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UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
19-5 · USA
VS
Chas Skelly
Chas Skelly
15-1 · USA
March 5, 2016 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.5lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Darren Elkins def. Chas Skelly by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elkins36/591/201:55
Skelly22/420/000:33
R2
Elkins40/492/404:21
Skelly3/80/000:00
R3
Elkins28/454/502:27
Skelly2/220/100:29
Total
Elkins104/1537/1108:43
Skelly27/720/101:02

Scorecards

Elkins vs Skelly

RdAdalaide ByrdChris LeeSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-99-109.5-9.6
R210-810-910-810-8.7
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2630-2729-2729.5-27.3

Media (18 cards) · avg 29.427.3 · 18 Elkins · 0 Skelly

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

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 probabilitySkelly
23.9%76.1%
KO / TKO
36%
Submission
39%
Decision
25%
Expected fight time: 7.5 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 Skelly. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Elkins24%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%42%
Submission5%20%
Decision9%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes25 (1433)act 104
Takedowns0.5 (0.01.9)act 7
Skelly76%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO26%34%
Submission34%45%
Decision16%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes28 (1536)act 27
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.2)act 0
Combined totals~53 sig strikes~1.1 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R149%
R215%
R311%
Distance25%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.0%
Elkins
44.7%+119
Skelly
-11953.2%
Most takedownstie 41.4%
Elkins
27.3%+114
Skelly
-11431.3%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 25.2
25
Over 25
41.7%
+133
Exactly 25
2.6%
push
Under 25
55.7%
-133
03264
Skelly
Expected: 27.7
27.5
Over 27.5
42.9%
+133
Under 27.5
57.1%
-133
03570
Takedowns — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
38.0%
+163
Under 0.5
62.0%
-163
035
Skelly
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
41.3%
+142
Under 0.5
58.7%
-142
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 7.5 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
Elkins23.9%38.1%−14.2+155
Skelly76.1%61.9%+14.2-175

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
63.7Striking60.4
Elkins +3.3
53.1Grappling65.4
Skelly +12.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElkinsSkelly
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1591
Pound-for-pound
1587
1591
Divisional
1587
1484
Striking offense
1480
1523
Striking defense
1504
1516
Grappling offense
1524
1500
Grappling defense
1510
Physical
31 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'11"
71"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.80
Strikes landed / min
1.68
31%
Strike accuracy
38%
1.96
Strikes absorbed / min
2.10
60%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.35
Takedowns / 15 min
2.12
30%
Takedown accuracy
35%
18%
Takedown defense
50%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.0
Form & résumé
69%
UFC win rate
80%
+1
Win/loss streak
+4
60%
Last-5 win rate
80%
22%
Finish rate
75%
Recent opp. quality
133
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Darren Elkins
  • WRobert WhitefordU-DEC R3
    Close -1554mo before
  • LHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close +2101y 2mo before
  • WLucas MartinsS-DEC R3
    Close -2201y 4mo before
  • LJeremy StephensU-DEC R3
    Close +1052y 1mo before
  • WHatsu HiokiU-DEC R3
    Close +1452y 6mo before
Chas Skelly
  • WEdimilson SouzaSUB R2
    Close -1854mo before
  • WJim AlersKO/TKO R2
    Close -2301y 1mo before
  • WSean SorianoU-DEC R3
    Close -1851y 6mo before
  • WTom NiinimakiSUB R1
    Close +1451y 6mo before
  • LMirsad BekticM-DEC R3
    Close +1301y 11mo before
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 19-5-0

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
7 wins, 2 losses
W
37% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
16% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 2 losses
W
47% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (22%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
7 (78%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Skelly — win / loss by method
Record: 15-1-0

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
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
8 wins, 0 losses
W
53% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
27% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
4win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (50%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (25%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (18%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
3 (27%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Elkins
Skelly
13
UFC fights
5
140.7 min · 10.8 avg
Octagon time
49.5 min · 9.9 avg
19y 6m
Career length
17y 4m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elkins
Skelly
218W–63L · 77.6%
Overall
64W–11L · 85.3%
150W–50L · 75.0%
Wins
57W–11L · 83.8%
68W–13L · 84.0%
Losses
7W–0L · 100.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elkins
Skelly
56W–47L · 54.4%
Overall
68W–42L · 61.8%
31W–28L · 52.5%
Wins
68W–42L · 61.8%
25W–19L · 56.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Elkins
Skelly
3.58
Landed / min
2.44
21.5%
Accuracy
24.2%
64.0%
Defense
63.5%
0.11
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.30
41.1%
Time at distance
33.1%
Grappling & control
Elkins
Skelly
2.35
Takedowns / 15 min
2.12
30.1%
Takedown accuracy
35.0%
18.2%
Takedown defense
50.0%
1.81
Sub attempts / 15 min
3.03
76.2%
Control share
58.8%
Strike target map
Elkins
  • Head77%(302)div 64%
  • Body19%(76)div 20%
  • Legs4%(16)div 17%
Skelly
  • Head86%(71)div 64%
  • Body11%(9)div 20%
  • Legs4%(3)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.

Chas Skelly
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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