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Mirsad Bektic vs. Darren Elkins

UFC 6-4-0 vs. 19-12-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
6-4-0
UFC record
19-12-0
Featherweight
Division (benchmark)
Featherweight
35
AgeΔ 7 yrs
42
5'8"
HeightΔ 2"
5'10"
70"
ReachΔ 1"
71"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
73
Layoff (months)Δ 70.6 mo
2.4
LLLWW
Last 5 (newest first)
LLWWL

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Mirsad Bektic owns the mat — in control 60% of cage time, vs a 16% Featherweight norm.
Mirsad Bektic hunts takedowns — 3.98 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.
Darren Elkins hunts takedowns — 2.86 per 15 minutes, vs a 1.17 Featherweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

Mirsad Bektic

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 64
Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) 20
Tier 3 — regional circuit 50

Tier-weighted record quality: 1.29 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 17 documented bouts

In the UFC: 2-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.7 wins over .500

Darren Elkins

Competition tierWL
Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin 1911
Tier 3 — regional circuit 101

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

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

2472.43/min · norm 3.52
Sig. strikes landed
11903.39/min · norm 3.52
1831.80/min · norm 3.50
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
11743.34/min · norm 3.50
41.8%norm 44.7%
Striking accuracy
38.4%norm 44.7%
57.8%norm 54.8%
Striking defense
51.1%norm 54.8%
20.29/15 · norm 0.29
Knockdowns
20.09/15 · norm 0.29

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Mirsad Bektic

Distance 65.7% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 7.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 27.2% (norm 6.5%)

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)

Mirsad Bektic

Head 90.0% (norm 77.5%) · Body 7.1% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 2.9% (norm 7.9%)

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 Bektic L/AAccFeatherweight med Elkins L/AAccFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 104 / 388 26.8% 40.5% 685 / 2350 29.1% 40.5%
In the clinch 26 / 42 61.9% 70.5% 242 / 363 66.7% 70.5%
On the ground 117 / 161 72.7% 69.3% 263 / 385 68.3% 69.3%
BY TARGET
To the head 205 / 532 38.5% 37.1% 904 / 2672 33.8% 37.1%
To the body 29 / 42 69.0% 68.0% 235 / 359 65.5% 68.0%
To the legs 13 / 17 too few to rate 80.3% 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 (Featherweight: 127 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 Bektic L/AOpp accFeatherweight med vs Elkins L/AOpp accFeatherweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 90 / 318 28.3% 39.3% 819 / 1927 42.5% 39.3%
In the clinch 52 / 61 85.2% 70.3% 167 / 228 73.2% 70.3%
On the ground 41 / 55 74.5% 69.4% 188 / 246 76.4% 69.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 111 / 348 31.9% 35.9% 857 / 1997 42.9% 35.9%
To the body 55 / 66 83.3% 68.0% 182 / 245 74.3% 68.0%
To the legs 17 / 20 too few to rate 81.5% 135 / 159 84.9% 81.5%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
2752.9% acc · 3.98/15 · norm 1.17
Takedowns landed
6733.8% acc · 2.86/15 · norm 1.17
1292.3% def · norm 61.5%
Takedowns stopped
3256.1% def · norm 61.5%
60:3759.6% of cage time · norm 16.5%
Control time
129:0236.8% of cage time · norm 16.5%
6:060:53 per 15 · norm 3:11
Time under control lower is better
53:552:18 per 15 · norm 3:11
30.44/15 · norm 0.45
Submission attempts
251.07/15 · norm 0.45

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Elkins has more cage time on record.