Professional Record
29-13-0
Current Elo Rating
1513
True Contender System
Featherweight Ranking
#63
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
#398
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 178 cm
- Reach
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 65.8 kg
- Age
- 42 years
- Place of birth
- Portage, United States
- UFC debut
- March 21, 2010
- Team / gym
- Team Alpha Male (Urijah Faber's Ultimate Fitness)
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Darren Elkins has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Darren Elkinsvs.Yadier del Valle
L · ko
- Date
- August 8, 2026
- Elo change
- -46
Career Statistics
Professional Record
29-13-0
UFC Record
19-12-0
31 UFC fights
Current Elo
1,513
Peak Elo
1,757
Wins by method
4KO/TKO3Submissions12Decisions
Finish rate36.8%
From peak-244
Streak2 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Duane Ludwig
Achievements and career
- Current streak: 2 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 6 straight wins
Elo History
31 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1513
Peak Elo
1757
Total
+13
UFC Fight History
Aug 08, 2026
KO
Elo
1513
Change
-46
Apr 12, 2025
TKO
Elo
1559
Change
-65
Oct 19, 2024
Daniel Pineda
Decision
Elo
1624
Change
+21
Oct 14, 2023
TJ Brown
Submission
Elo
1604
Change
+42
Dec 03, 2022
Jonathan Pearce
Decision
Elo
1562
Change
-38
Apr 30, 2022
Tristan Connelly
Decision
Elo
1601
Change
+20
Dec 18, 2021
Cub Swanson
TKO
Elo
1581
Change
-66
Jul 24, 2021
Darrick Minner
TKO
Elo
1646
Change
+39
Nov 07, 2020
Eduardo Garagorri
Submission
Elo
1608
Change
+38
May 16, 2020
Decision
Elo
1570
Change
-44
Jul 13, 2019
Ryan Hall
Decision
Elo
1614
Change
-43
Nov 17, 2018
Ricardo Lamas
TKO
Elo
1657
Change
-55
Jul 14, 2018
Decision
Elo
1712
Change
-46
Jan 14, 2018
Submission
Elo
1757
Change
+40
Jul 22, 2017
Dennis Bermudez
Decision
Elo
1717
Change
+14
Mar 04, 2017
Mirsad Bektić
TKO
Elo
1704
Change
+41
Jul 23, 2016
Godofredo Pepey
Decision
Elo
1662
Change
+25
Mar 05, 2016
Chas Skelly
Decision
Elo
1638
Change
+30
Oct 24, 2015
Robert Whiteford
Decision
Elo
1608
Change
+25
Dec 20, 2014
Hacran Dias
Decision
Elo
1583
Change
-36
Oct 25, 2014
Lucas Martins
Decision
Elo
1618
Change
+17
Jan 25, 2014
Decision
Elo
1602
Change
-37
Aug 28, 2013
Hatsu Hioki
Decision
Elo
1638
Change
+28
Apr 20, 2013
TKO
Elo
1611
Change
-61
Mar 16, 2013
Antonio Carvalho
TKO
Elo
1672
Change
+49
Nov 17, 2012
Steven Siler
Decision
Elo
1623
Change
+29
May 26, 2012
Diego Brandão
Decision
Elo
1594
Change
+28
Oct 08, 2011
Tiequan Zhang
Decision
Elo
1565
Change
+34
Jun 11, 2011
Michihiro Omigawa
Decision
Elo
1532
Change
+36
Aug 01, 2010
Submission
Elo
1496
Change
-63
Mar 21, 2010
Duane Ludwig
TKO
Elo
1558
Change
+58
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 08, 2026 | L | Yadier del Valle | KO | 1513 | -46 |
| Apr 12, 2025 | L | Julian Erosa | TKO | 1559 | -65 |
| Oct 19, 2024 | W | Daniel Pineda | Decision | 1624 | +21 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | W | TJ Brown | Submission | 1604 | +42 |
| Dec 03, 2022 | L | Jonathan Pearce | Decision | 1562 | -38 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | W | Tristan Connelly | Decision | 1601 | +20 |
| Dec 18, 2021 | L | Cub Swanson | TKO | 1581 | -66 |
| Jul 24, 2021 | W | Darrick Minner | TKO | 1646 | +39 |
| Nov 07, 2020 | W | Eduardo Garagorri | Submission | 1608 | +38 |
| May 16, 2020 | L | Nate Landwehr | Decision | 1570 | -44 |
| Jul 13, 2019 | L | Ryan Hall | Decision | 1614 | -43 |
| Nov 17, 2018 | L | Ricardo Lamas | TKO | 1657 | -55 |
| Jul 14, 2018 | L | Alexander Volkanovski | Decision | 1712 | -46 |
| Jan 14, 2018 | W | Michael Johnson | Submission | 1757 | +40 |
| Jul 22, 2017 | W | Dennis Bermudez | Decision | 1717 | +14 |
| Mar 04, 2017 | W | Mirsad Bektić | TKO | 1704 | +41 |
| Jul 23, 2016 | W | Godofredo Pepey | Decision | 1662 | +25 |
| Mar 05, 2016 | W | Chas Skelly | Decision | 1638 | +30 |
| Oct 24, 2015 | W | Robert Whiteford | Decision | 1608 | +25 |
| Dec 20, 2014 | L | Hacran Dias | Decision | 1583 | -36 |
| Oct 25, 2014 | W | Lucas Martins | Decision | 1618 | +17 |
| Jan 25, 2014 | L | Jeremy Stephens | Decision | 1602 | -37 |
| Aug 28, 2013 | W | Hatsu Hioki | Decision | 1638 | +28 |
| Apr 20, 2013 | L | Chad Mendes | TKO | 1611 | -61 |
| Mar 16, 2013 | W | Antonio Carvalho | TKO | 1672 | +49 |
| Nov 17, 2012 | W | Steven Siler | Decision | 1623 | +29 |
| May 26, 2012 | W | Diego Brandão | Decision | 1594 | +28 |
| Oct 08, 2011 | W | Tiequan Zhang | Decision | 1565 | +34 |
| Jun 11, 2011 | W | Michihiro Omigawa | Decision | 1532 | +36 |
| Aug 01, 2010 | L | Charles Oliveira | Submission | 1496 | -63 |
| Mar 21, 2010 | W | Duane Ludwig | TKO | 1558 | +58 |
Fight history outside the UFC
11 bouts recorded in other promotions and on the road to the UFC.
Nov 20, 2009
Gideon Ray
Decision
HFC
Oct 10, 2009
Bryan Neville
TKO
TFC
Sep 12, 2009
Ted Worthington
TKO
Duneland Classic Dc
May 30, 2009
Danny Rodriguez
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 1:36
TFC · Total Fight Challenge 15
Competitive Profile
Darren Elkins’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.