Elkins vs Johnson

Who won Elkins vs Johnson?

Darren Elkins beat Michael Johnson by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Fight Night 124, on Sunday 14th January 2018 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

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 Johnson stats

Darren Elkins stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Michael Johnson made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Darren Elkins' UFC record stood at 18-10-0, while Michael Johnson's came in at 14-15-0.

The stats suggested Johnson had an advantage in power over Elkins, with a 47% knock out percentage over Elkins' 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Elkins had a slight advantage over Johnson, with a 13% submission rate over Johnson's 12%.

Darren Elkins was the older man by 2 years, at 39 years old.

Johnson had 3-inch reach advantage.

Elkins was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year earlier than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 8 less professional rounds, 88 to Johnson's 96.

Elkins vs Johnson form

Michael Johnson had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Thiago Moises at UFC Fight Night Jacksonville on 13th May 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Stevie Ray at UFC on ESPN+ 20 on 26th October 2019 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Josh Emmett at UFC on ESPN 2 on 30th March 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Before that, he had won against Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 138 on 27th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moncton Events Centre, Moncton, Canada.

He had beaten Andre Fili at UFC Fight Night 135 on 25th August 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

Activity check

Elkins' last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 1 month and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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