Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Diego Brandao
Diego Brandao
“DB”
22-11-0
RESULT

Darren Elkins def. Diego Brandao (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
“The Damage”
29-12-0
Saturday, May 26, 2012
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Darren Elkins defeated Diego Brandao by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir, held Saturday, May 26, 2012 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Diego Brandao
Darren Elkins
0
Knockdowns
0
23 of 47
Significant strikes
36 of 88
49%
Sig. strike accuracy
41%
46 of 79
Total strikes
115 of 187
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 6
—
Takedown accuracy
17%
0
Submission attempts
1
0
Reversals
0
4:09
Control time
6:32
Significant strikes by target
20 of 44
Head
27 of 77
2 of 2
Body
9 of 11
1 of 1
Leg
0 of 0
9 of 23
Distance
14 of 57
1 of 1
Clinch
0 of 1
13 of 23
Ground
22 of 30

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
17 of 32
Sig. str.
4 of 14
30 of 47
Total str.
12 of 25
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
3:13
Ctrl
0:09
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
4 of 10
Sig. str.
15 of 45
8 of 16
Total str.
52 of 91
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:56
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
2 of 5
Sig. str.
17 of 29
8 of 16
Total str.
51 of 71
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
0:56
Ctrl
3:27

Judges' Scorecards

Mark Smith
#BrandaoElkins
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Glenn Trowbridge
#BrandaoElkins
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Tony Weeks
#BrandaoElkins
1109
2910
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

0
Brandao
2
Draw
4
Elkins
●29–28 Elkins×4●28–28 Draw×2
All 6 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Brandao
11%
Draw
89%
Elkins
9 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Elkins77.8%●28–27 Elkins11.1%●28–28 Draw11.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
78%
Brandao
R2
89%
Elkins
R3
100%
Elkins

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-11-0
Record
29-12-0
0
Win Streak
0
39
Age
42
5'7"
170 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
64"
163 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
—
Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.94
SLpM
3.40
47%
Str. Acc.
38%
3.38
SApM
3.34
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

3.21
TD Avg.
2.87
68%
TD Acc.
34%
80%
TD Def.
56%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

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Career Averages

Based on 10 fights · 30 fights
23.3
Avg sig. strikes
39.7
1.70
Avg takedowns
2.23
1:58
Avg control time
4:18
56
Career high strikes
121
8
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Diego Brandao
Strike target
Darren Elkins
68%
Head
76%
21%
Body
20%
11%
Leg
4%
Diego Brandao
Strike position
Darren Elkins
70%
Distance
58%
11%
Clinch
20%
19%
Ground
22%