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 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Mudaerji Su's UFC record stood at 3-4-0, 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 28 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 46 less professional rounds, 38 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 lost to Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been beaten by Matheus Nicolau at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

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.

Activity check

Elliott's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 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.