Elliott vs Mokaev

Who won Elliott vs Mokaev?

Muhammad Mokaev beat Tim Elliott by submission in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 294, on Saturday 21st October 2023 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Elliott vs Mokaev stats

Tim Elliott stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Muhammad Mokaev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 10 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Tim Elliott's UFC record stood at 9-11-0, while Muhammad Mokaev's came in at 6-0-0.

The stats suggested Mokaev had a slight advantage in power over Elliott, with a 20% knock out percentage over Elliott's 16%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mokaev had an advantage over Elliott, with a 50% submission rate over Elliott's 32%.

Tim Elliott was the older man by 14 years, at 37 years old.

Mokaev had a height advantage of 2 inches over Elliott.

Elliott was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 11 years and 2 months earlier than Mokaev, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, 84 to Mokaev's 30.

Elliott vs Mokaev form

Tim Elliott had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Victor Altamirano at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 272 on 5th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Matheus Nicolau at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Ryan Benoit at UFC Fight Island 1 on 15th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had been beaten by Ben Nguyen at UFC Fight Night 110 on 10th June 2017 by submission in the 1st round at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Mokaev remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Tim Elliott at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Jafel Filho at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Malcolm Gordon at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Cody Durden at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Muhammad Mokaev had been fighting more than Tim Elliott.

Going to this contest, Tim Elliott had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 21 days ago, while Muhammad Mokaev's last outing had been 9 months and 3 days ago.

Elliott's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Mokaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Elliott vs Mokaev?

Tim Elliott was a 7/2 (+350) underdog going into the contest, while Muhammad Mokaev made his way into the ring at 11/50 (-450) with oddsmakers.