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Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
10-1 · USA
VS
Duane Ludwig
Duane Ludwig
19-10 · USA
March 21, 2010 · Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Darren Elkins def. Duane Ludwig by KO/TKO (to Ankle Injury), R1 0:44
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:44
Elkins0/21/200:10
Ludwig1/50/000:03
Total
Elkins0/21/200:10
Ludwig1/50/000:03

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 probabilityLudwig
48.3%51.7%
KO / TKO
15%
Submission
77%
Decision
8%
Expected fight time: 4.5 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 Ludwig. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Elkins48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%9%
Submission41%84%
Decision3%7%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes19 (1025)act 0
Takedowns0.7 (0.02.3)act 1
Ludwig52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO10%20%
Submission37%71%
Decision5%9%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes18 (923)act 1
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 0
Combined totals~37 sig strikes~0.7 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R181%
R23%
R38%
Distance8%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 2.9%
Elkins
52.0%-115
Ludwig
+11545.1%
Most takedownstie 38.5%
Elkins
56.4%-1103
Ludwig
+11035.1%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 19.0
19
Over 19
40.7%
+137
Exactly 19
3.4%
push
Under 19
55.9%
-137
02448
Ludwig
Expected: 17.6
17.5
Over 17.5
42.7%
+134
Under 17.5
57.3%
-134
02244
Takedowns — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 0.7
0.5
Over 0.5
60.1%
-151
Under 0.5
39.9%
+151
035
Ludwig
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.4%
Exactly 0
89.6%
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 4.5 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
Elkins48.3%41.2%+7.1+135
Ludwig51.7%58.8%−7.1-155

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
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElkinsLudwig
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1526
Pound-for-pound
1538
1526
Divisional
1523
1482
Striking offense
1490
1500
Striking defense
1519
1561
Grappling offense
1480
1558
Grappling defense
1491
Physical
25 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
70"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
2.33
Strike accuracy
48%
Strikes absorbed / min
1.70
Strike defense
66%
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
50%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
67%
Win/loss streak
-1
Last-5 win rate
67%
Finish rate
50%
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
78
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Darren Elkins
No prior UFC fights.
Duane Ludwig
  • LJim MillerSUB R1
    Close +3693mo before
  • WJonathan GouletKO/TKO R1
    Close +1604y 2mo before
  • WGenki SudoU-DEC R3
    Close +1056y 11mo before
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 0 losses
W
20% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Ludwig — win / loss by method
Record: 19-10-0

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
14 wins, 4 losses
W
74% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 5 losses
W
11% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 1 loss
W
16% of wins
L
10% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
1 (50%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
17win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
13 (76%)KO/TKO(44%) 4
2 (12%)Submission(44%) 4
2 (12%)Decision(11%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Elkins
Ludwig
0
UFC fights
3
Octagon time
17.6 min · 5.9 avg
Career length
26y 6m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elkins
Ludwig
Overall
37W–9L · 80.4%
Wins
22W–7L · 75.9%
Losses
15W–2L · 88.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elkins
Ludwig
56W–47L · 54.4%
Overall
213W–86L · 71.2%
31W–28L · 52.5%
Wins
118W–64L · 64.8%
25W–19L · 56.8%
Losses
95W–22L · 81.2%
Distance striking
Elkins
Ludwig
Landed / min
2.83
Accuracy
28.8%
Defense
66.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.85
Time at distance
30.1%
Grappling & control
Elkins
Ludwig
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Control share
39.0%
Strike target map
Elkins
  • Head0%(0)div 66%
  • Body0%(0)div 18%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Ludwig
  • Head39%(16)div 66%
  • Body54%(22)div 18%
  • Legs7%(3)div 16%

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

Darren Elkins

No UFC fights on record.

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

Duane Ludwig
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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