- Wins 25
- KOs 14
- Born: Nottingham, England
Dan Hardy has been cranking out the power recently, and in 4 of his last 6 fights Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy has ended the fight early with 2 TKOs, 1 KO and a submission due to punches.
One of those fights was against Rory Markham at UFC 95 Sanchez vs. Stevenson and he KOed Markham in 1:09 of the 1st round.
And at UFC 105 Couture vs.Vera, Hardy fought Mike Swick and had Swick in trouble a few times with hard punches to Swick’s head but couldn’t knock Swick out and the fight went the distance with Dan Hardy winning the decision.
Dan Hardy also ended these fights early:
- Aaron Barrow :13-1st
- Andy Walker
- Stuart Barrs 2nd
- Lautaro Arborelo 3:52-3rd
- Diego Gonzalez :19-3rd
- Danny Rushton
- Alexandre Izidro 4:56-3rd
- Hidetaka Monma :29-3rd
- Chad Reiner 2:10-3rd
In his title fight with Georges St-Pierre at UFC 111 Dan Hardy showed his heart in his loss to St-Pierre by refusing to tap when GSP caught Hardy in a deep armbar, and later in a Kimura that looked like it would break Hardy’s shoulder.