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Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
28-11 · USA
VS
Daniel Pineda
Daniel Pineda
28-16 · USA
October 19, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Featherweight · 3 rounds
144.5lb
Weigh-in
145.5lb
Darren Elkins def. Daniel Pineda by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Elkins3/81/202:07
Pineda13/150/002:07
R2
Elkins19/472/402:24
Pineda12/240/000:05
R3
Elkins17/330/602:02
Pineda6/140/000:50
Total
Elkins39/883/1206:33
Pineda31/530/003:02

Scorecards

Elkins vs Pineda

RdBen CartlidgeJunichiro KamijoTony WeeksCommunity
R19-109-109-109-10
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-99.8-9.2
Total29-2829-2829-2828.7-28.3

Media (12 cards) · avg 2928 · 12 Elkins · 0 Pineda

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

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 probabilityPineda
45.1%54.9%
KO / TKO
41%
Submission
30%
Decision
29%
Expected fight time: 8.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Elkins45%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%36%16%
Submission6%14%15%
Decision23%50%21%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes33 (1345)act 39
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.7)act 3
Pineda55%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%45%23%
Submission24%43%10%
Decision7%12%15%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes30 (1240)act 31
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.9)act 0
Combined totals~63 sig strikes~1.6 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R130%
R237%
R34%
Distance29%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.5%
Elkins
52.8%-116
Pineda
+11645.7%
Most takedownstie 32.8%
Elkins
48.4%-257
Pineda
+25718.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 33.2
33
Over 33
39.3%
+151
Exactly 33
1.5%
push
Under 33
59.3%
-151
04283
Pineda
Expected: 29.6
29.5
Over 29.5
39.9%
+150
Under 29.5
60.1%
-150
03875
Takedowns — over/under
Elkins
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
38.6%
+107
Exactly 1
20.1%
push
Under 1
41.3%
-107
035
Pineda
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
32.2%
+210
Under 0.5
67.8%
-210
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 8.4 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
Elkins45.1%58.8%−13.7-160
Pineda54.9%41.2%+13.7+132
By method
Elkins by KO/TKO18.3%15.7%+2.6+425
Elkins by submission13.6%15.5%−1.9+433
Elkins by decision13.2%20.6%−7.4+300
Pineda by KO/TKO22.3%23.1%−0.8+257
Pineda by submission16.5%10.1%+6.4+714
Pineda by decision16.1%15.0%+1.1+452
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds69.9%60.3%+9.6-182
Over 2.5 rds33.2%45.6%−12.4+105
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision29.4%38.9%−9.5+141

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
60.6Striking59.9
Elkins +0.7
60.1Grappling51.0
Elkins +9.1
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
ElkinsPineda
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1600
Pound-for-pound
1490
1596
Divisional
1487
1484
Striking offense
1504
1498
Striking defense
1485
1531
Grappling offense
1526
1496
Grappling defense
1495
Physical
40 yrs
Age
39 yrs
5'10"
Height
5'7"
71"
Reach
69"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.44
Strikes landed / min
2.96
38%
Strike accuracy
49%
3.27
Strikes absorbed / min
3.34
52%
Strike defense
44%
Grappling (UFC career)
2.85
Takedowns / 15 min
1.61
35%
Takedown accuracy
24%
56%
Takedown defense
49%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.5
Form & résumé
64%
UFC win rate
38%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
20%
39%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
371
Days since last fight
84
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Darren Elkins
  • WTJ BrownSUB R3
    Close +1581y before
  • LJonathan PearceU-DEC R3
    Close +3861y 11mo before
  • WTristan ConnellyU-DEC R3
    Close -1762y 6mo before
  • LCub SwansonKO/TKO R1
    Close +1452y 10mo before
  • WDarrick MinnerKO/TKO R2
    Close +1313y 3mo before
Daniel Pineda
  • LNathaniel WoodU-DEC R3
    Close +3413mo before
  • LAlex CaceresU-DEC R3
    Close +1591y 5mo before
  • WTucker LutzSUB R2
    Close +2311y 7mo before
  • LCub SwansonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1523y 10mo before
  • WHerbert BurnsKO/TKO R2
    opp missedClose +2254y 2mo before
Elkins — win / loss by method
Record: 28-11-0

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
9 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
36% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 1 loss
W
21% of wins
L
9% of losses
Decision
13 wins, 6 losses
W
46% of wins
L
55% of losses
UFC
18win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (22%)KO/TKO(30%) 3
3 (17%)Submission(10%) 1
11 (61%)Decision(60%) 6
Non-UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (50%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
3 (30%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (20%)Decision(0%) 0
Pineda — win / loss by method
Record: 28-16-0, 3 NC

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
9 wins, 3 losses
W
32% of wins
L
19% of losses
Submission
19 wins, 6 losses
W
68% of wins
L
38% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 7 losses
W
0% of wins
L
44% of losses
UFC
5win7loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
1 (20%)KO/TKO(29%) 2
4 (80%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(71%) 5
Non-UFC
23win9loss0draw2NC
WinsLosses
8 (35%)KO/TKO(11%) 1
15 (65%)Submission(67%) 6
0 (0%)Decision(22%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Elkins
Pineda
28
UFC fights
13
331.2 min · 11.8 avg
Octagon time
111.5 min · 8.6 avg
19y 6m
Career length
19y 3m
UFC schedule strength

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

Elkins
Pineda
454W–142L · 76.2%
Overall
168W–61L · 73.4%
291W–101L · 74.2%
Wins
38W–8L · 82.6%
163W–41L · 79.9%
Losses
130W–53L · 71.0%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Elkins
Pineda
56W–47L · 54.4%
Overall
238W–112L · 68.0%
31W–28L · 52.5%
Wins
162W–91L · 64.0%
25W–19L · 56.8%
Losses
76W–21L · 78.4%
Distance striking
Elkins
Pineda
4.52
Landed / min
4.45
28.7%
Accuracy
39.4%
57.9%
Defense
47.9%
0.09
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.27
43.1%
Time at distance
39.5%
Grappling & control
Elkins
Pineda
2.85
Takedowns / 15 min
1.61
35.4%
Takedown accuracy
24.0%
56.1%
Takedown defense
48.8%
1.13
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.48
70.9%
Control share
46.7%
Strike target map
Elkins
  • Head76%(863)div 63%
  • Body20%(225)div 20%
  • Legs4%(50)div 16%
Pineda
  • Head67%(221)div 63%
  • Body14%(47)div 20%
  • Legs19%(62)div 16%

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.

Daniel Pineda
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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