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United States of America “The Damage” 2010-2026 · 77 rounds on file

Darren Elkins

19-12-0 W-L-D in this database

Darren Elkins, photograph by RapidSpin33 (talk) (Zach Able)
Strike accuracy 1,190/3,098
Takedown accuracy 67/198
Sig. strikes / round 15.5
Control / round 1:41
Inside the distance 37% 7 of 19 wins
Height
5′10″177.8 cm
Reach
71″180.3 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
4216 MAY 1984
Listed weight
145 lb65.8 kg
Positional Controller Automatically assigned from data across 31 fights - 7.7 takedown attempts and 34% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 20 11-9-0 vs 1545 avg
Positional Controller 10 5-5-0
Submission Grappler 10 6-4-0
Striking 7 5-2-0 vs 1523 avg
Distance Striker 5 4-1-0
Pressure Striker 2 1-1-0
Hybrid 4 3-1-0 vs 1533 avg
Well-Rounded 4 3-1-0

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 20 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

21 MAR 2010 - beat Duane Ludwig · Technical Knockout 01 AUG 2010 - lost to Charles Oliveira · Submission 11 JUN 2011 - beat Michihiro Omigawa · Decision (Unanimous) 08 OCT 2011 - beat Zhang Tiequan · Decision (Unanimous) 26 MAY 2012 - beat Diego Brandao · Decision (Unanimous) 17 NOV 2012 - beat Steven Siler · Decision (Unanimous) 16 MAR 2013 - beat Antonio Carvalho · Technical Knockout 20 APR 2013 - lost to Chad Mendes · Technical Knockout 28 AUG 2013 - beat Hatsu Hioki · Decision (Unanimous) 25 JAN 2014 - lost to Jeremy Stephens · Decision (Unanimous) 25 OCT 2014 - beat Lucas Martins · Decision (Split) 20 DEC 2014 - lost to Hacran Dias · Decision (Unanimous) 24 OCT 2015 - beat Robert Whiteford · Decision (Unanimous) 05 MAR 2016 - beat Chas Skelly · Decision (Unanimous) 23 JUL 2016 - beat Godofredo Pepey · Decision (Unanimous) 04 MAR 2017 - beat Mirsad Bektic · Technical Knockout 22 JUL 2017 - beat Dennis Bermudez · Decision (Split) 14 JAN 2018 - beat Michael Johnson · Submission 14 JUL 2018 - lost to Alexander Volkanovski · Decision (Unanimous) 17 NOV 2018 - lost to Ricardo Lamas · Technical Knockout 13 JUL 2019 - lost to Ryan Hall · Decision (Unanimous) 16 MAY 2020 - lost to Nate Landwehr · Decision (Unanimous) 07 NOV 2020 - beat Eduardo Garagorri · Submission 24 JUL 2021 - beat Darrick Minner · Technical Knockout 18 DEC 2021 - lost to Cub Swanson · Technical Knockout 30 APR 2022 - beat Tristan Connelly · Decision (Unanimous) 03 DEC 2022 - lost to Jonathan Pearce · Decision (Unanimous) 14 OCT 2023 - beat TJ Brown · Submission 19 OCT 2024 - beat Daniel Pineda · Decision (Unanimous) 12 APR 2025 - lost to Julian Erosa · Technical Knockout 08 AUG 2026 - lost to Yadier del Valle · Technical Knockout

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 77 rounds across 31 of 31 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 15.5
Sig. strikes absorbed 15.2
Takedowns landed 0.9
Knockdowns 0.0
Sub. attempts 0.3
Control time 1:41 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 38% 1,190/3,098
Takedowns 34% 67/198
Opponents’ accuracy 49% 1,174/2,401

Where the strikes land

Head 76% 904
Body 20% 235
Leg 4% 51

And from where

At distance 58% 685
In the clinch 20% 242
On the ground 22% 263

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 4 won Technical Knockout · 4-5
Submission 3 won Submission · 3-1
Decision 12 won Decision (Unanimous) · 10-6 Decision (Split) · 2-0

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
08 AUG 2026 Yadier del Valle Lost Technical Knockout R1 0:35 0 5 UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
12 APR 2025 Julian Erosa Lost Technical Knockout R1 4:15 13 54 UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
19 OCT 2024 Daniel Pineda Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 39 31 UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
14 OCT 2023 TJ Brown Won Submission R3 2:23 11 15 UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
03 DEC 2022 Jonathan Pearce Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 57 110 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
30 APR 2022 Tristan Connelly Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 75 66 UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
18 DEC 2021 Cub Swanson Lost Technical Knockout R1 2:12 2 18 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
24 JUL 2021 Darrick Minner Won Technical Knockout R2 3:48 20 19 UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
07 NOV 2020 Eduardo Garagorri Won Submission R3 2:22 32 36 UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira
16 MAY 2020 Nate Landwehr Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 121 118 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
13 JUL 2019 Ryan Hall Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 29 36 UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd
17 NOV 2018 Ricardo Lamas Lost Technical Knockout R3 4:09 62 70 UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
14 JUL 2018 Alexander Volkanovski Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 82 100 UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
14 JAN 2018 Michael Johnson Won Submission R2 2:22 18 45 UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
22 JUL 2017 Dennis Bermudez Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 70 69 UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
04 MAR 2017 Mirsad Bektic Won Technical Knockout R3 3:19 28 60 UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
23 JUL 2016 Godofredo Pepey Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 33 20 UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko
05 MAR 2016 Chas Skelly Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 104 27 UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
24 OCT 2015 Robert Whiteford Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 40 23 UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka
20 DEC 2014 Hacran Dias Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 37 30 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway
25 OCT 2014 Lucas Martins Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 47 26 UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
25 JAN 2014 Jeremy Stephens Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 21 40 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
28 AUG 2013 Hatsu Hioki Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 48 31 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
20 APR 2013 Chad Mendes Lost Technical Knockout R1 1:08 2 7 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
16 MAR 2013 Antonio Carvalho Won Technical Knockout R1 3:06 14 9 UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz
17 NOV 2012 Steven Siler Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 44 15 UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit
26 MAY 2012 Diego Brandao Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 36 23 UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
08 OCT 2011 Zhang Tiequan Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 27 2 UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
11 JUN 2011 Michihiro Omigawa Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 78 65 UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin
01 AUG 2010 Charles Oliveira Lost Submission R1 0:41 0 3 UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko
21 MAR 2010 Duane Ludwig Won Technical Knockout R1 0:44 0 1 UFC Live: Vera vs Jones

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