Elkins vs Minner

Who won Elkins vs Minner?

Darren Elkins beat Darrick Minner by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 32, on Saturday 24th July 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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 Minner stats

Darren Elkins stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Darrick Minner made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those win coming by knock out and 22 by submission.

Darren Elkins' UFC record stood at 18-10-0, while Darrick Minner's came in at 2-4-0.

The stats suggested Elkins had a large advantage in power over Minner, boasting a 32% knock out percentage over Minner's 4%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Minner had a massive advantage over Elkins, boasting a 85% submission rate over Elkins' 20%.

Darren Elkins was the older man by 6 years, at 40 years old.

Elkins had a height advantage of 3 inches over Minner. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Elkins was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Minner, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, 88 to Minner's 58.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Darrick Minner had been fighting more than Darren Elkins.

Going to this contest, Darren Elkins had last fought 5 years, 10 months and 2 days ago, while Darrick Minner's last outing had been 3 years, 6 months and 30 days ago.

Elkins' last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 8 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Minner's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 11 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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