Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Dern vs Rodriguez
Flyweight3 rounds scheduled
Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott
22-14-1
RESULT

Matheus Nicolau def. Tim Elliott (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Matheus Nicolau
Matheus Nicolau
19-6-1
Saturday, October 9, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Matheus Nicolau defeated Tim Elliott by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Flyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Rodriguez, held Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Tim Elliott
Matheus Nicolau
0
Knockdowns
0
70 of 215
Significant strikes
64 of 109
33%
Sig. strike accuracy
59%
105 of 255
Total strikes
128 of 176
1 of 10
Takedowns
1 of 1
10%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:28
Control time
2:08
Significant strikes by target
39 of 160
Head
28 of 63
11 of 28
Body
31 of 38
20 of 27
Leg
5 of 8
62 of 207
Distance
64 of 107
7 of 7
Clinch
0 of 1
1 of 1
Ground
0 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
24 of 62
Sig. str.
19 of 29
26 of 64
Total str.
23 of 33
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:34
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
29 of 101
Sig. str.
31 of 56
31 of 105
Total str.
31 of 56
0 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:18
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
17 of 52
Sig. str.
14 of 24
48 of 86
Total str.
74 of 87
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:36
Ctrl
2:08

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell
#ElliottNicolau
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Junichiro Kamijo
#ElliottNicolau
1109
2910
3910
Total2829
Tony Weeks
#ElliottNicolau
1109
2910
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

0
Elliott
–
14
Nicolau
●29–28 Nicolau×14
All 14 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

27%
Elliott
73%
Nicolau
51 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Nicolau68.6%●29–28 Elliott25.5%●30–27 Nicolau3.9%●30–27 Elliott2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
96%
Elliott
R2
77%
Nicolau
R3
94%
Nicolau

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

22-14-1
Record
19-6-1
0
Win Streak
0
39
Age
33
5'7"
170 cm
Height
5'6"
168 cm
66"
168 cm
Reach
66"
168 cm
—
Stance
—
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.51
SLpM
3.31
43%
Str. Acc.
51%
3.00
SApM
2.98
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

3.61
TD Avg.
1.22
45%
TD Acc.
43%
59%
TD Def.
90%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Tim Elliott · 3-2
  • L
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    UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs PratesSat, May 2, 2026
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  • W
    Kai Asakura
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    Submission · R2 · 4:39 · Flyweight
  • W
    Sumudaerji
    UFC Fight Night: Song vs GutierrezSun, Dec 10, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 4:02 · Bantamweight
  • L
    Muhammad Mokaev
    UFC 294: Makhachev vs Volkanovski 2Sat, Oct 21, 2023
    Submission · R3 · 3:03 · Flyweight
  • W
    Victor Altamirano
    UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs AlbaziSat, Jun 3, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
Matheus Nicolau · 2-3
  • L
    Asu Almabayev
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs PereiraSat, Oct 19, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    Alex Perez
    UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs PerezSat, Apr 27, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:16 · Flyweight
  • L
    Brandon Royval
    UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs AllenSat, Apr 15, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 2:09 · Flyweight
  • W
    Matt Schnell
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs HollandSun, Dec 4, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 1:44 · Flyweight
  • W
    David Dvorak
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs DaukausSat, Mar 26, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 22 fights · 11 fights
43.1
Avg sig. strikes
37.1
2.95
Avg takedowns
0.91
3:40
Avg control time
1:38
116
Career high strikes
87
12
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Tim Elliott
Strike target
Matheus Nicolau
58%
Head
52%
20%
Body
34%
23%
Leg
14%
Tim Elliott
Strike position
Matheus Nicolau
66%
Distance
87%
16%
Clinch
1%
18%
Ground
12%