Darren Elkins
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Darren Elkins is an American
mixed martial artist
currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
where he fights in the featherweight
division.
. Elkins defeated Ludwig via TKO after Ludwig suffered a serious ankle injury during the first round.
His next bout took place on the preliminary card of UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
against Charles Oliveira
. Elkins took Oliveira down early, but then suffered a triangle choke attempt from his opponent. Oliveira then transitioned to an armbar, which forced Elkins to submit.
Elkins was expected to face touted prospect Edson Barboza on November 20, 2010 at UFC 123
, but Elkins was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by Mike Lullo
.
Elkins defeated world ranked featherweight Michihiro Omigawa
on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131
via unanimous decision.
Elkins won a unanimous decision over Zhang Tie Quan
on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136
.
|Win
|align=center|13-2
|Zhang Tiequan
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 136
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Houston, Texas
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|12-2
|Michihiro Omigawa
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 131
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-2
|Charles Oliveira
|Submission (armbar)
|UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:41
|San Diego, California
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|11-1
|Duane Ludwig
|TKO (ankle injury)
|UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:44
|Broomfield, Colorado
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-1
|Gideon Ray
|Decision (unanimous)
|Hoosier FC 1: Raise Up
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Valparaiso, Indiana
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-1
|Bryan Neville
|TKO (punches)
|Total Fight Challenge 17
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:27
|Hammond, Indiana
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|8-1
|Ted Worthington
|TKO (punches)
|Duneland Classic 6
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:13
|Crown Point, Indiana
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-0
|Danny Rodriguez
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Total Fight Challenge 15
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:36
|Hammond, Indiana
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-0
|Pat Curran
|Decision (unanimous)
|C3: Domination
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Hammond, Indiana
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-0
|Kenny Klein
|Submission (punches)
|C3: Summer Fight Fest 3
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:36
|Highland, Indiana
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0
|Decarlo Johnson
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|C3: Corral Combat Classic 2
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:24
|Hammond, Indiana
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0
|Atsuhiro Tsuboi
|Submission (choke)
|Bodog Fight: Vancouver
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:55
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Daniel Wanderley
|TKO (corner stoppage)
|IMMAC 2: Attack
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|5:00
|Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Matt Joseph
|TKO
|Bourbon Street Brawl 3
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Jeremy Markam
|Submission (punches)
|Bourbon Street Brawl 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
|-
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mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...
where he fights in the featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
division.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Elkins made his UFC debut on the preliminary card of UFC on Versus: Vera vs. Jones, where he defeated Duane LudwigDuane Ludwig
Duane Paul Ludwig is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Middleweight Muay Thai world champion, and currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their welterweight and lightweight divisions...
. Elkins defeated Ludwig via TKO after Ludwig suffered a serious ankle injury during the first round.
His next bout took place on the preliminary card of UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, August 1, 2010. Originally scheduled to take place at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, the UFC was forced to move the event to a different venue due to low ticket...
against Charles Oliveira
Charles Oliveira
Charles Oliveira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Oliveira has mainly fought in small Brazilian promotions until his move to the UFC.-Early career:...
. Elkins took Oliveira down early, but then suffered a triangle choke attempt from his opponent. Oliveira then transitioned to an armbar, which forced Elkins to submit.
Elkins was expected to face touted prospect Edson Barboza on November 20, 2010 at UFC 123
UFC 123
UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 20, 2010 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan...
, but Elkins was forced from the card with an injury and replaced by Mike Lullo
Mike Lullo
Mike Lullo is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the featherweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:Lullo began his mixed martial arts career competing mostly in regional promotions across his native Midwestern United States, compiling a record of 8-2 before signing with...
.
Elkins defeated world ranked featherweight Michihiro Omigawa
Michihiro Omigawa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and Judoka who trains out of Hidehiko Yoshida's dojo. He made it to the finals in the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix losing to Masanori Kanehara.-Mixed martial arts career:...
on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131
UFC 131
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 11, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Background:...
via unanimous decision.
