Who won Elkins vs Pineda?
Darren Elkins beat Daniel Pineda by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 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 Pineda stats
Darren Elkins stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.
Daniel Pineda made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 19 by submission.
This was Darren Elkins' 29th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Daniel Pineda marked his 14th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.
Darren Elkins' UFC record stood at 19-10-0, while Daniel Pineda's came in at 5-8-0.
The stats suggested that Elkins and Pineda have similar power, both with a 32% knock out percentage.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pineda had a massive advantage over Elkins, boasting a 68% submission rate over Elkins' 21%.
Darren Elkins was the older man by 1 year, at 40 years old.
Elkins had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pineda. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Elkins' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Pineda's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 months earlier than Pineda, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 91 to Pineda's 84.
Elkins vs Pineda form
Elkins had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against TJ Brown at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, 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.
Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.
Before that, he had been beaten by Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.
He had defeated Darrick Minner at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Pineda had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Nathaniel Wood at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had lost to Alex Caceres 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 was victorious against Tucker Lutz at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.
Before that, his fight against Andre Fili at UFC Vegas 30 on 26th June 2021 ended in a no contest.
He had won against Herbert Burns at UFC 252 on 15th August 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Darren Elkins had been fighting more than Daniel Pineda.
Going to this contest, Darren Elkins had last fought 1 year and 19 days ago, while Daniel Pineda's last outing had been 3 months and 6 days ago.
Elkins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
Pineda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
What time did Elkins vs Pineda start?
The fighters were expected to walk out at around 8:10 PM UTC , which was 4:10 PM EST or 1:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:10 PM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Elkins vs Pineda?
Darren Elkins was a 33/50 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Daniel Pineda made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.
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