Watson vs Hardy Result & Stats: Watson wins by KO R2 · BKFC Knucklemania III, Fri, Feb 17, 2023

BKFCBKFC Knucklemania III

Josh WatsonWIN

“Stay Down” · 6-4-0

KOTKOKO

RESULT

Knockout

ROUND 2 · 0:19

Heavyweight6 rounds scheduled

Full card

Greg Hardy

“The Prince of War” · 7-5-0 (1 NC)

Friday, February 17, 2023Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, United States

Josh Watson defeated Greg Hardy by Knockout in round 2 (00:19) in the Heavyweight bout of BKFC Knucklemania III, held Friday, February 17, 2023 at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Josh WatsonGreg Hardy

Knockdowns

16 / 33

Significant strikes

14 / 38

48%

Sig. strike accuracy

37%

16 / 33

Total strikes

14 / 38

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Josh WatsonGreg Hardy

16100%

Head

1179%

00%

Body

321%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Josh Watson

81%19%

Greg Hardy

71%29%

■ Distance■ Clinch

Insights

Greg Hardy spends 82% of fight time at distance.

Style & credentials

Josh Watson

No background on record

Greg Hardy

No background on record

Camp · American Top Team · United States

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

89%

Head

64%

11%

Body

16%

Leg

21%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Josh Watsonlast 5 fights

95%

Greg Hardylast 13 fights

71%22%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

7.18

Strikes landed / min

4.49

5.00

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.28

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Josh Watson5 fights · by range and by target

Range

95%Distance · 53

5%Clinch · 3

0%Ground · 0

Target

89%Head · 50

11%Body · 6

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Greg Hardy12 UFC fights · 363 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

38%138/433

13%48/68

25%89/111

Clinch

3%10/13

1%4/4

0%0/0

Ground

20%71/89

1%3/3

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Josh Watson24 of 26 ended early · 92%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

Greg Hardy13 of 16 ended early · 81%3 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Josh Watson4-1

W
Yorgan De Castro
BKFC Fight Night Mohegan Sun: Porter vs Cleckler · Jun 14, 2025
Knockout · R1 · 1:53 · Heavyweight
W
Reuben Roundstone
BKFC 63: Hart vs Starling · Aug 3, 2024
TKO · R1 · 1:42 · Heavyweight
W
Greg Hardy
BKFC Knucklemania III · Feb 17, 2023
Knockout · R2 · 0:19 · Heavyweight
W
Kyle McElroy
BKFC 28 Albuquerque · Aug 27, 2022
TKO · R1 · 1:24 · Heavyweight
L
Bryant Acheson
BKFC Montana · Oct 9, 2021
Knockout · R1 · 0:30 · Heavyweight

Greg Hardy0-1

L
Josh Watson
BKFC Knucklemania III · Feb 17, 2023
Knockout · R2 · 0:19 · Heavyweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Josh Watson vs Greg Hardy?

Josh Watson defeated Greg Hardy by Knockout in round 2 (00:19) in the Heavyweight bout of BKFC Knucklemania III, held Friday, February 17, 2023 at Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque.