Darren Elkins

Fight Record

2025-04-12 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 29-11-0-0 \| TBD	Scheduled	Julian Erosa TBD \| 30-11-0-0	UFC 314 Miami, United States
UFC 314 Volkanovski Vs Lopes • Miami, Florida, United States • Tba
2024-10-19 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 28-11-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Daniel Pineda LOSS \| 28-16-0-3	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Pereira Vs Hernandez • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2023-10-14 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 27-11-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R3 2:23 Rear-Naked Choke	Tj Brown LOSS \| 17-10-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Yusuff Vs Barboza • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2022-12-03 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 27-10-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)	Jonathan Pearce WIN \| 13-4-0-0	UFC On ESPN Orlando, United States
UFC On ESPN Thompson Vs Holland • Orlando, Florida, United States • Amway Center
2022-04-30 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 26-10-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Tristan Connelly LOSS \| 14-7-0-0	UFC On ESPN Las Vegas, United States
UFC On ESPN Font Vs Vera • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2021-12-18 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 26-9-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R1 2:12 Spinning Wheel Kick & Punches	Cub Swanson WIN \| 27-12-0-0	UFC Fight Night Las Vegas, United States
UFC Fight Night Lewis Vs Daukaus • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2021-07-24 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 25-9-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 3:48 Punches	Darrick Minner LOSS \| 26-11-0-0	UFC On ESPN Las Vegas, United States
UFC On ESPN Sandhagen Vs Dillashaw • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2020-11-07 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 24-9-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R3 2:22 Rear-Naked Choke	Luiz Eduardo Garagorri LOSS \| 13-1-0-0	UFC On ESPN Las Vegas, United States
UFC On ESPN Santos Vs Teixeira • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2020-05-16 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 24-8-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)	Nate Landwehr WIN \| 13-3-0-0	UFC On ESPN Jacksonville, United States
UFC On ESPN Overeem Vs Harris • Jacksonville, Florida, United States • Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena
2019-07-13 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 24-7-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)	Ryan Hall WIN \| 7-1-0-0	UFC Fight Night Sacramento, United States
UFC Fight Night De Randamie Vs Ladd • Sacramento, California, United States • Golden 1 Center
2018-11-17 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 24-6-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R3 4:09 Elbows & Punches	Ricardo Lamas WIN \| 18-7-0-0	UFC Fight Night Buenos Aires, Argentina
UFC Fight Night Magny Vs Ponzinibbio • Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., Argentina • Estadio Mary Terán De Weiss
2018-07-14 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 24-5-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)	Alexander Volkanovski WIN \| 17-1-0-0	UFC Fight Night Boise, United States
UFC Fight Night Dos Santos Vs Ivanov • Boise, Idaho, United States • Centurylink Arena
2018-01-14 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 23-5-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 2:22 Rear-Naked Choke	Michael Johnson LOSS \| 17-12-0-0	UFC Fight Night Saint Louis, United States
UFC Fight Night Stephens Vs Choi • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States • Scottrade Center
2017-07-22 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 22-5-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	Dennis Bermudez LOSS \| 16-6-0-0	UFC On Fox 81 Uniondale, United States
UFC On Fox 81 Weidman Vs Gastelum • Uniondale, New York, United States • Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
2017-03-04 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 21-5-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R3 3:19 Punches & Head Kick	Mirsad Bektic LOSS \| 11-0-0-0	UFC 209 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 209 Woodley Vs Thompson 2 • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • T-Mobile Arena
2016-07-23 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 20-5-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-27, 29-27, 30-26)	Godofredo Pepey LOSS \| 12-3-0-0	UFC On Fox Chicago, United States
UFC On Fox Holm Vs Shevchenko • Chicago, Illinois, United States • United Center
2016-03-05 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 19-5-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 29-27, 30-26)	Chas Skelly LOSS \| 15-1-0-0	UFC 196 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 196 Mcgregor Vs Diaz • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2015-10-24 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 18-5-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Rob Whiteford LOSS \| 12-2-0-0	UFC Fight Night Dublin, Ireland
UFC Fight Night Holohan Vs Smolka • Dublin, Leinster, Ireland • 3Arena
2014-12-20 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 18-4-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)	Hacran Dias WIN \| 21-3-1-0	UFC Fight Night Barueri, Brazil
UFC Fight Night Machida Vs Dollaway • Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil • Ginásio José Corrêa
