Darren ElkinsGrappler

Featherweight · 29-12 · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
5'10"
177.8 cm
Reach
5'11"
180.34 cm
Age
42
Elo Rating
1603.3

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 132 Featherweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Averages 2.87 takedowns per 15 minutes — better than 84% of Featherweight fighters
  • Attempts 1.10 submissions per 15 minutes — better than 78% of Featherweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Lands just 38% of the significant strikes they throw — worse than 81% of Featherweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.40
    Bottom 46%
  • Striking accuracy
    38%
    Bottom 19%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.34
    Top 50%
  • Striking defense
    51%
    Bottom 28%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    2.87
    Top 16%
  • Takedown accuracy
    34%
    Bottom 42%
  • Takedown defense
    56%
    Bottom 38%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.10
    Top 22%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1515, higher than 45% of Featherweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1603).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202515:00Pearce12:23Brown15:00Pineda4:15Erosa0:35DelValle
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LYadier DelValle
UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld
2026-08-09 · KO/TKO, R1 0:35
LJulian Erosa
UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
2025-04-12 · KO/TKO, R1 4:15
WDaniel Pineda
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
2024-10-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WTJ Brown
UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
2023-10-14 · Submission, R3 2:23
LJonathan Pearce
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
2022-12-03 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WTristan Connelly
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
2022-04-30 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LCub Swanson
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-12-18 · KO/TKO, R1 2:12
WDarrick Minner
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
2021-07-24 · KO/TKO, R2 3:48
WEduardo Garagorri
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira
2020-11-07 · Submission, R3 2:22
LNate Landwehr
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
2020-05-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LRyan Hall
UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd
2019-07-13 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LRicardo Lamas
UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
2018-11-17 · KO/TKO, R3 4:09
LAlexander Volkanovski
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
2018-07-14 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMichael Johnson
UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
2018-01-14 · Submission, R2 2:22
WDennis Bermudez
UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
2017-07-22 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WMirsad Bektic
UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
2017-03-04 · KO/TKO, R3 3:19
WGodofredo Pepey
UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko
2016-07-23 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WChas Skelly
UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
2016-03-05 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WRobert Whiteford
UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka
2015-10-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LHacran Dias
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway
2014-12-20 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WLucas Martins
UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
2014-10-25 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
LJeremy Stephens
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
2014-01-25 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WHatsu Hioki
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
2013-08-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LChad Mendes
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
2013-04-20 · KO/TKO, R1 1:08
WAntonio Carvalho
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz
2013-03-16 · KO/TKO, R1 3:06
WSteven Siler
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit
2012-11-17 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDiego Brandao
UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
2012-05-26 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WZhang Tiequan
UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
2011-10-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WMichihiro Omigawa
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin
2011-06-11 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LCharles Oliveira
UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko
2010-08-01 · Submission, R1 0:41
WDuane Ludwig
UFC Live: Vera vs Jones
2010-03-21 · KO/TKO, R1 0:44