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UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
26-10 · USA
VS
Tristan Connelly
Tristan Connelly
14-7 · CAN
April 30, 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Darren Elkins def. Tristan Connelly by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elkins19/393/303:40
Connelly7/180/000:08
R2
Elkins28/561/502:07
Connelly34/500/000:12
R3
Elkins28/561/202:05
Connelly25/490/000:38
Total
Elkins75/1515/1007:52
Connelly66/1170/000:58

Scorecards

Elkins vs Connelly

RdBryan MinerJunichiro KamijoMichael BellCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-99.9-9.1
Total30-2730-2730-2729.8-27.2

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.927.1 · 12 Elkins · 0 Connelly

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Elkins-Connelly.

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 probabilityConnelly
54.4%45.6%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
22%
Decision
42%
Expected fight time: 9.5 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 Connelly. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Elkins54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%35%14%
Submission7%14%12%
Decision28%51%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1344)act 75
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.6)act 5
Connelly46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%37%9%
Submission15%32%10%
Decision14%31%20%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 66
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.9)act 0
Combined totals~67 sig strikes~2.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R221%
R37%
Distance42%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.4%
Elkins
47.4%+108
Connelly
-10851.1%
Most takedownstie 24.8%
Elkins
23.3%+222
Connelly
-22251.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 32.5
32.5
Over 32.5
39.7%
+152
Under 32.5
60.3%
-152
04182
Connelly
Expected: 34.2
34
Over 34
39.3%
+151
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.3%
-151
04386
Takedowns — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
44.2%
+126
Under 0.5
55.8%
-126
035
Connelly
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
45.2%
+121
Under 1.5
54.8%
-121
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 9.5 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
Elkins54.4%61.1%−6.7-177
Connelly45.6%38.9%+6.7+146
By method
Elkins by KO/TKO19.6%13.8%+5.8+487
Elkins by submission12.0%11.5%+0.5+603
Elkins by decision22.7%35.1%−12.4+131
Connelly by KO/TKO16.5%9.5%+7.0+756
Connelly by submission10.1%9.7%+0.4+738
Connelly by decision19.1%20.4%−1.3+297
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds70.3%82.3%−12.0-633
Over 2.5 rds48.8%64.4%−15.6-218
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision41.8%61.7%−19.9-192

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
61.5Striking67.2
Connelly +5.7
58.1Grappling34.7
Elkins +23.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElkinsConnelly
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1593
Pound-for-pound
1509
1590
Divisional
1493
1483
Striking offense
1484
1501
Striking defense
1502
1521
Grappling offense
1544
1495
Grappling defense
1541
Physical
37 yrs
Age
36 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.44
Strikes landed / min
2.77
38%
Strike accuracy
47%
3.09
Strikes absorbed / min
1.93
53%
Strike defense
52%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.65
Takedowns / 15 min
0.50
33%
Takedown accuracy
14%
56%
Takedown defense
70%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.5
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
50%
-1
Win/loss streak
-1
40%
Last-5 win rate
50%
38%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
371
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Darren Elkins
  • LCub SwansonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1454mo before
  • WDarrick MinnerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1319mo before
  • WEduardo GaragorriSUB R3
    Close -2401y 6mo before
  • LNate LandwehrU-DEC R3
    Close -1201y 11mo before
  • LRyan HallU-DEC R3
    Close -1152y 10mo before
Tristan Connelly
  • LPat SabatiniU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y before
  • WMichel PereiraU-DEC R3
    opp missedClose +3652y 8mo before
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 26-10-0

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
9 wins, 4 losses
W
35% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
5 wins, 1 loss
W
19% of wins
L
10% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 5 losses
W
46% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
16win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (25%)KO/TKO(33%) 3
2 (13%)Submission(11%) 1
10 (63%)Decision(56%) 5
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Connelly — win / loss by method
Record: 14-7-0

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, 1 loss
W
29% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
64% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
1 win, 5 losses
W
7% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
13win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (31%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
9 (69%)Submission(17%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 4

Profiles

Experience
Elkins
Connelly
25
UFC fights
2
288.9 min · 11.6 avg
Octagon time
30.0 min · 15.0 avg
19y 6m
Career length
16y 5m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elkins
Connelly
410W–121L · 77.2%
Overall
36W–12L · 75.0%
260W–84L · 75.6%
Wins
23W–9L · 71.9%
150W–37L · 80.2%
Losses
13W–3L · 81.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elkins
Connelly
56W–47L · 54.4%
Overall
134W–82L · 62.0%
31W–28L · 52.5%
Wins
95W–56L · 62.9%
25W–19L · 56.8%
Losses
39W–26L · 60.0%
Distance striking
Elkins
Connelly
4.35
Landed / min
4.51
28.3%
Accuracy
32.7%
57.8%
Defense
63.4%
0.10
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
43.5%
Time at distance
27.4%
Grappling & control
Elkins
Connelly
2.65
Takedowns / 15 min
0.50
32.9%
Takedown accuracy
14.3%
56.3%
Takedown defense
70.0%
1.14
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.50
70.5%
Control share
35.2%
Strike target map
Elkins
  • Head75%(742)div 64%
  • Body21%(204)div 20%
  • Legs5%(49)div 16%
Connelly
  • Head73%(61)div 64%
  • Body16%(13)div 20%
  • Legs11%(9)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.

Tristan Connelly
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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