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Evan Elder
“The Phenom”
United States
10-2-0W-L-D
Next Fight
Polymarket UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat, Nov 14, 5:00 PM EST
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 5'10"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 72"
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight class
- LightweightLightweight: 146 to 155 lb (66 to 70 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
- Kill Cliff FC
- 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.
- 1719
Scouting Report
- W
- W
- W
- L
- L
On a 3-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Elder's work is split evenly across KO/TKO (4), decisions (4), and submissions (2). That adds up to a 60% finish rate, so he ends fights early more often than he goes to the cards.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Gauge Young (11-4-0): win by unanimous decision. Before that, Darrius Flowers (13-9-1): win by second-round submission. Before that, Genaro Valdez (10-3-0): win by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Switch-stance volume striker, landing 5.66 significant strikes a minute at 51% accuracy while absorbing 4.94. He defends 57% of strikes. Wrestling is a minor part of his game: 0.48 takedowns per 15 minutes, 40% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 4 KO/TKO (40%)
- 2 Submission (20%)
- 4 Decision (40%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 60%
- Streak
- 3-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 18 months ago
10 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.: 56-25-2
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1657
- Winvs Gauge Young11-4-0 · Power Index 1657Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Apr 27, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs Prates
Fight stats
Stat Evan Elder Gauge Young Sig. strikes 115/210 81/183 Takedowns 0/3 0/1 Control time 0:16 0:02 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 35 21 Round 2 sig. strikes 40 24 Round 3 sig. strikes 40 36 - Winvs Darrius Flowers13-9-1 · Power Index 1601Submission · R2 · 1:46Jul 14, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs Cortez
Fight stats
Stat Evan Elder Darrius Flowers Sig. strikes 45/86 24/60 Takedowns 0/1 1/2 Control time 2:01 0:28 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 37 24 Round 2 sig. strikes 8 0 - Winvs Genaro Valdez10-3-0 · Power Index 1666Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jul 16, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva
Fight stats
Stat Evan Elder Genaro Valdez Sig. strikes 96/195 64/236 Takedowns 1/1 0/0 Control time 0:06 0:02 Knockdowns 1 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 25 24 Round 2 sig. strikes 37 22 Round 3 sig. strikes 34 18 - Lossvs Nazim Sadykhov11-3-1 · Power Index 1731TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 · 0:38Feb 19, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs Blanchfield
Fight stats
Stat Evan Elder Nazim Sadykhov Sig. strikes 70/142 64/132 Takedowns 1/6 1/1 Control time 1:33 0:19 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 35 28 Round 2 sig. strikes 32 29 Round 3 sig. strikes 3 7 - Lossvs Preston Parsons11-6-0 · Power Index 1630Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Apr 24, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs Andrade
Fight stats
Stat Evan Elder Preston Parsons Sig. strikes 27/60 75/112 Takedowns 0/2 4/6 Control time 1:47 7:48 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 12 16 Round 2 sig. strikes 7 16 Round 3 sig. strikes 8 43
Career Stats
Based on 5 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.66
- Striking accuracy
- 51%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.94
- Striking defense
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.48
- Takedown accuracy
- 15%
- Takedown defense
- 40%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.50