Elkins vs Erosa

Who won Elkins vs Erosa?

Julian Erosa beat Darren Elkins by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 314, on Saturday 12th April 2025 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

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 Erosa stats

Darren Elkins stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Julian Erosa made his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.

This was Darren Elkins' 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Julian Erosa marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Darren Elkins' UFC record stood at 19-11-0, while Julian Erosa's came in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggested Erosa had a slight advantage in power over Elkins, with a 37% knock out percentage over Elkins' 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Erosa had a large advantage over Elkins, boasting a 47% submission rate over Elkins' 21%.

Darren Elkins was the older man by 5 years, at 40 years old.

Erosa had a height advantage of 3 inches over Elkins. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Elkins was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Erosa, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 92 to Erosa's 94.

Elkins vs Erosa form

Darren Elkins had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Daniel Pineda at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten TJ Brown at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jonathan Pearce at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Amway Center, Orlando.

Before that, he had defeated Tristan Connelly at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Julian Erosa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Christian Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Ball Arena, Denver, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ricardo Ramos at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Fernando Padilla at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Alex Caceres at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Hakeem Dawodu at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Julian Erosa had been fighting more than Darren Elkins.

Going to this contest, Darren Elkins had last fought 6 months and 11 days ago, while Julian Erosa's last outing had been 9 months and 17 days ago.

Elkins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Erosa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

What time did Elkins vs Erosa start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:40 PM UTC , which was 7:40 PM EST or 4:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:40 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Elkins vs Erosa?

Darren Elkins was a 11/4 (+280) underdog going into the contest, while Julian Erosa made his way into the ring at 7/25 (-360) with oddsmakers.