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Veronica Hardy

Women's Flyweight · UFC record 5-5 · 10 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 4 Oct 2025

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)73
Power71
Striking defense71
Takedown defense65
WrestlingProvisional measure70

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (10 detailed fights; as of Sat 4 Oct 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING86.1
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING62.0

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
163 cm (5'4")
Reach
163 cm (5'4")
Stance
Southpaw
Age
31

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

10 detailed UFC fights · 27 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 4 Oct 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed14.4significant, per round
Strikes absorbed15.3per round
Striking differential-0.9per round
Takedown attempts0.63per round
Takedown defense51.6%of attempts stopped
Finish rate20.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
14.4
Significant strikes absorbed per round
15.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
-0.9
Striking accuracy
46.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
50.3%
Knockdowns per round
0.04
Target: head / body / leg
65.4% / 18.2% / 16.4%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
75.1% / 12.3% / 12.6%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.63
Takedowns landed per round
0.26
Takedown accuracy
41.2%
Takedown defense
51.6%
Control time per round
0:39
Submission attempts per round
0.11
Reversals per round
0.11

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
5-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
20.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 1 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 1 · 3
Knockdowns scored / suffered
1 / 0
Average fight time
12:27 (over 8 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Veronica Hardy — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 4 Oct 2025Brogan WalkerWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
Sat 16 Nov 2024Eduarda MouraLU-DECR3 5:00UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic
Sat 11 May 2024JJ AldrichWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
Sat 2 Dec 2023Jamey-Lyn HorthWS-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan
Sat 18 Mar 2023Juliana MillerWU-DECR3 5:00UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3
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Veronica Hardy — earlier UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 14 Mar 2020Bea MaleckiLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira
Sat 10 Aug 2019Polyana VianaWSUB ArmbarR1 1:09UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2
Sat 23 Feb 2019Gillian RobertsonLSUB Rear Naked ChokeR2 3:27UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos
Sat 19 May 2018Andrea LeeLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
Sat 3 Sep 2016Ashlee Evans-SmithLKO/TKO ElbowsR3 2:46UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett

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