Elkins vs Swanson

Who won Elkins vs Swanson?

Cub Swanson beat Darren Elkins by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th December 2021.

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 Swanson stats

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

Cub Swanson made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Darren Elkins' 30th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2010. Cub Swanson marked his 25th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2011.

Darren Elkins' UFC record stood at 19-11-0, while Cub Swanson's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested Swanson had a slight advantage in power over Elkins, with a 44% knock out percentage over Elkins' 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Elkins had a slight advantage over Swanson, with a 19% submission rate over Swanson's 15%.

Darren Elkins was the same age as Cub Swanson, at 41 years old.

Elkins had a height advantage of 2 inches over Swanson. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Elkins was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 5 months later than Swanson, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 92 to Swanson's 102.

Elkins vs Swanson form

Swanson 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 lost to Andre Fili at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by split decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Hakeem Dawodu at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jonathan Martinez at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

He had been defeated by Giga Chikadze at UFC Vegas 25 on 1st May 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in the United States.

Activity check

Elkins' last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.3 rounds on average.

Swanson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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