Elkins won a unanimous decision over Zhang Tie Quan
Zhang Tie Quan
Zhang Tiequan, or Zhang Tie Quan , often anglicised to Tiequan Zhang, is a Chinese mixed martial artist, who fights as a featherweight. He has spent most of his career fighting in the Art of War Fighting Championship in his native China, but in 2010, he joined World Extreme Cagefighting in the...
on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136
UFC 136
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 8, 2011, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The event coincided with a two day UFC Fan Expo held at the George R...
.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Win
|align=center|13-2
|Zhang Tiequan
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 136
UFC 136
UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 8, 2011, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The event coincided with a two day UFC Fan Expo held at the George R...
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|12-2
|Michihiro Omigawa
Michihiro Omigawa
is a Japanese mixed martial artist and Judoka who trains out of Hidehiko Yoshida's dojo. He made it to the finals in the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix losing to Masanori Kanehara.-Mixed martial arts career:...
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 131
UFC 131
UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 11, 2011 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Background:...
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-2
|Charles Oliveira
Charles Oliveira
Charles Oliveira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Oliveira has mainly fought in small Brazilian promotions until his move to the UFC.-Early career:...
|Submission (armbar)
|UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko
UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Sunday, August 1, 2010. Originally scheduled to take place at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, the UFC was forced to move the event to a different venue due to low ticket...
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:41
|San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|11-1
|Duane Ludwig
Duane Ludwig
Duane Paul Ludwig is an American Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the former Middleweight Muay Thai world champion, and currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championships in their welterweight and lightweight divisions...
|TKO (ankle injury)
|UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 21, 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado, United States at the 1stBank Center. This event was the UFC's debut on Versus...
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:44
|Broomfield, Colorado
Broomfield, Colorado
The City and County of Broomfield is a prominent suburb and tier of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. Broomfield has a consolidated city and county government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The...
, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|10-1
|Gideon Ray
|Decision (unanimous)
|Hoosier FC 1: Raise Up
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Valparaiso, Indiana
Valparaiso, Indiana
Valparaiso is a city in and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 31,730 at the 2010 census, making it the 2nd largest city in Porter County.-History:...
, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|9-1
|Bryan Neville
|TKO (punches)
|Total Fight Challenge 17
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:27
|Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....
, United States
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|8-1
|Ted Worthington
|TKO (punches)
|Duneland Classic 6
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:13
|Crown Point, Indiana
Crown Point, Indiana
As of the census of 2010, there were 27,317 people and 10,976 households in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 88.20% White, 6.30% African American, 0.20% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.90% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races...
, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|8-0
|Danny Rodriguez
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|Total Fight Challenge 15
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:36
|Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....
, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7-0
|Pat Curran
Pat Curran (fighter)
Pat Curran is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a Lightweight and Featherweight. He is the cousin of World Extreme Cagefighting veteran and former Featherweight title challenger Jeff Curran...
|Decision (unanimous)
|C3: Domination
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-0
|Kenny Klein
|Submission (punches)
|C3: Summer Fight Fest 3
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:36
|Highland, Indiana
Highland, Indiana
Highland is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Indiana:*Highland, Lake County, Indiana*Highland, Vanderburgh County, Indiana*Highland, Vermillion County, Indiana...
, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0
|Decarlo Johnson
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|C3: Corral Combat Classic 2
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|0:24
|Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....
, United States
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|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0
|Atsuhiro Tsuboi
|Submission (choke)
|Bodog Fight: Vancouver
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|1:55
|Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0
|Daniel Wanderley
|TKO (corner stoppage)
|IMMAC 2: Attack
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|5:00
|Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0
|Matt Joseph
|TKO
|Bourbon Street Brawl 3
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|Jeremy Markam
|Submission (punches)
|Bourbon Street Brawl 2
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
|-