Darren Elkins vs. Duane Ludwig
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Duane Ludwig
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 4 | 5 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 17 | 9 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.21 · 4 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 35 documented bouts
In the UFC: 3-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Darren Elkins
Distance 75.9% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 11.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 12.4% (norm 6.5%)
Duane Ludwig
Distance 81.4% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 15.1% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 3.5% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Darren Elkins
Head 86.2% (norm 77.5%) · Body 11.6% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.2% (norm 7.9%)
Duane Ludwig
Head 76.2% (norm 78.3%) · Body 19.5% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 4.3% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Elkins L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Ludwig L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 685 / 2350 | 29.1% | 40.5% | 210 / 605 | 34.7% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 242 / 363 | 66.7% | 70.5% | 79 / 112 | 70.5% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 263 / 385 | 68.3% | 69.3% | 18 / 26 | 69.2% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 904 / 2672 | 33.8% | 37.1% | 183 / 566 | 32.3% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 235 / 359 | 65.5% | 68.0% | 99 / 145 | 68.3% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 51 / 67 | 76.1% | 80.3% | 25 / 32 | 78.1% | 83.0% |
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 (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Elkins L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Ludwig L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 819 / 1927 | 42.5% | 39.3% | 166 / 419 | 39.6% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 167 / 228 | 73.2% | 70.3% | 19 / 31 | 61.3% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 188 / 246 | 76.4% | 69.4% | 31 / 67 | 46.3% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 857 / 1997 | 42.9% | 35.9% | 115 / 360 | 31.9% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 182 / 245 | 74.3% | 68.0% | 38 / 81 | 46.9% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 135 / 159 | 84.9% | 81.5% | 63 / 76 | 82.9% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Elkins has more cage time on record.