Darren Elkins
""The Damage""
Team Alpha Male (Urijah Faber's Ultimate Fitness)
29-12-0
Record
0
Win Streak
48%
Finish Rate
19-11
UFC Record
Recent Form
Last five fights
UFC Statistics
Striking & grappling output
Wins by Method
Losses by Method
Finish Pattern
Wins by finish method and round
Attribute Map
Top 3 Strengths
Style Profile
Primary
Chain Wrestler
Secondary
Submission Grappler
Confidence
90%
Present tools
KO power
9 KO/TKO wins (31% of wins); 0.09 knockdowns/min, finishes on the ground, not with standing power
Submission threat
5 submission wins (17% of wins); 1.07 sub attempts/15
Takedown game
2.87 takedowns/15; 20% accuracy
Absent tools
None confirmed absent over a real sample.
Unproven (insufficient sample): Takedown defense, Striking volume, Strike defense, Finishing ability, Clinch/control game
Finish signature
9 KO/TKO (31%), 5 submission (17%), 15 decision (52%). avg fight 11:41. KOs come from top position (ground-and-pound), not standing.
FightIQ on This Fighter
Model record across picks involving this fighter
Fight History
| Result | Opponent | Method | R | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Julian Erosa | KO/TKO | 1 | UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes | Apr 2025 |
| W | Daniel Pineda | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira | Oct 2024 |
| W | TJ Brown | Submission | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza | Oct 2023 |
| L | Jonathan Pearce | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | Dec 2022 |
| W | Tristan Connelly | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera | Apr 2022 |
| L | Cub Swanson | KO/TKO | 1 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | Dec 2021 |
| W | Darrick Minner | KO/TKO | 2 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw | Jul 2021 |
| W | Eduardo Garagorri | Submission | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira | Nov 2020 |
| L | Nate Landwehr | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris | May 2020 |
| L | Ryan Hall | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd | Jul 2019 |
| L | Ricardo Lamas | KO/TKO | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | Nov 2018 |
| L | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov | Jul 2018 |
| W | Michael Johnson | Submission | 2 | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi | Jan 2018 |
| W | Dennis Bermudez | Decision | 3 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum | Jul 2017 |
| W | Mirsad Bektic | KO/TKO | 3 | UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 | Mar 2017 |