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 6 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 8 less professional rounds, 40 to Durden's 48.

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Durden's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 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.