Charles Oliveira vs. Darren Elkins
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Charles Oliveira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 25 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 8 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.52 · 25 tier-1/2 wins · 28 finish wins over 45 documented bouts
In the UFC: 19-11 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.4 wins over .500
Darren Elkins
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 19 | 11 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.15 · 19 tier-1/2 wins · 15 finish wins over 41 documented bouts
In the UFC: 13-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Charles Oliveira
Distance 69.9% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 13.5% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 16.6% (norm 8.0%)
Darren Elkins
Distance 75.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 12.4% (norm 6.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Charles Oliveira
Head 68.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 20.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 10.3% (norm 8.0%)
Darren Elkins
Head 86.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.2% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Oliveira L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Elkins L/A | Acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 560 / 1199 | 46.7% | 38.3% | 685 / 2350 | 29.1% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 173 / 231 | 74.9% | 67.5% | 242 / 363 | 66.7% | 70.5% |
| On the ground | 221 / 285 | 77.5% | 68.8% | 263 / 385 | 68.3% | 69.3% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 565 / 1182 | 47.8% | 35.1% | 904 / 2672 | 33.8% | 37.1% |
| To the body | 246 / 357 | 68.9% | 69.1% | 235 / 359 | 65.5% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 143 / 176 | 81.2% | 81.8% | 51 / 67 | 76.1% | 80.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Lightweight: 204 fighters · Featherweight: 127 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Oliveira L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Elkins L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 615 / 1341 | 45.9% | 38.8% | 819 / 1927 | 42.5% | 39.3% |
| In the clinch | 72 / 105 | 68.6% | 68.6% | 167 / 228 | 73.2% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 213 / 317 | 67.2% | 68.0% | 188 / 246 | 76.4% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 658 / 1421 | 46.3% | 35.2% | 857 / 1997 | 42.9% | 35.9% |
| To the body | 168 / 240 | 70.0% | 68.2% | 182 / 245 | 74.3% | 68.0% |
| To the legs | 74 / 102 | 72.5% | 81.5% | 135 / 159 | 84.9% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Oliveira has more cage time on record.