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 40 years old.

Johnson had a 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

Elkins had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tristan Connelly at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Cub Swanson at UFC Fight Night on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Darrick Minner at UFC Vegas 32 on 24th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ricardo Lamas at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He had defeated Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night 124 on 14th January 2018 by submission in the 2nd round at Scottrade Center, St. Louis, United States.

Activity check

Elkins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 6 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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