2014-10-25 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 17-4-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Split (27-30, 30-27, 30-27)	Lucas Martins LOSS \| 15-1-0-0	UFC 179 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
UFC 179 Aldo Vs Mendes 2 • Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Ginásio Do Maracanãzinho
2014-01-25 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 17-3-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)	Jeremy Stephens WIN \| 22-9-0-0	UFC On Fox 2 Saint Petersburg, Russia
UFC On Fox 2 Henderson Vs Thomson • Saint Petersburg, St.-Petersburg, Russia • United Center
2013-08-28 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 16-3-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Hatsu Hioki LOSS \| 26-6-2-0	UFC Fight Night Indianapolis, United States
UFC Fight Night Condit Vs Kampmann 2 • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States • Bankers Life Fieldhouse
2013-04-20 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 16-2-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R1 1:08 Punches	Chad Mendes WIN \| 13-1-0-0	UFC On Fox 53 Kharkiv, Ukraine
UFC On Fox 53 Henderson Vs Melendez • Kharkiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine • Hp Pavilion
2013-03-16 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 15-2-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 3:06 Punches	Antonio Carvalho LOSS \| 15-5-0-0	UFC 158 Montréal, Canada
UFC 158 St Pierre Vs Diaz • Montréal, Quebec, Canada • Bell Centre
2012-11-17 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 14-2-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)	Steven Siler LOSS \| 21-9-0-0	UFC 154 Montréal, Canada
UFC 154 St Pierre Vs Condit • Montréal, Quebec, Canada • Bell Centre
2012-05-26 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 13-2-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)	Diego Brandao LOSS \| 15-7-0-0	UFC 146 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 146 Dos Santos Vs Mir • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Mgm Grand Garden Arena
2011-10-08 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 12-2-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)	Zhang Tiequan LOSS \| 15-1-0-0	UFC 136 Houston, United States
UFC 136 Edgar Vs Maynard Iii • Houston, Texas, United States • Toyota Center
2011-06-11 Featherweight	Darren Elkins 11-2-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)	Michihiro Omigawa LOSS \| 12-9-1-0	UFC 131 Vancouver, Canada
UFC 131 Dos Santos Vs Carwin • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada • Rogers Arena
2010-08-01 Lightweight	Darren Elkins 11-1-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R1 0:41 Armbar	Charles Oliveira WIN \| 12-0-0-0	UFC Live San Diego, United States
UFC Live Jones Vs Matyushenko • San Diego, California, United States • San Diego Sports Arena
2010-03-21 Lightweight	Darren Elkins 10-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 0:44 Ankle Injury	Duane Ludwig LOSS \| 19-10-0-0	UFC Live Broomfield, United States
UFC Live Vera Vs Jones • Broomfield, Colorado, United States • 1Stbank Center
2009-11-20	Darren Elkins 9-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Gideon Ray LOSS \| 16-10-1-0	Hoosier Fight Club 1 Valparaiso, United States
Hoosier Fight Club 1 Raise Up • Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
2009-10-10	Darren Elkins 8-1-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:27 Punches	Bryan Neville LOSS \| 0-1-0-0	Total Fight Challenge 17 Hammond, United States
Total Fight Challenge 17 • Hammond, Indiana, United States
2009-09-12	Darren Elkins 8-0-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R1 0:13 Doctor Stoppage	Ted Worthington WIN \| 2-4-0-0	Duneland Classic 6 Crown Point, United States
Duneland Classic 6 • Crown Point, Indiana, United States
2009-05-30	Darren Elkins 7-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:36 Rear-Naked Choke	Danny Rodriguez LOSS \| 0-2-0-0	Total Fight Challenge 15 Hammond, United States
Total Fight Challenge 15 • Hammond, Indiana, United States
2008-11-22	Darren Elkins 6-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous	Pat Curran LOSS \| 4-0-0-0	C3 Hammond, United States
C3 Domination • Hammond, Indiana, United States
2008-08-16	Darren Elkins 5-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:36 Punches	Kenny Klein LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	C3 13 Cherokee, United States
C3 13 Showdown 2 • Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
2008-04-26	Darren Elkins 4-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R2 0:24 Guillotine Choke	Decarlo Johnson LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	C3 Hammond, United States
C3 Corral Combat Classic 2 • Hammond, Indiana, United States
2007-08-24	Darren Elkins 3-0-0-0 \| WIN	SUB R1 1:55 Von Flue Choke	Atsuhiro Tsuboi LOSS \| 0-4-0-0	BodogFight Vancouver 1 Vancouver, Canada
BodogFight Vancouver 1 • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2007-04-21	Darren Elkins 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 5:00 Corner Stoppage	Daniel Wanderley LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Immac 2 Chicago, United States
Immac 2 Attack • Chicago, Illinois, United States
2007-04-04	Darren Elkins 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 Punches	Matt Joseph LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Bourbon Street Brawl 3 Chicago, United States
Bourbon Street Brawl 3 • Chicago, Illinois, United States
2007-01-24	Darren Elkins 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 Punches	Jeremy Markam LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Bourbon Street Brawl 2 Chicago, United States
Bourbon Street Brawl 2 • Chicago, Illinois, United States

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