Dan Hardy vs Marcus Davis — UFC 99: The Comeback Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 99: The Comeback
Dan Hardy vs Marcus Davis

Welterweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

“The Irish Hand Grenade”

22-11-0 (1 NC)

UFC 99: The Comeback

Saturday, June 13, 2009 · Cologne · North Rhine-Westphalia

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Result

Dan Hardy def. Marcus Davis

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Marc GoddardDoug Crosby · 28-29Andy Roberts · 29-28Tony Weeks · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R3 · 5:00

Dan HardyRound 3Marcus Davis

7 / 14Sig. strikes4 / 9

50%Accuracy44%

30 / 37Total strikes32 / 38

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts2

1:40Control2:04

1.4Pace / min0.8

45%Control share55%

Dan Hardy

Targethead 43% · body 14% · leg 43%

Phasedistance 57% · clinch 14% · ground 29%

Marcus Davis

Targethead 75% · body 0% · leg 25%

Phasedistance 50% · clinch 25% · ground 25%

Statistical signals

Output edgeDan Hardy landed 7 significant strikes to 4.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace downDan Hardy's significant-strike pace moved -46% from R2 to R3, 1.4 against 2.6 per minute.
Accuracy shiftDan Hardy's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 50% against 38%.
Target shiftDan Hardy's head share of landed strikes moved -19 pts, to 43% head with 14% body and 43% leg.
Pace downMarcus Davis's significant-strike pace moved -60% from R2 to R3, 0.8 against 2.0 per minute.
Target shiftMarcus Davis's head share of landed strikes moved +15 pts, to 75% head with 0% body and 25% leg.
Control swingMarcus Davis's control time moved +89s, 124s against 35s.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Dan Hardy

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Marcus Davis

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

28Dan Hardy sig. strikes

19Marcus Davis sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+100%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Marcus Davis)