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UFCUFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
“The Damage”
29-12-0
RESULT

Darren Elkins def. Robert Whiteford (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Robert Whiteford
Robert Whiteford
“The Hammer”
14-4-0
Saturday, October 24, 2015
3Arena, Dublin, Ireland

Darren Elkins defeated Robert Whiteford by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka, held Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 3Arena, Dublin.

Fight stats

Darren Elkins
Robert Whiteford
0
Knockdowns
0
40 of 130
Significant strikes
23 of 63
31%
Sig. strike accuracy
37%
112 of 212
Total strikes
41 of 82
7 of 11
Takedowns
1 of 1
64%
Takedown accuracy
100%
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
8:30
Control time
0:51
Significant strikes by target
36 of 125
Head
20 of 59
3 of 4
Body
1 of 2
1 of 1
Leg
2 of 2
10 of 86
Distance
17 of 56
2 of 3
Clinch
4 of 5
28 of 41
Ground
2 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 52
Sig. str.
9 of 26
20 of 65
Total str.
15 of 32
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:40
Ctrl
0:29
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
11 of 22
Sig. str.
7 of 14
42 of 58
Total str.
16 of 24
3 of 5
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
4:02
Ctrl
0:22
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
20 of 56
Sig. str.
7 of 23
50 of 89
Total str.
10 of 26
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
2
Sub. att
0
2:48
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

29-12-0
Record
14-4-0
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
43
5'10"
Height
5'9"
71"
Reach
69"
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

3.40
SLpM
2.33
38%
Str. Acc.
46%
3.34
SApM
1.99
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.87
TD Avg.
1.90
34%
TD Acc.
30%
56%
TD Def.
45%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Darren Elkins · 3-2
  • L
    Julian Erosa
    UFC 314: Volkanovski vs LopesSat, Apr 12, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 4:15 · Featherweight
  • W
    Daniel Pineda
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs PereiraSat, Oct 19, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    TJ Brown
    UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs BarbozaSat, Oct 14, 2023
    Submission · R3 · 2:23 · Featherweight
  • L
    Jonathan Pearce
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs HollandSun, Dec 4, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Tristan Connelly
    UFC Fight Night: Font vs VeraSat, Apr 30, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Robert Whiteford · 2-3
  • L
    Lucas Martins
    UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos SantosSun, Apr 10, 2016
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Darren Elkins
    UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs SmolkaSat, Oct 24, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Paul Redmond
    UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs LeitesSat, Jul 18, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 3:04 · Featherweight
  • W
    Daniel Pineda
    UFC 171: Hendricks vs LawlerSat, Mar 15, 2014
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Jimy Hettes
    UFC Fight Night: Machida vs MunozSun, Oct 27, 2013
    Submission · R2 · 2:17 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 30 fights · 5 fights
39.7
Avg sig. strikes
25.8
2.23
Avg takedowns
1.40
4:18
Avg control time
2:16
121
Career high strikes
45
7
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Darren Elkins
Strike target
Robert Whiteford
76%
Head
61%
20%
Body
24%
4%
Leg
15%
Darren Elkins
Strike position
Robert Whiteford
58%
Distance
80%
20%
Clinch
12%
22%
Ground
8%