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Darren Elkins
“The Damage”
United States
29-13-0W-L-D
- Age
- 42
- Height
- 5'10"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FeatherweightFeatherweight: 136 to 145 lb (62 to 66 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Team Alpha Male
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1744
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- W
- L
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Elkins lives on the scorecards: 14 decision wins, with 8 by submission and 7 by KO/TKO. His finish rate is 52%, so he ends fights early about half the time and taps people regularly.
- Recent Form
- Yadier del Valle (11-1-0) beat him by first-round KO/TKO. Before that, Julian Erosa (31-14-0) stopped him in round 1. Daniel Pineda (28-17-0) lost a unanimous decision to Elkins.
- Style
- Orthodox. Elkins lands 3.39 significant strikes a minute at 38% accuracy and absorbs 3.34, defending 51%. He shoots 2.86 takedowns per 15 minutes at 34%, stops 56% of attempts against him, and tries 1.1 submissions per 15.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 6 KO/TKO (22%)
- 7 Submission (26%)
- 14 Decision (52%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 48%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 3 months ago
27 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 105-51
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1714
- Lossvs Yadier del Valle11-1-0 · Power Index 1795KO/TKO · R1 · 0:35Aug 8, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld
- Lossvs Julian Erosa32-14-0 · Power Index 1774KO/TKO · R1 · 4:15Apr 13, 2025 · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs Lopes
Fight stats
Stat Darren Elkins Julian Erosa Sig. strikes 13/31 54/73 Takedowns 1/7 0/0 Control time 0:48 0:48 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 13 54 - Winvs Daniel Pineda28-17-0 · Power Index 1616Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 19, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira
- Winvs TJ Brown20-12-0 · Power Index 1630Submission · R3 · 2:23Oct 14, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs Barboza
- Lossvs Jonathan Pearce14-7-0 · Power Index 1756Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Dec 4, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland
Career Stats
Based on 31 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.39
- Striking accuracy
- 38%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.34
- Striking defense
- 51%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.86
- Takedown accuracy
- 34%
- Takedown defense
- 56%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.10