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UFCUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Evan Elder
Evan Elder
“The Phenom”
10-2-0
RESULT

Evan Elder def. Genaro Valdez (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Genaro Valdez
Genaro Valdez
“Rayadito”
10-3-0
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Evan Elder defeated Genaro Valdez by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno Silva, held Saturday, July 15, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Evan Elder
Genaro Valdez
1
Knockdowns
1
96 of 195
Significant strikes
64 of 236
49%
Sig. strike accuracy
27%
96 of 195
Total strikes
65 of 237
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
100%
Takedown accuracy
—
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:06
Control time
0:02
Significant strikes by target
61 of 155
Head
51 of 210
15 of 19
Body
4 of 6
20 of 21
Leg
9 of 20
96 of 193
Distance
62 of 231
0 of 1
Clinch
2 of 5
0 of 1
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
25 of 50
Sig. str.
24 of 76
25 of 50
Total str.
25 of 77
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
1
KD
1
37 of 67
Sig. str.
22 of 80
37 of 67
Total str.
22 of 80
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
34 of 78
Sig. str.
18 of 80
34 of 78
Total str.
18 of 80
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:03
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#ElderValdez
1109
2109
3108
Total3026
Derek Cleary
#ElderValdez
1109
2910
3109
Total2928
Junichiro Kamijo
#ElderValdez
1109
2910
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

11
Elder
–
0
Valdez
●30–27 Elder×9●29–28 Elder×2
All 11 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

100%
Elder
0%
Valdez
30 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Elder53.3%●29–28 Elder46.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Elder
R2
53%
Elder
R3
100%
Elder

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

10-2-0
Record
10-3-0
3
Win Streak
0
29
Age
34
5'10"
178 cm
Height
5'9"
175 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
—
Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.66
SLpM
4.08
50%
Str. Acc.
30%
4.94
SApM
7.16
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.48
TD Avg.
1.54
15%
TD Acc.
44%
40%
TD Def.
36%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Evan Elder · 3-2
  • W
    Gauge Young
    UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs PratesSat, Apr 26, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    Darrius Flowers
    UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs CortezSat, Jul 13, 2024
    Submission · R2 · 1:46 · Welterweight
  • W
    Genaro Valdez
    UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno SilvaSat, Jul 15, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Nazim Sadykhov
    UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs BlanchfieldSat, Feb 18, 2023
    TKO · R3 · 0:38 · Lightweight
  • L
    Preston Parsons
    UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs AndradeSat, Apr 23, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Genaro Valdez · 0-3
  • L
    Evan Elder
    UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Bueno SilvaSat, Jul 15, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Natan Levy
    UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs HollandSun, Dec 4, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Matt Frevola
    UFC 270: Ngannou vs GaneSun, Jan 23, 2022
    TKO · R1 · 3:15 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 5 fights · 3 fights
70.6
Avg sig. strikes
41.0
0.40
Avg takedowns
0.00
1:09
Avg control time
0:04
115
Career high strikes
64
1
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

Evan Elder
Strike target
Genaro Valdez
46%
Head
70%
38%
Body
11%
16%
Leg
19%
Evan Elder
Strike position
Genaro Valdez
92%
Distance
89%
4%
Clinch
8%
4%
Ground
2%