Elkins vs Connelly

Who won Elkins vs Connelly?

Darren Elkins beat Tristan Connelly by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 30th April 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-27 in favor of the winner Darren Elkins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Elkins vs Connelly stats

Darren Elkins stepped into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Tristan Connelly made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Darren Elkins' 29th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010.

Darren Elkins' UFC record stood at 19-10-0, while Tristan Connelly's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Elkins had a slight advantage in power over Connelly, with a 35% knock out percentage over Connelly's 29%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Connelly had a massive advantage over Elkins, boasting a 64% submission rate over Elkins' 19%.

Darren Elkins was the older man by 1 year, at 40 years old.

Elkins had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Elkins was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Connelly, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, 91 to Connelly's 52.

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Elkins' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Connelly's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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