Volkov vs Hardy

Who won Volkov vs Hardy?

Alexander Volkov beat Greg Hardy by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC on ESPN+ 21, on Saturday 9th November 2019 at CSKA Arena in Moscow.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Alexander Volkov.

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).

Volkov vs Hardy stats

Alexander Volkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Greg Hardy made his way to the cage with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Alexander Volkov's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Alexander Volkov's UFC record stood at 12-5-0, while Greg Hardy's came in at 4-5-0.

The stats suggested Hardy had a massive power advantage over Volkov, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Volkov's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Volkov had a slight advantage over Hardy, with a 10% submission rate over Hardy's 0%.

Alexander Volkov was the same age as Greg Hardy, at 36 years old.

Volkov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hardy. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Volkov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 31 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 years and 1 month earlier than Hardy, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 83 more professional rounds, 105 to Hardy's 22.

Activity check

Volkov's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 6 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

Hardy's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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