Darren Elkins vs. Jeremy Stephens
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
Jeremy Stephens
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 16 | 22 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.68 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 21 finish wins over 53 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-17 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 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%)
Jeremy Stephens
Distance 84.0% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 10.4% (norm 8.0%)
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%)
Jeremy Stephens
Head 77.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 9.8% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 13.1% (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 | Stephens L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 685 / 2350 | 29.1% | 40.5% | 942 / 2637 | 35.7% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 242 / 363 | 66.7% | 70.5% | 126 / 175 | 72.0% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 263 / 385 | 68.3% | 69.3% | 213 / 326 | 65.3% | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 904 / 2672 | 33.8% | 37.1% | 752 / 2420 | 31.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 235 / 359 | 65.5% | 68.0% | 222 / 307 | 72.3% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 51 / 67 | 76.1% | 80.3% | 307 / 411 | 74.7% | 81.8% |
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 · Lightweight: 204 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 Stephens L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 819 / 1927 | 42.5% | 39.3% | 1035 / 2709 | 38.2% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 167 / 228 | 73.2% | 70.3% | 113 / 165 | 68.5% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 188 / 246 | 76.4% | 69.4% | 179 / 278 | 64.4% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 857 / 1997 | 42.9% | 35.9% | 812 / 2468 | 32.9% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 182 / 245 | 74.3% | 68.0% | 238 / 349 | 68.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 135 / 159 | 84.9% | 81.5% | 277 / 335 | 82.7% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Stephens has more cage time on record.