FeatherweightActive
Darren Elkins
“The Damage”
Country
USARecord
29-13
Weight class
Featherweight
Height
5'10"
Reach
71"
Age
42
Stance
Orthodox
Career stats
7 of 20 wins inside the distance · 12th percentile
Stopped in 19% of bouts — 6 of 32 · 36th percentile
Bouts in the last 24 months · 82nd percentile
11:14
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
0
Title fights
0
Main events
Percentiles vs 555 featherweights
Counted from the 32 bouts on record, not the full 42-fight career
Strikes & grappling
1190 landed from 3090 attempts — 39% accuracy · 17th percentile
65 landed from 194 attempts — 34% accuracy · 83rd percentile
2 in 28 statted bouts · 8th percentile
36m of 5h 49m fought · 33rd percentile
Head 76%
Body 20%
Leg 4%
Of 1190 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 24 featherweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 28 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 5h 49m of fight time, of the 32 bouts on record
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | Yadier del Valle | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 0:35 | UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs Salkilld |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Julian Erosa | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 4:15 | UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes |
| Oct 19, 2024 | Daniel Pineda | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira |
| Oct 14, 2023 | TJ Brown | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 2:23 | UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza |
| Dec 4, 2022 | Jonathan Pearce | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland |
| Apr 30, 2022 | Tristan Connelly | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera |
| Dec 18, 2021 | Cub Swanson | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 2:12 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus |
| Jul 24, 2021 | Darrick Minner | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 3:48 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw |
| Nov 8, 2020 | Eduardo Garagorri | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R3 · 2:22 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira |
| May 16, 2020 | Nate Landwehr | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris |
| Jul 13, 2019 | Ryan Hall | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd |
| Nov 18, 2018 | Ricardo Lamas | LOSS | KOElbows | R3 · 4:09 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio |
| Jul 14, 2018 | Alexander Volkanovski | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov |
| Jan 14, 2018 | Michael Johnson | WIN | SUBRear Naked Choke | R2 · 2:22 | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi |
| Jul 23, 2017 | Dennis Bermudez | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum |
| Mar 5, 2017 | Mirsad Bektic | WIN | KOKick | R3 · 3:19 | UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 |
| Jul 24, 2016 | Godofredo Pepey | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Shevchenko |
| Mar 5, 2016 | Chas Skelly | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz |
| Oct 24, 2015 | Robert Whiteford | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka |
| Dec 20, 2014 | Hacran Dias | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Dollaway |
| Oct 25, 2014 | Lucas Martins | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2 |
| Jan 25, 2014 | Jeremy Stephens | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Thomson |
| Aug 29, 2013 | Hatsu Hioki | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Chad Mendes | LOSS | KOPunch | R1 · 1:08 | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez |
| Mar 17, 2013 | Antonio Carvalho | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 3:06 | UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz |
| Nov 18, 2012 | Steven Siler | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit |
| May 27, 2012 | Diego Brandao | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir |
| Oct 9, 2011 | Tiequan Zhang | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard 3 |
| Jun 12, 2011 | Michihiro Omigawa | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin |
| Aug 2, 2010 | Charles Oliveira | LOSS | SUBSubmission | R1 | UFC on Versus: Jones vs. Matyushenko |
| Mar 22, 2010 | Duane Ludwig | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | UFC on Versus: Vera vs. Jones |
| Nov 20, 2009 | Gideon Ray | WIN | Unanimous Decision | R3 | Hoosier FC 1: Raise Up |
| Aug 24, 2007 | Atsuhiro Tsuboi | WIN | SUBSubmission (Bulldog Choke) | R1 · 1:55 | Bodog Fight: Vancouver |
LOSS
KOPunchR1 · 0:35
Julian Erosa
KOPunchesR1 · 4:15
Daniel Pineda
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
TJ Brown
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 2:23
Jonathan Pearce
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Tristan Connelly
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Cub Swanson
KOPunchesR1 · 2:12
Darrick Minner
KOPunchesR2 · 3:48
Eduardo Garagorri
SUBRear Naked ChokeR3 · 2:22
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Ryan Hall
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Ricardo Lamas
KOElbowsR3 · 4:09
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Michael Johnson
SUBRear Naked ChokeR2 · 2:22
Dennis Bermudez
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Mirsad Bektic
KOKickR3 · 3:19
Godofredo Pepey
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Chas Skelly
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Robert Whiteford
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Hacran Dias
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Lucas Martins
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jeremy Stephens
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Hatsu Hioki
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Chad Mendes
KOPunchR1 · 1:08
Antonio Carvalho
KOPunchR1 · 3:06
Steven Siler
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Diego Brandao
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Tiequan Zhang
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Michihiro Omigawa
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
LOSS
SUBSubmissionR1
Duane Ludwig
KOKO/TKOR1
Gideon Ray
Unanimous DecisionR3
Atsuhiro Tsuboi
SUBSubmission (Bulldog Choke)R1 · 1:55
How the wins came
Record
29
Wins
13
Losses
0
Draws
11:14
Avg bout length
2L
Streak
0
Title fights
0
Main events
Wins, losses and draws are Darren Elkins’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 32 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.