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Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
24-5 · USA
July 14, 2018 · Boise, Idaho, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Alexander Volkanovski def. Darren Elkins by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Volkanovski32/430/221:10
Elkins22/441/300:46
R2
Volkanovski26/400/400:44
Elkins32/640/000:00
R3
Volkanovski42/612/601:31
Elkins28/640/300:13
Total
Volkanovski100/1442/1223:25
Elkins82/1721/600:59

Scorecards

Volkanovski vs Elkins

RdMarcos RosalesScott MarkerTim TurnerCommunity
R110-910-910-910-8.3
R29-109-1010-99.8-9.2
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2829-2830-2729.8-26.5

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

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
VolkanovskiWin probabilityElkins
95.1%4.9%
KO / TKO
46%
Submission
10%
Decision
44%
Expected fight time: 10.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Volkanovski95%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO45%47%
Submission10%10%
Decision40%43%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes64 (3784)act 100
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 2
Elkins5%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO1%29%
Submission1%9%
Decision3%62%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 82
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.6)act 1
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R119%
R233%
R34%
Distance44%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.9%
Volkanovski
78.9%-391
Elkins
+39120.2%
Most takedownstie 49.5%
Volkanovski
25.6%-103
Elkins
+10324.9%
Significant strikes — over/under
Volkanovski
Expected: 64.4
64.5
Over 64.5
42.4%
+136
Under 64.5
57.6%
-136
081161
Elkins
Expected: 31.6
31.5
Over 31.5
42.8%
+134
Under 31.5
57.2%
-134
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Volkanovski
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.3%
+210
Under 0.5
67.7%
-210
035
Elkins
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.2%
+211
Under 0.5
67.8%
-211
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 10.0 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
Volkanovski95.1%65.8%+29.3-220
Elkins4.9%34.2%−29.3+180

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
91.0Striking64.3
Volkanovski +26.7
68.6Grappling63.2
Volkanovski +5.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VolkanovskiElkins
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1594
Pound-for-pound
1660
1567
Divisional
1658
1510
Striking offense
1484
1515
Striking defense
1521
1521
Grappling offense
1536
1514
Grappling defense
1504
Physical
29 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'6"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.91
Strikes landed / min
3.14
62%
Strike accuracy
37%
1.62
Strikes absorbed / min
2.40
71%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.46
Takedowns / 15 min
2.76
52%
Takedown accuracy
36%
82%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
100%
UFC win rate
78%
+4
Win/loss streak
+6
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
50%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
154
Days since last fight
181
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Alexander Volkanovski
  • WJeremy KennedyKO/TKO R2
    Close -2005mo before
  • WShane YoungU-DEC R3
    both missedClose -6408mo before
  • WMizuto HirotaU-DEC R3
    Close -5801y 1mo before
  • WYusuke KasuyaKO/TKO R2
    Close -1551y 8mo before
Darren Elkins
  • WMichael JohnsonSUB R2
    Close +1756mo before
  • WDennis BermudezS-DEC R3
    Close +1751y before
  • WMirsad BekticKO/TKO R3
    Close +5251y 4mo before
  • WGodofredo PepeyU-DEC R3
    Close -2402y before
  • WChas SkellyU-DEC R3
    Close +1552y 4mo before
Volkanovski — win / loss by method
Record: 17-1-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
59% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
24% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
4win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (50%)KO/TKO() 0
0 (0%)Submission() 0
2 (50%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (62%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (23%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (15%)Decision(0%) 0
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 24-5-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
33% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
12 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
14win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (21%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
1 (7%)Submission(25%) 1
10 (71%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Volkanovski
Elkins
4
UFC fights
18
47.0 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
206.3 min · 11.5 avg
14y 2m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Volkanovski
Elkins
50W–12L · 80.6%
Overall
289W–85L · 77.3%
50W–12L · 80.6%
Wins
221W–72L · 75.4%
0W–0L
Losses
68W–13L · 84.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Volkanovski
Elkins
110W–50L · 68.8%
Overall
56W–47L · 54.4%
99W–46L · 68.3%
Wins
31W–28L · 52.5%
11W–4L · 73.3%
Losses
25W–19L · 56.8%
Distance striking
Volkanovski
Elkins
5.87
Landed / min
3.75
51.1%
Accuracy
23.3%
74.9%
Defense
63.2%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.15
33.3%
Time at distance
37.6%
Grappling & control
Volkanovski
Elkins
4.46
Takedowns / 15 min
2.76
51.9%
Takedown accuracy
36.2%
81.8%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.53
90.4%
Control share
73.0%
Strike target map
Volkanovski
  • Head70%(195)div 65%
  • Body12%(32)div 19%
  • Legs18%(51)div 17%
Elkins
  • Head74%(476)div 65%
  • Body22%(142)div 19%
  • Legs4%(29)div 17%

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

Alexander Volkanovski
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Darren Elkins
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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