Hardy vs Castro

Who won Hardy vs Castro?

Greg Hardy beat Yorgan De Castro by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 249, on Saturday 9th May 2020 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Greg Hardy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Hardy vs Castro stats

Greg Hardy stepped into the octagon with a record of 5 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Yorgan De Castro made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

Greg Hardy's UFC record stood at 4-5-0, while Yorgan De Castro's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Hardy had an advantage in power over Castro, with a 100% knock out percentage over Castro's 83%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Hardy and Castro would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Greg Hardy was the younger man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Hardy had a height advantage of 5 inches over Castro. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Hardy's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Castro's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 months later than Castro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 22 to Castro's 28.

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Hardy's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Hardy vs Castro?

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