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UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
27-11 · USA
VS
TJ Brown
TJ Brown
17-10 · USA
October 14, 2023 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Darren Elkins def. TJ Brown by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 2:23
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elkins2/112/203:32
Brown4/131/100:37
R2
Elkins7/163/502:49
Brown9/291/100:44
R3 · 2:23
Elkins2/60/101:48
Brown2/80/000:08
Total
Elkins11/335/808:09
Brown15/502/201:29

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
ElkinsWin probabilityBrown
54.9%45.1%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
29%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 7.7 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Elkins, blue toward Brown. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Elkins55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO27%49%8%
Submission11%19%14%
Decision17%32%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1138)act 11
Takedowns1.0 (0.03.4)act 5
Brown45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%43%20%
Submission19%41%13%
Decision7%16%29%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1344)act 15
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.6)act 2
Combined totals~60 sig strikes~1.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R139%
R232%
R34%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Elkins
44.4%+122
Brown
-12254.0%
Most takedownstie 34.9%
Elkins
48.6%-293
Brown
+29316.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 27.8
28
Over 28
38.6%
+155
Exactly 28
1.7%
push
Under 28
59.7%
-155
03570
Brown
Expected: 32.1
32
Over 32
39.2%
+151
Exactly 32
1.5%
push
Under 32
59.3%
-151
04181
Takedowns — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 1.0
1
Over 1
36.4%
+116
Exactly 1
21.3%
push
Under 1
42.3%
-116
035
Brown
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
28.1%
+256
Under 0.5
71.9%
-256
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 7.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Elkins54.9%37.1%+17.8+158
Brown45.1%62.9%−17.8-192
By method
Elkins by KO/TKO25.4%8.1%+17.3+919
Elkins by submission15.9%13.6%+2.3+506
Elkins by decision13.7%16.1%−2.4+413
Brown by KO/TKO20.8%20.2%+0.6+310
Brown by submission13.1%13.0%+0.1+536
Brown by decision11.2%28.9%−17.7+186
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds61.4%68.0%−6.6-268
Over 2.5 rds29.4%46.0%−16.6-130
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision24.8%48.3%−23.5-106

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
60.5Striking62.3
Brown +1.8
58.8Grappling67.1
Brown +8.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElkinsBrown
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1588
Pound-for-pound
1502
1584
Divisional
1487
1485
Striking offense
1516
1498
Striking defense
1483
1524
Grappling offense
1509
1496
Grappling defense
1482
Physical
39 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Striking (UFC career)
3.53
Strikes landed / min
3.67
38%
Strike accuracy
45%
3.35
Strikes absorbed / min
3.41
52%
Strike defense
48%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.73
Takedowns / 15 min
3.20
34%
Takedown accuracy
53%
58%
Takedown defense
29%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
63%
UFC win rate
43%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
60%
35%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
315
Days since last fight
182
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Darren Elkins
  • LJonathan PearceU-DEC R3
    Close +38610mo before
  • WTristan ConnellyU-DEC R3
    Close -1761y 5mo before
  • LCub SwansonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1451y 10mo before
  • WDarrick MinnerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1312y 3mo before
  • WEduardo GaragorriSUB R3
    Close -2402y 11mo before
TJ Brown
  • LBill AlgeoSUB R2
    Close +1686mo before
  • WErik SilvaSUB R3
    Close -11210mo before
  • LShayilan NuerdanbiekeU-DEC R3
    Close -2181y 4mo before
  • WCharles RosaU-DEC R3
    Close -2241y 9mo before
  • WKai Kamaka IIIS-DEC R3
    Close +1282y 5mo before
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 27-11-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 4 losses
W
33% of wins
L
36% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
9% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 6 losses
W
48% of wins
L
55% of losses
UFC
17win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (24%)KO/TKO(30%) 3
2 (12%)Submission(10%) 1
11 (65%)Decision(60%) 6
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Brown — win / loss by method
Record: 17-10-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 3 losses
W
24% of wins
L
30% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 4 losses
W
59% of wins
L
40% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
18% of wins
L
30% of losses
UFC
3win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (33%)Submission(50%) 2
2 (67%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
14win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (29%)KO/TKO(50%) 3
9 (64%)Submission(33%) 2
1 (7%)Decision(17%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Elkins
Brown
27
UFC fights
7
318.9 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
89.0 min · 12.7 avg
19y 6m
Career length
12y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Elkins
Brown
437W–132L · 76.8%
Overall
111W–37L · 75.0%
274W–91L · 75.1%
Wins
31W–10L · 75.6%
163W–41L · 79.9%
Losses
80W–27L · 74.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elkins
Brown
56W–47L · 54.4%
Overall
90W–100L · 47.4%
31W–28L · 52.5%
Wins
48W–68L · 41.4%
25W–19L · 56.8%
Losses
42W–32L · 56.8%
Distance striking
Elkins
Brown
4.53
Landed / min
7.32
28.6%
Accuracy
40.0%
57.6%
Defense
53.3%
0.09
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
43.9%
Time at distance
39.2%
Grappling & control
Elkins
Brown
2.73
Takedowns / 15 min
3.20
34.1%
Takedown accuracy
52.8%
58.2%
Takedown defense
29.4%
1.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.52
70.1%
Control share
57.4%
Strike target map
Elkins
  • Head76%(855)div 63%
  • Body20%(222)div 20%
  • Legs4%(50)div 16%
Brown
  • Head72%(235)div 63%
  • Body21%(68)div 20%
  • Legs7%(24)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Darren Elkins
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

TJ Brown
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.