Elliott vs Altamirano

Who won Elliott vs Altamirano?

Tim Elliott beat Victor Altamirano by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi, on Saturday 3rd June 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tim Elliott.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Elliott vs Altamirano stats

Tim Elliott stepped into the octagon with a record of 18 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Victor Altamirano made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Victor Altamirano marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Tim Elliott's UFC record stood at 9-11-0, while Victor Altamirano's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested that Elliott and Altamirano have similar power, both with a 17% knock out percentage.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Elliott and Altamirano would have been pretty equal, both with a 33% submission rate.

Tim Elliott was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Altamirano had a height advantage of 1 inch over Elliott. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Elliott was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years and 7 months earlier than Altamirano, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 84 to Altamirano's 42.

Elliott vs Altamirano form

Tim Elliott had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to 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.

Altamirano had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Vinicius Salvador at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Daniel Lacerda at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Carlos Hernandez at UFC Fight Night on 26th February 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Nate Smith at LFA 100 on 19th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their LFA Flyweight championship fight at Hartman Arena, Park City.

He had defeated Lloyd McKinney at LFA 95 on 20th November 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Victor Altamirano had been fighting more than Tim Elliott.

Going to this contest, Tim Elliott had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 23 days ago, while Victor Altamirano's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 19 days ago.

Elliott's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Altamirano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Elliott vs Altamirano?

Tim Elliott was a 8/15 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Victor Altamirano made his way into the ring at 29/20 (+150) with oddsmakers.