Darren Elkins
"The Damage"
| Age | 40 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Featherweight |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Reach | 180 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
40
fights
29
✅ wins
11
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
4
bonuses
1
Fight of the night
3
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
March 21, 2010
UFC debuts
October 19, 2024
UFC last fight
5h46:14
time in the cage
11:56
avg time by combat
65.5%
win rate
36.8%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1562
as of October 19, 2024
🥇 Peak Elo
1617
on January 14, 2018
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
81
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Total strikes attempted | 91 | 68.16 / round |
| 2. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 90 | 294 |
| 3. | Submission | 88 | 3 |
| 4. | Ko tko | 86 | 4 |
| 5. | Control time | 86 | 111s / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leg strikes landed | 12 | 0.72 / round |
| 2. | Significant strikes accuracy | 19 | 38% |
| 3. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 40 | 589 |
| 4. | Knockdowns | 40 | 0.03 / round |
| 5. | Distance strikes landed | 41 | 9.72 / round |
67
Boxing Score
30
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+0.90
/ round
💫 Strike differential
9.7 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
11.5 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
29.0%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
57.8%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
83
Wrestling Score
86
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
2.7 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.0 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
34.7%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
56.1%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
1:51 / round
⏱ Control Time
46s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
3.8 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
68.4%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
3
✅ Submission wins
0.4 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
12.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Darren Elkins' UFC Fight History
October 19, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 14, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (2:23).
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December 03, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 30, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
Featherweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 18, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
Featherweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 1 (2:12).
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July 24, 2021 - UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
Featherweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (3:48).
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November 07, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira
Featherweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (2:22).
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May 16, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 13, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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November 17, 2018 - UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
Featherweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Elbows) at round 3 (4:09).
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Fighter's fights