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Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
22-5 · USA
VS
Dennis Bermudez
Dennis Bermudez
16-6 · USA
July 22, 2017 · Uniondale, New York, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.6lb
Weigh-in
145.4lb
Darren Elkins def. Dennis Bermudez by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elkins15/362/502:18
Bermudez16/410/200:19
R2
Elkins27/531/401:19
Bermudez19/451/301:30
R3
Elkins28/650/100:27
Bermudez34/740/100:49
Total
Elkins70/1543/1004:04
Bermudez69/1601/602:38

Scorecards

Elkins vs Bermudez

RdBryan MinerDave TirelliDouglas CrosbyCommunity
R110-910-910-99.9-9.1
R29-1010-910-99.5-9.5
R39-109-109-109-10
Total28-2929-2829-2828.4-28.6

Media (17 cards) · avg 2928.1 · 16 Elkins · 0 Bermudez · 1 draw

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

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 probabilityBermudez
15.9%84.1%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
61%
Decision
17%
Expected fight time: 6.0 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Elkins16%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO5%31%
Submission8%50%
Decision3%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes21 (1127)act 70
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.7)act 3
Bermudez84%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO17%20%
Submission53%64%
Decision14%16%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes26 (1433)act 69
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 1
Combined totals~47 sig strikes~1.0 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R166%
R27%
R311%
Distance16%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.3%
Elkins
39.8%+145
Bermudez
-14557.9%
Most takedownstie 38.0%
Elkins
24.7%+151
Bermudez
-15137.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 20.9
21
Over 21
40.8%
+138
Exactly 21
3.1%
push
Under 21
56.2%
-138
02753
Bermudez
Expected: 25.6
25.5
Over 25.5
42.8%
+134
Under 25.5
57.2%
-134
03365
Takedowns — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
38.1%
+163
Under 0.5
61.9%
-163
035
Bermudez
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
49.9%
+100
Under 0.5
50.1%
-100
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 6.0 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
Elkins15.9%34.9%−19.0+175
Bermudez84.1%65.1%+19.0-210

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
65.2Striking71.2
Bermudez +6.0
60.6Grappling82.1
Bermudez +21.6
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElkinsBermudez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1634
Pound-for-pound
1585
1635
Divisional
1585
1485
Striking offense
1500
1526
Striking defense
1496
1526
Grappling offense
1540
1501
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
33 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'6"
71"
Reach
66"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.04
Strikes landed / min
4.34
36%
Strike accuracy
46%
2.08
Strikes absorbed / min
2.81
57%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.77
Takedowns / 15 min
4.17
37%
Takedown accuracy
44%
41%
Takedown defense
92%
1.5
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.3
Form & résumé
75%
UFC win rate
69%
+4
Win/loss streak
-1
80%
Last-5 win rate
40%
25%
Finish rate
33%
Recent opp. quality
140
Days since last fight
168
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Darren Elkins
  • WMirsad BekticKO/TKO R3
    Close +5255mo before
  • WGodofredo PepeyU-DEC R3
    Close -2401y before
  • WChas SkellyU-DEC R3
    Close +1551y 5mo before
  • WRobert WhitefordU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y 9mo before
  • LHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close +2102y 7mo before
Dennis Bermudez
  • LChan Sung JungKO/TKO R1
    Close -1856mo before
  • WRony JasonU-DEC R3
    Close -30011mo before
  • WTatsuya KawajiriU-DEC R3
    Close -3551y 5mo before
  • LJeremy StephensKO/TKO R3
    opp missedClose -2452y before
  • LRicardo LamasSUB R1
    Close -1652y 8mo before
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 22-5-0

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
36% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
14% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
11 wins, 2 losses
W
50% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
12win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
9 (75%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Bermudez — win / loss by method
Record: 16-6-0

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, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 4 losses
W
19% of wins
L
67% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 0 losses
W
56% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (11%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
2 (22%)Submission(50%) 2
6 (67%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (43%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (14%)Submission(100%) 2
3 (43%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Elkins
Bermudez
16
UFC fights
13
184.0 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
136.8 min · 10.5 avg
19y 6m
Career length
16y 9m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elkins
Bermudez
256W–67L · 79.3%
Overall
219W–71L · 75.5%
188W–54L · 77.7%
Wins
155W–46L · 77.1%
68W–13L · 84.0%
Losses
64W–25L · 71.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elkins
Bermudez
56W–47L · 54.4%
Overall
76W–40L · 65.5%
31W–28L · 52.5%
Wins
36W–27L · 57.1%
25W–19L · 56.8%
Losses
40W–13L · 75.5%
Distance striking
Elkins
Bermudez
3.63
Landed / min
5.21
22.2%
Accuracy
33.9%
64.6%
Defense
64.4%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.55
35.9%
Time at distance
37.5%
Grappling & control
Elkins
Bermudez
2.77
Takedowns / 15 min
4.17
37.4%
Takedown accuracy
43.7%
40.9%
Takedown defense
91.7%
1.47
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.32
73.2%
Control share
79.6%
Strike target map
Elkins
  • Head75%(421)div 64%
  • Body20%(113)div 19%
  • Legs4%(25)div 17%
Bermudez
  • Head71%(421)div 64%
  • Body12%(72)div 19%
  • Legs17%(100)div 17%

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.

Dennis Bermudez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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