Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 89: Bisping vs Leben
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Dan Hardy
Dan Hardy
“The Outlaw”
25-10-0 (1 NC)
RESULT

Dan Hardy def. Akihiro Gono (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono
35-21-8
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Dan Hardy defeated Akihiro Gono by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben, held Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham.

Fight stats

Dan Hardy
Akihiro Gono
0
Knockdowns
0
57 of 186
Significant strikes
56 of 107
31%
Sig. strike accuracy
52%
61 of 190
Total strikes
58 of 109
0 of 0
Takedowns
3 of 4
—
Takedown accuracy
75%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:02
Control time
1:06
Significant strikes by target
24 of 133
Head
28 of 63
12 of 20
Body
14 of 20
21 of 33
Leg
14 of 24
53 of 170
Distance
50 of 98
4 of 16
Clinch
4 of 7
0 of 0
Ground
2 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
24 of 61
Sig. str.
15 of 29
25 of 62
Total str.
15 of 29
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:07
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
17 of 63
Sig. str.
19 of 36
17 of 63
Total str.
20 of 37
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:20
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
16 of 62
Sig. str.
22 of 42
19 of 65
Total str.
23 of 43
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:39

Judges' Scorecards

Chris Lee
#HardyGono
1––
2––
3––
Total2928
Andy Roberts
#HardyGono
1––
2––
3––
Total2928
Tim Vannatta
#HardyGono
1––
2––
3––
Total2829

The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Media Scores

3
Hardy
–
0
Gono
●30–27 Hardy×2●30–26 Hardy
All 3 media scorecards▾
  • MMAWeekly.com30–26Hardy
  • MMAJunkie.com30–27Hardy
  • Sherdog.com30–27Hardy

Fan Scorecards

25%
Hardy
75%
Gono
8 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Gono50%●30–27 Gono25%●30–27 Hardy25%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
75%
Hardy
R2
75%
Gono
R3
75%
Gono

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

25-10-0 (1 NC)
Record
35-21-8
2
Win Streak
0
44
Age
51
6'0"
183 cm
Height
5'7"
170 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
68"
173 cm
—
Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.46
SLpM
2.18
35%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.44
SApM
2.67
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.73
TD Avg.
1.01
35%
TD Acc.
84%
35%
TD Def.
46%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Dan Hardy · 2-3
  • W
    Amir Sadollah
    UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs MiocicSat, Sep 29, 2012
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Duane Ludwig
    UFC 146: Dos Santos vs MirSat, May 26, 2012
    TKO · R1 · 3:51 · Welterweight
  • L
    Chris Lytle
    UFC Live: Hardy vs LytleSun, Aug 14, 2011
    Submission · R3 · 4:16 · Welterweight
  • L
    Anthony Johnson
    UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs DavisSat, Mar 26, 2011
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Carlos Condit
    UFC 120: Bisping vs AkiyamaSat, Oct 16, 2010
    TKO · R1 · 4:27 · Welterweight
Akihiro Gono · 1-2
  • L
    Jon Fitch
    UFC 94: ST-PIERRE VS PENN 2Sat, Jan 31, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Dan Hardy
    UFC 89: Bisping vs LebenSat, Oct 18, 2008
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Tamdan McCrory
    UFC 78: VALIDATIONSat, Nov 17, 2007
    Submission · R2 · 3:19 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 10 fights · 3 fights
30.4
Avg sig. strikes
30.0
0.60
Avg takedowns
1.33
1:57
Avg control time
1:54
65
Career high strikes
56
3
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Dan Hardy
Strike target
Akihiro Gono
63%
Head
37%
17%
Body
29%
20%
Leg
34%
Dan Hardy
Strike position
Akihiro Gono
66%
Distance
82%
23%
Clinch
10%
12%
Ground
8%