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Jeremy Stephens
Jeremy Stephens
22-9 · USA
VS
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
17-3 · USA
January 25, 2014 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
146.0lb
Weigh-in
145.0lb
Jeremy Stephens def. Darren Elkins by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Stephens12/360/000:26
Elkins5/360/400:26
R2
Stephens15/450/000:00
Elkins9/560/400:26
R3
Stephens13/361/100:43
Elkins7/450/100:22
Total
Stephens40/1171/101:09
Elkins21/1370/901:14

Scorecards

Stephens vs Elkins

RdBrian PuccilloGabriel SabaitisSal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-99-109.5-9.5
Total30-2730-2729-2829.4-27.6

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.627.4 · 12 Stephens · 0 Elkins

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Stephens-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
StephensWin probabilityElkins
57.1%42.9%
KO / TKO
32%
Submission
4%
Decision
64%
Expected fight time: 12.3 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Stephens57%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO22%39%
Submission2%4%
Decision33%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes53 (3069)act 40
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Elkins43%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%22%
Submission2%5%
Decision32%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes54 (3171)act 21
Takedowns1.3 (0.03.8)act 0
Combined totals~107 sig strikes~1.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R19%
R220%
R37%
Distance64%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Stephens
48.1%+106
Elkins
-10650.9%
Most takedownstie 44.2%
Stephens
3.4%+1540
Elkins
-154052.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Stephens
Expected: 52.8
53
Over 53
41.7%
+137
Exactly 53
1.3%
push
Under 53
57.1%
-137
067133
Elkins
Expected: 54.5
54.5
Over 54.5
42.4%
+136
Under 54.5
57.6%
-136
069137
Takedowns — over/under
Stephens
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
6.2%
Exactly 0
93.8%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Elkins
Expected: 1.3
1.5
Over 1.5
39.2%
+155
Under 1.5
60.8%
-155
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 12.3 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
Stephens57.1%52.3%+4.8-115
Elkins42.9%47.7%−4.8+105

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
68.5Striking65.0
Stephens +3.4
55.5Grappling62.5
Elkins +7.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
StephensElkins
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1553
Pound-for-pound
1597
1565
Divisional
1598
1512
Striking offense
1497
1529
Striking defense
1515
1489
Grappling offense
1515
1512
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
27 yrs
Age
29 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.69
Strikes landed / min
3.09
46%
Strike accuracy
33%
2.36
Strikes absorbed / min
1.93
62%
Strike defense
58%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.88
Takedowns / 15 min
2.42
49%
Takedown accuracy
39%
54%
Takedown defense
33%
0.7
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.9
Form & résumé
53%
UFC win rate
78%
+2
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
80%
56%
Finish rate
29%
Recent opp. quality
77
Days since last fight
150
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Jeremy Stephens
  • WRony JasonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1703mo before
  • WEstevan PayanU-DEC R3
    Close -1708mo before
  • LYves EdwardsKO/TKO R1
    Close -2401y 2mo before
  • LDonald CerroneU-DEC R3
    Close +2001y 8mo before
  • LAnthony PettisS-DEC R3
    Close +2552y 4mo before
Darren Elkins
  • WHatsu HiokiU-DEC R3
    Close +1455mo before
  • LChad MendesKO/TKO R1
    Close +5109mo before
  • WAntonio CarvalhoKO/TKO R1
    Close -23010mo before
  • WSteven SilerU-DEC R3
    Close -1101y 2mo before
  • WDiego BrandaoU-DEC R3
    Close +2401y 8mo before
Stephens — win / loss by method
Record: 22-9-0

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
16 wins, 1 loss
W
73% of wins
L
11% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 3 losses
W
9% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 5 losses
W
18% of wins
L
56% of losses
UFC
9win8loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (56%)KO/TKO(13%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(25%) 2
4 (44%)Decision(63%) 5
Non-UFC
13win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
11 (85%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (15%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 17-3-0

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
67% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
7 wins, 0 losses
W
41% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
7win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (29%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 1
5 (71%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Stephens
Elkins
17
UFC fights
9
191.3 min · 11.3 avg
Octagon time
80.7 min · 9.0 avg
21y 6m
Career length
19y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Stephens
Elkins
286W–84L · 77.3%
Overall
148W–48L · 75.5%
110W–34L · 76.4%
Wins
123W–47L · 72.4%
176W–50L · 77.9%
Losses
25W–1L · 96.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Stephens
Elkins
87W–49L · 64.0%
Overall
56W–47L · 54.4%
81W–48L · 62.8%
Wins
31W–28L · 52.5%
6W–1L · 85.7%
Losses
25W–19L · 56.8%
Distance striking
Stephens
Elkins
3.60
Landed / min
4.39
38.0%
Accuracy
24.0%
65.5%
Defense
61.5%
0.63
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.19
44.1%
Time at distance
38.7%
Grappling & control
Stephens
Elkins
1.88
Takedowns / 15 min
2.42
49.0%
Takedown accuracy
39.4%
54.2%
Takedown defense
33.3%
0.71
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.86
48.3%
Control share
82.5%
Strike target map
Stephens
  • Head59%(304)div 64%
  • Body21%(107)div 19%
  • Legs20%(104)div 17%
Elkins
  • Head81%(202)div 64%
  • Body17%(42)div 19%
  • Legs2%(5)div 17%

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

Jeremy Stephens
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.