Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland
Featherweight3 rounds scheduled
Darren Elkins
Darren Elkins
“The Damage”
29-12-0
RESULT

Jonathan Pearce def. Darren Elkins (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Jonathan Pearce
Jonathan Pearce
“JSP”
14-7-0
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Amway Center, Orlando, United States

Jonathan Pearce defeated Darren Elkins by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland, held Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Amway Center, Orlando.

Fight stats

Darren Elkins
Jonathan Pearce
0
Knockdowns
0
57 of 193
Significant strikes
110 of 222
30%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
67 of 203
Total strikes
154 of 276
2 of 5
Takedowns
2 of 7
40%
Takedown accuracy
29%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
0:48
Control time
3:33
Significant strikes by target
47 of 176
Head
80 of 188
9 of 15
Body
18 of 22
1 of 2
Leg
12 of 12
49 of 177
Distance
66 of 159
8 of 16
Clinch
14 of 20
0 of 0
Ground
30 of 43

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 57
Sig. str.
30 of 64
14 of 60
Total str.
35 of 70
1 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:28
Ctrl
0:42
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
15 of 47
Sig. str.
44 of 68
22 of 54
Total str.
74 of 106
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:18
Ctrl
2:29
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
31 of 89
Sig. str.
36 of 90
31 of 89
Total str.
45 of 100
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:22

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary
#ElkinsPearce
1910
2810
3910
Total2630
Eric Colón
#ElkinsPearce
1910
2910
3910
Total2730
Daniel Torres
#ElkinsPearce
1910
2910
3910
Total2730

Media Scores

0
Elkins
–
17
Pearce
●30–26 Pearce×11●30–27 Pearce×6
All 17 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

0%
Elkins
4%
Draw
96%
Pearce
28 fan scorecards submitted
●30–26 Pearce57.1%●30–27 Pearce32.1%●30–25 Pearce3.6%●29–27 Pearce3.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
89%
Pearce
R2
61%
Pearce
R3
93%
Pearce

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Dan Miragliotta
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

29-12-0
Record
14-7-0
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
34
5'10"
178 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
71"
180 cm
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Stance
—
Featherweight
Weight Class
Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.40
SLpM
5.12
38%
Str. Acc.
54%
3.34
SApM
3.32
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.87
TD Avg.
5.02
34%
TD Acc.
50%
56%
TD Def.
55%
—
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
Jonathan Pearce · 2-3
  • L
    Pat Sabatini
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 4:06 · Featherweight
  • L
    David Onama
    UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs PerezSat, Apr 27, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • L
    Joanderson Brito
    UFC Fight Night: Allen vs CraigSat, Nov 18, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 3:54 · Featherweight
  • W
    Darren Elkins
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs HollandSun, Dec 4, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
  • W
    Makwan Amirkhani
    UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs AspinallSat, Jul 23, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:10 · Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 30 fights · 9 fights
39.7
Avg sig. strikes
40.2
2.23
Avg takedowns
3.22
4:18
Avg control time
4:24
121
Career high strikes
110
7
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Darren Elkins
Strike target
Jonathan Pearce
76%
Head
70%
20%
Body
19%
4%
Leg
11%
Darren Elkins
Strike position
Jonathan Pearce
58%
Distance
52%
20%
Clinch
20%
22%
Ground
29%