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Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
18-5 · USA
VS
Robert Whiteford
Robert Whiteford
12-2 · GBR
October 24, 2015 · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Darren Elkins def. Robert Whiteford by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elkins9/522/301:40
Whiteford9/260/000:29
R2
Elkins11/223/504:02
Whiteford7/141/100:22
R3
Elkins20/562/302:48
Whiteford7/230/000:00
Total
Elkins40/1307/1108:30
Whiteford23/631/100:51

Scorecards

Elkins vs Whiteford

RdAndreas GrünerDean WeirPaul SutherlandCommunity
R110-910-910-99.8-9.2
R210-910-910-910-9
R310-910-910-910-8.9
Total30-2730-2730-2729.8-27.1

Media (10 cards) · avg 29.627.4 · 10 Elkins · 0 Whiteford

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

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 probabilityWhiteford
27.1%72.9%
KO / TKO
18%
Submission
68%
Decision
14%
Expected fight time: 5.3 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 Whiteford. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Elkins27%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%15%
Submission18%66%
Decision5%19%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes16 (821)act 40
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 7
Whiteford73%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%19%
Submission50%69%
Decision9%12%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (1024)act 23
Takedowns0.2 (0.01.0)act 1
Combined totals~34 sig strikes~0.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R173%
R25%
R38%
Distance14%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 3.0%
Elkins
41.8%+132
Whiteford
-13255.2%
Most takedownstie 38.6%
Elkins
45.2%-280
Whiteford
+28016.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 15.8
16
Over 16
39.7%
+142
Exactly 16
3.9%
push
Under 16
56.3%
-142
02040
Whiteford
Expected: 18.4
18.5
Over 18.5
42.2%
+137
Under 18.5
57.8%
-137
02447
Takedowns — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
55.4%
-124
Under 0.5
44.6%
+124
035
Whiteford
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
28.7%
Exactly 0
71.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
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 5.3 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
Elkins27.1%58.8%−31.7-155
Whiteford72.9%41.2%+31.7+135

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
63.4Striking69.0
Whiteford +5.6
47.9Grappling42.9
Elkins +5.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElkinsWhiteford
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1577
Pound-for-pound
1542
1577
Divisional
1542
1489
Striking offense
1496
1521
Striking defense
1510
1510
Grappling offense
1528
1497
Grappling defense
1528
Physical
31 yrs
Age
32 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.82
Strikes landed / min
2.41
31%
Strike accuracy
53%
2.01
Strikes absorbed / min
1.58
60%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.79
Takedowns / 15 min
2.96
24%
Takedown accuracy
28%
20%
Takedown defense
56%
1.8
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
+2
40%
Last-5 win rate
67%
25%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
308
Days since last fight
98
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Darren Elkins
  • LHacran DiasU-DEC R3
    Close +21010mo before
  • WLucas MartinsS-DEC R3
    Close -2201y before
  • LJeremy StephensU-DEC R3
    Close +1051y 9mo before
  • WHatsu HiokiU-DEC R3
    Close +1452y 2mo before
  • LChad MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close +5102y 6mo before
Robert Whiteford
  • WPaul RedmondKO/TKO R1
    Close -1603mo before
  • WDaniel PinedaU-DEC R3
    Close +1901y 7mo before
  • LJimy HettesSUB R2
    Close +3902y before
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 18-5-0

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
39% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 2 losses
W
44% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 1
6 (75%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Whiteford — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

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, 1 loss
W
58% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
42% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (60%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Elkins
Whiteford
12
UFC fights
3
125.7 min · 10.5 avg
Octagon time
25.4 min · 8.5 avg
19y 6m
Career length
17y 2m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elkins
Whiteford
206W–61L · 77.2%
Overall
38W–16L · 70.4%
138W–48L · 74.2%
Wins
28W–15L · 65.1%
68W–13L · 84.0%
Losses
10W–1L · 90.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elkins
Whiteford
56W–47L · 54.4%
Overall
53W–36L · 59.6%
31W–28L · 52.5%
Wins
53W–35L · 60.2%
25W–19L · 56.8%
Losses
0W–1L · 0.0%
Distance striking
Elkins
Whiteford
3.76
Landed / min
4.64
22.5%
Accuracy
50.0%
63.4%
Defense
54.7%
0.12
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.59
41.7%
Time at distance
38.2%
Grappling & control
Elkins
Whiteford
1.79
Takedowns / 15 min
2.96
24.2%
Takedown accuracy
27.8%
20.0%
Takedown defense
55.6%
1.79
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
74.2%
Control share
61.8%
Strike target map
Elkins
  • Head75%(266)div 64%
  • Body21%(73)div 19%
  • Legs4%(15)div 17%
Whiteford
  • Head64%(39)div 64%
  • Body26%(16)div 19%
  • Legs10%(6)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.

Robert Whiteford
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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