Sumudaerji vs Elliott

Who won Sumudaerji vs Elliott?

Tim Elliott beat Mudaerji Su by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th December 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Sumudaerji vs Elliott stats

Mudaerji Su stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Tim Elliott made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 13 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Mudaerji Su's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Mudaerji Su's UFC record stood at 4-4-0, while Tim Elliott's came in at 9-11-0.

The stats suggested Su had a massive power advantage over Elliott, boasting a 81% knock out percentage over Elliott's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Elliott had a large advantage over Su, boasting a 32% submission rate over Su's 6%.

Mudaerji Su was the younger man by 9 years, at 29 years old.

Su had a height advantage of 1 inch over Elliott. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Su was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years and 8 months later than Elliott, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 43 less professional rounds, 41 to Elliott's 84.

Sumudaerji vs Elliott form

Tim Elliott had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Victor Altamirano at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Matheus Nicolau at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Ryan Benoit at UFC Fight Island 1 on 15th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been beaten by Ben Nguyen at UFC Fight Night 110 on 10th June 2017 by submission in the 1st round at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Activity check

Elliott's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sumudaerji vs Elliott?

Mudaerji Su was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Tim Elliott made his way into the ring at 4/6 (-150) with oddsmakers.