Hadley vs Durden

Who won Hadley vs Durden?

Cody Durden beat Jake Hadley by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font, on Saturday 5th August 2023 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Cody Durden.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Hadley vs Durden stats

Jake Hadley stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Cody Durden made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Jake Hadley's 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Cody Durden marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Jake Hadley's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, while Cody Durden's came in at 6-5-1.

The stats suggested Durden had a slight advantage in power over Hadley, with a 40% knock out percentage over Hadley's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Hadley had an advantage over Durden, with a 50% submission rate over Durden's 33%.

Jake Hadley was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

Hadley had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Hadley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 10 months later than Durden, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 37 to Durden's 48.

Hadley vs Durden form

Hadley had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Malcolm Gordon at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beaten Carlos Candelario at UFC Fight Night: Mitchell vs. Evloev on 5th November 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Allan Nascimento at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Luke Shanks at Cage Warriors 117 on 10th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their Cage Warriors Flyweight championship fight at York Hall, London, England.

He was victorious against Shajidul Haque at Cage Warriors 114 on 24th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at BEC Arena, Manchester.

Durden had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Carlos Mota at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated JP Buys at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Muhammad Mokaev at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Qileng Aori at UFC Vegas 43 on 20th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cody Durden had been fighting more than Jake Hadley.

Going to this contest, Jake Hadley had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 23 days ago, while Cody Durden's last outing had been 1 year, 10 months and 12 days ago.

Hadley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Durden's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hadley vs Durden?

Jake Hadley was a 1/2 (-200) favourite going into the contest, while Cody Durden made his way into the ring at 17/10 (+170) with oddsmakers.