Darren Elkins

Fight History

Skill Breakdown

Charts are compiled based on results from all fights.

Total Fights:	5
Record:	14-2-0
Summary:	Great condition, good wrestler, good ground and pound

Fighter Info

Nickname:	The Damage
From:	Hobart, Indiana USA
Fights Out Of:	Hobart, Indiana USA
Age:	28
Height:	5' 10" ( 177 cm )
Weight:	145 lb ( 65 kg )

Media

Tiequan Zhang will represent a whole country of fighters as he looks to prove that China is ready to compete in MMA. Zhang will take on Darren Elkins who will be making his second appearance at featherweight.

Oct 08, 2011
UFC 136 Live on Pay-Per-View at the Toyota Center on October 8, 2011 in Houston, Texas.

Oct 08, 2011
"I kept the pressure on him." Darren Elkins describes his dominating win over Tiequan Zhang.

Oct 08, 2011 1:00
UFC 136 weigh-in at the Toyota Center on October 7, 2011 in Houston, Texas.

Oct 07, 2011

All Darren Elkins Media

Striking

Total Attempted Strikes

343

31% Successful

105

Types of Successful Strikes

105

76% Standing

24%

Striking Defense

The percentage of total strikes avoided

Grappling

Total Takedowns

31% Successful

Grappling Totals by Type

Subm.

Passes

Sweeps

Takedown Defense

The percentage of total takedowns avoided

Result	Fighters	Event	Str	TD	Sub	Pass	Method	Replay
Win	Tiequan Zhang	UFC® 136 Live on Pay Per View: EDGAR vs. MAYNARD III Oct 8, 2011	2	0	3	0	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
Win	Darren Elkins		27	1	3	10	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

Win	Darren Elkins	UFC® 131: DOS SANTOS vs. CARWIN Jun 11, 2011	78	1	0	0	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch
Win	Michihiro Omigawa	UFC® 131: DOS SANTOS vs. CARWIN Jun 11, 2011	65	1	0	0	R3 Decision - Unanimous	Ways To Watch

Loss	Darren Elkins	UFC® LIVE: JONES vs MATYUSHENKO Aug 1, 2010	0	1	0	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch
Loss	Charles Oliveira	UFC® LIVE: JONES vs MATYUSHENKO Aug 1, 2010	3	0	2	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch

Win	Duane Ludwig	UFC® on Versus: VERA vs JONES Mar 21, 2010	1	0	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch
Win	Darren Elkins	UFC® on Versus: VERA vs JONES Mar 21, 2010	0	1	0	0	R1 KO/TKO	Ways To Watch

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UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin DVD

Photos

Biography

TRAINING: My day starts with a morning MMA practice. We do pad work and kickboxing sparring. Then we do five rounds of MMA sparring. Later on in the day I do my strength and conditioning. I do sprints, flip tires, weights, sled pulling and other things. The last workout of the day we do some grappling techniques, followed by some live grappling, and wrestling

Thoughts on opponent, Diego Brandao? Diego has good striking with a lot of power, and he also has a good ground game with good submissions. It should make for an exciting fight!

When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training MMA because I grew up watching the old UFC's and I saw how good the wrestlers were doing and wanted to do it ever since. I have been training for almost four years now.

What ranks and titles have you held? I am a C3 lightweight champion

Do you have any heroes? None

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means a lot for me to be in the UFC because it’s the Super Bowl of MMA. I’ve always dreamed about some day fighting in the UFC.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? I went to college for two years at University of Wisconsin Parkside and didn’t earn a degree.

What was your job before you started fighting? I am a Local 597 pipefitter

Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? I was an Indiana state high school wrestling champion. I finished my high school career with 191-9 record. I was a 4 time freestyle wrestling champion and 2 time greco state champion.

Favorite grappling technique: guillotine and a rear naked choke.

Favorite Striking technique: straight right and Muay Thai knees

•   Third fight at featherweight (2-0)

•   Has won five of his last six

•   Most recent pre-UFC victory (11/20/09) was decision win over UFC vet Gideon Ray

•   Seven wins by KO, three by submission