Veronica Hardy vs Eduarda Moura Prediction: Eduarda Moura is to win again

The flyweight division presents a bout between Veronica Hardy and Eduarda Moura set for Sunday morning. This bout is selected for the 125 lbs (56.7 kg) weight class with the bout billing of Preliminary Card (fight 1 of 13). Both fighters have won four of their last five matches. All action will take place at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States, and will be aired on ESPN+.

Veronica Hardy currently ranks the 23rd current Best Female Flyweight and the 64th current Best P4P Female MMA Fighter. She has an amateur record of 2 wins and 0 losses against Angela Danzig and Chrissy Audin in the flyweight division. She has a professional record of 9 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw. Her first professional MMA fight took place on the 12th of March, 2016, in Kleine Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, where she won Anne Merkt through a split decision in the catchweight division. Since then, she has kept 5 winning streaks against Camilla Hinze, Lilla Vincze, Valérie Domergue, and Karine Gervogyan, only two fights being knockout victories for Veronica Hardy. After her win against Kerine, she lost 3 consecutive fights against Ashlee Evans-Smith, Andrea Lee, and Gillian Robertson, two knockout victories for Ashlee and Gillian in the bantamweight and flyweight divisions, respectively. Veronica’s last fight in 2019 was a knockout win against Polyana Viana, while her only game in 2020 was a decision loss against Bea Malecki in the bantamweight division. Presently, she is keeping a 2-win streak, having won 2 consecutive fights against Juliana Miller and Jamey-Lyn Horth in the 2023 Flyweight Championship. Veronica looks to complete her 4th winning streak by winning against Eduarda Moura on the 17th of November, 2024.

Eduarda Moura boasts of a professional record of ten wins and one loss. She is a well-rounded fighter with a wealth of wrestling skills and is ranked as the 30th Current Best Female Strawweight. Her method of winning in her career has been through submission (5) and KO/TKO (4). The 30-year-old Brazilian boxer is currently on a losing streak and last fought on June 8, 2024, in UFC Fight Night. She is fighting out of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and is being coached by head coach Yuri Moura and Herrick Marinho. On March 25th, 2023, she won the DF Vacant Strawweight Championship against Claudia Alves via KO/TKO. This wasn't the only title Moura has won; she won the vacant flyweight championship against Aline Sattelmayer via a split decision. Other victories recorded by Eduarda Moura were against Janaína Silva (via Rear Naked Choke submission), Eduarda Santana (via Rear Naked Choke submission), Paisiella Souza (via Rear Naked Choke submission), Sharolayne Almeida (via KO/TKO), Renata Aline Santos (via Rear Naked Choke submission), Suiane Teixeira (via submission), and Ana Vitória Cardoso (via KO/TKO).

Moura has a higher winning percentage than Hardy. Moura is not only higher in age than Hardy but also has more winnings (10) than Hardy (9). This shows that Moura is more experienced than Hardy. Physically, Eduarda Moura has more height than Veronica Hardy. Moura also has more reach than Hardy. With the above, Moura can run through Veronica Hardy at UFC 309, but that will be a different experience. This bout will be a knockout victory worthy of a performance of the night bonus.