Darren Elkins "The Damage"

Featherweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record19-12 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record114-73 (61%) across 31 opponents
Last 5 opponents22-20 (52.4%) across 5 opponents
Age42
Height5' 10"
Reach71"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.39
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.34
Striking accuracy38%
Striking defense51%
Takedowns per 15 minutes2.86
Takedowns landed / attempted34%
Takedown defense56%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes1.07
Average fight time11.3 min

UFC wins: 4 KO/TKO, 3 submission, 12 decision. UFC losses: 5 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 6 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-08-08Yadier del Valle2-1Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R1 0:35UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
2025-04-12Julian Erosa8-7StrikerLKO/TKO R1 4:15UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes
2024-10-19Daniel Pineda5-7 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
2023-10-14TJ Brown3-4GrapplerWSubmission R3 2:23UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
2022-12-03Jonathan Pearce4-1GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
2022-04-30Tristan Connelly1-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera
2021-12-18Cub Swanson12-8StrikerLKO/TKO R1 2:12UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-07-24Darrick Minner2-1GrapplerWKO/TKO R2 3:48UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw
2020-11-07Eduardo Garagorri1-1StrikerWSubmission R3 2:22UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Teixeira
2020-05-16Nate Landwehr0-1—LDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris
2019-07-13Ryan Hall3-0BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: De Randamie vs. Ladd
2018-11-17Ricardo Lamas9-5Submission grapplerLKO/TKO R3 4:09UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
2018-07-14Alexander Volkanovski4-0WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Ivanov
2018-01-14Michael Johnson9-8StrikerWSubmission R2 2:22UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
2017-07-22Dennis Bermudez9-4GrapplerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum
2017-03-04Mirsad Bektic4-0WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 3:19UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2
2016-07-23Godofredo Pepey4-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko
2016-03-05Chas Skelly4-1GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
2015-10-24Robert Whiteford2-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka
2014-12-20Hacran Dias1-2WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Dollaway
2014-10-25Lucas Martins3-1StrikerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2
2014-01-25Jeremy Stephens9-8BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
2013-08-28Hatsu Hioki2-2WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
2013-04-20Chad Mendes4-1WrestlerLKO/TKO R1 1:08UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
2013-03-16Antonio Carvalho2-1BalancedWKO/TKO R1 3:06UFC 158: St-Pierre vs Diaz
2012-11-17Steven Siler3-0Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit
2012-05-26Diego Brandao1-0—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
2011-10-08Zhang Tiequan1-0—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3
2011-06-11Michihiro Omigawa0-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin
2010-08-01Charles OliveiraUFC debut—LSubmission R1 0:41UFC Live: Jones vs Matyushenko
2010-03-21Duane Ludwig2-1BalancedWKO/TKO R1 0:44UFC Live: Vera vs Jones

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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