantage.

McCourt was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2017, 3 years and 2 months later than Harding, whose first professional fight was in 2014. She had fought 6 less professional rounds, 26 to Harding's 32.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Leah McCourt had been fighting more than Janay Harding.

Going to this contest, Leah McCourt had last fought 5 years and 18 days ago, while Janay Harding's last outing had been 3 years, 9 months and 19 days ago.

McCourt's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 13 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Harding's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 22 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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