Darren Elkins
31 UFC Fights | 61% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (37%)
Darren Elkins UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Darren Elkins is 19-12 in the UFC across 31 fights, with 4 wins by knockout, 3 by submission and 12 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 29-13, 10-1 of it outside the UFC. Elkins competes at featherweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 5'10" with a 71" reach at 42 years old. The last bout was a loss to Yadier del Valle by knockout in Aug 2026.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 85th percentile among 191 featherweight fighters (2.2/fight).
Darren Elkins's UFC win rate is 61% (19 of 31 fights), and 37% of those wins came by finish. Elkins averages 2.2 takedowns per fight at 34% accuracy and stops 56% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 29-13
- UFC Record
- 19-12
- Height
- 5'10"
- Reach
- 71"
- Age
- 42
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Yadier del Valle · KO/TKO · Aug 2026
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Darren Elkins's Last 5 Fights
Elkins is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Yadier del Valle · KO/TKO · R1 0:35 · UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld · Aug 2026
- Loss vs Julian Erosa · KO/TKO · R1 4:15 · UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes · Apr 2025
- Win vs Daniel Pineda · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira · Oct 2024
- Win vs TJ Brown · Submission · R3 2:23 · UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza · Oct 2023
- Loss vs Jonathan Pearce · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Dec 2022
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Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Darren Elkins vs Average
Darren Elkins lands 11.9 strikes in R1 but 18.1 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Darren Elkins's UFC Fight History
31 UFC fights on record (19-12), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Yadier del Valle | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:35 | UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld | 2026-08-08 |
| L | Julian Erosa | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:15 | UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes | 2025-04-12 |
| W | Daniel Pineda | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira | 2024-10-19 |
| W | TJ Brown | Submission | R3 · 2:23 | UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza | 2023-10-14 |
| L | Jonathan Pearce | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | 2022-12-03 |
| W | Tristan Connelly | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera | 2022-04-30 |
| L | Cub Swanson | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:12 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus | 2021-12-18 |
| W | Darrick Minner | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:48 | UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw | 2021-07-24 |
| W | Eduardo Garagorri | Submission | R3 · 2:22 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira | 2020-11-07 |
| L | Nate Landwehr | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris | 2020-05-16 |
| L | Ryan Hall | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd | 2019-07-13 |
| L | Ricardo Lamas | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:09 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | 2018-11-17 |
| L | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov | 2018-07-14 |
| W | Michael Johnson | Submission | R2 · 2:22 | UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi | 2018-01-14 |
| W | Dennis Bermudez | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum | 2017-07-22 |
| W | Mirsad Bektic | KO/TKO | R3 · 3:19 | UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2 | 2017-03-04 |
| W | Godofredo Pepey | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko | 2016-07-23 |
| W | Chas Skelly | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz | 2016-03-05 |
| W | Robert Whiteford | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka | 2015-10-24 |
| L | Hacran Dias | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway | 2014-12-20 |
| W | Lucas Martins | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2 | 2014-10-25 |
| L | Jeremy Stephens | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson | 2014-01-25 |
| W | Hatsu Hioki | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 | 2013-08-28 |
| L | Chad Mendes | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:08 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez | 2013-04-20 |
| W | Antonio Carvalho | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:06 | UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz | 2013-03-16 |
| W | Steven Siler | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit | 2012-11-17 |
| W | Diego Brandao | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir | 2012-05-26 |
| W | Zhang Tiequan | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 | 2011-10-08 |
| W | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin | 2011-06-11 |
| L | Charles Oliveira | Submission | R1 · 0:41 | UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko | 2010-08-01 |
| W | Duane Ludwig | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:44 | UFC Live: Vera vs Jones | 2010-03-21 |
How Elkins Ranks at Featherweight
Percentile among the 191 featherweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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