Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
“The Damage”
29-12-0
RESULT

Darren Elkins def. Chas Skelly (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Chas Skelly
Chas Skelly
“The Scrapper”
19-3-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, March 5, 2016
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Darren Elkins defeated Chas Skelly by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz, held Saturday, March 5, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Darren Elkins
Chas Skelly
0
Knockdowns
0
104 of 153
Significant strikes
27 of 72
68%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
193 of 255
Total strikes
32 of 83
7 of 11
Takedowns
0 of 1
64%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
2
0
Reversals
0
8:43
Control time
1:02
Significant strikes by target
73 of 118
Head
23 of 65
26 of 29
Body
4 of 7
5 of 6
Leg
0 of 0
24 of 65
Distance
20 of 62
32 of 36
Clinch
5 of 8
48 of 52
Ground
2 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
36 of 59
Sig. str.
22 of 42
73 of 98
Total str.
22 of 44
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
2
1:55
Ctrl
0:33
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
40 of 49
Sig. str.
3 of 8
75 of 93
Total str.
7 of 15
2 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
4:21
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
28 of 45
Sig. str.
2 of 22
45 of 64
Total str.
3 of 24
4 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
2:27
Ctrl
0:29

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#ElkinsSkelly
1109
2108
3109
Total3026
Sal D'Amato
#ElkinsSkelly
1910
2108
3109
Total2927
Chris Lee
#ElkinsSkelly
1109
2109
3109
Total3027

Media Scores

18
Elkins
–
0
Skelly
●29–28 Elkins×7●30–27 Elkins×6●29–27 Elkins×4●30–26 Elkins
All 18 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

100%
Elkins
0%
Skelly
29 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Elkins34.5%●29–28 Elkins34.5%●29–27 Elkins17.2%●30–26 Elkins13.8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
52%
Skelly
R2
66%
Elkins
R3
100%
Elkins

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Yves Lavigne
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

29-12-0
Record
19-3-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
2
42
Age
41
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'11"
180 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.40
SLpM
2.01
38%
Str. Acc.
40%
3.34
SApM
3.21
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.87
TD Avg.
1.74
34%
TD Acc.
34%
56%
TD Def.
39%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Darren Elkins · 3-2
  • L
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  • W
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  • W
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  • L
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  • W
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Chas Skelly · 4-1
  • W
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    TKO · R2 · 2:01 · Featherweight
  • W
    Jordan Griffin
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  • L
    Jason Knight
    UFC 211: Miocic vs Dos Santos 2Sun, May 14, 2017
    TKO · R3 · 0:39 · Featherweight
  • W
    Chris Gruetzemacher
    UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs Korean ZombieSun, Feb 5, 2017
    Submission · R2 · 2:01 · Featherweight
  • W
    Maximo Blanco
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    Submission · R1 · 0:19 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 30 fights · 11 fights
39.7
Avg sig. strikes
17.8
2.23
Avg takedowns
1.09
4:18
Avg control time
3:38
121
Career high strikes
42
7
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Darren Elkins
Strike target
Chas Skelly
76%
Head
86%
20%
Body
11%
4%
Leg
3%
Darren Elkins
Strike position
Chas Skelly
58%
Distance
67%
20%
Clinch
20%
22%
Ground
13%