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UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
17-4 · USA
VS
Lucas Martins
Lucas Martins
15-1 · BRA
October 25, 2014 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Featherweight · 3 rounds
145.0lb
Weigh-in
146.0lb
Darren Elkins def. Lucas Martins by S-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elkins23/751/601:23
Martins9/320/000:06
R2
Elkins14/450/103:16
Martins9/320/000:19
R3
Elkins10/340/703:24
Martins8/180/000:01
Total
Elkins47/1541/1408:03
Martins26/820/000:26

Scorecards

Elkins vs Martins

RdEric ColónRichard BertrandVinicius LinsCommunity
R110-910-99-109.9-9.2
R210-910-99-109.8-9.3
R310-910-99-109.7-9.4
Total30-2730-2727-3029.4-27.9

Media (16 cards) · avg 29.627.4 · 15 Elkins · 0 Martins · 1 draw

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

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 probabilityMartins
19.3%80.7%
KO / TKO
21%
Submission
63%
Decision
15%
Expected fight time: 5.5 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 Martins. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Elkins19%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO3%14%
Submission9%50%
Decision7%36%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes20 (1126)act 47
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.0)act 1
Martins81%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%23%
Submission54%66%
Decision8%11%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes23 (1330)act 26
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.5)act 0
Combined totals~44 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R172%
R24%
R38%
Distance16%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.4%
Elkins
42.4%+130
Martins
-13055.2%
Most takedownstie 43.6%
Elkins
47.6%-539
Martins
+5398.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 20.2
20
Over 20
41.7%
+132
Exactly 20
3.2%
push
Under 20
55.1%
-132
02651
Martins
Expected: 23.4
23.5
Over 23.5
42.1%
+138
Under 23.5
57.9%
-138
03059
Takedowns — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
52.7%
-111
Under 0.5
47.3%
+111
035
Martins
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
15.2%
Exactly 0
84.8%
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 5.5 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
Elkins19.3%67.3%−48.0-220
Martins80.7%32.7%+48.0+200

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
63.1Striking61.4
Elkins +1.7
56.2Grappling27.0
Elkins +29.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElkinsMartins
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1579
Pound-for-pound
1571
1580
Divisional
1557
1492
Striking offense
1522
1518
Striking defense
1505
1511
Grappling offense
1492
1504
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
30 yrs
Age
25 yrs
5'10"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
2.82
Strikes landed / min
4.36
30%
Strike accuracy
38%
2.05
Strikes absorbed / min
4.74
60%
Strike defense
61%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
31%
Takedown accuracy
0%
25%
Takedown defense
71%
2.2
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.6
Form & résumé
70%
UFC win rate
75%
-1
Win/loss streak
+3
60%
Last-5 win rate
75%
29%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
273
Days since last fight
101
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Darren Elkins
  • LJeremy StephensU-DEC R3
    Close +1059mo before
  • WHatsu HiokiU-DEC R3
    Close +1451y 2mo before
  • LChad MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close +5101y 6mo before
  • WAntonio CarvalhoKO/TKO R1
    Close -2301y 7mo before
  • WSteven SilerU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 11mo before
Lucas Martins
  • WAlex WhiteKO/TKO R3
    Close +1553mo before
  • WRamiro HernandezSUB R1
    Close -1201y 2mo before
  • WJeremy LarsenKO/TKO R3
    Close -3151y 5mo before
  • LEdson BarbozaKO/TKO R1
    Close +2901y 9mo before
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

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
41% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
25% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 1 loss
W
41% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
7win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
5 (71%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Martins — 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
11 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 0 losses
W
7% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
1 (33%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
12win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
9 (75%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (17%)Submission() 0
1 (8%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Elkins
Martins
10
UFC fights
4
95.7 min · 9.6 avg
Octagon time
26.1 min · 6.5 avg
19y 6m
Career length
14y 11m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elkins
Martins
170W–57L · 74.9%
Overall
41W–8L · 83.7%
123W–47L · 72.4%
Wins
31W–7L · 81.6%
47W–10L · 82.5%
Losses
10W–1L · 90.9%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elkins
Martins
56W–47L · 54.4%
Overall
33W–17L · 66.0%
31W–28L · 52.5%
Wins
33W–17L · 66.0%
25W–19L · 56.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Elkins
Martins
3.58
Landed / min
5.05
22.2%
Accuracy
36.9%
62.8%
Defense
63.7%
0.16
Knockdowns / 15 min
1.72
45.8%
Time at distance
78.8%
Grappling & control
Elkins
Martins
2.04
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
31.0%
Takedown accuracy
0.0%
25.0%
Takedown defense
71.4%
2.20
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.57
81.0%
Control share
18.0%
Strike target map
Elkins
  • Head80%(216)div 64%
  • Body18%(48)div 19%
  • Legs2%(6)div 17%
Martins
  • Head69%(79)div 64%
  • Body13%(15)div 19%
  • Legs18%(20)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.

Lucas Martins
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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