Darren Elkins vs Michael Johnson — UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi
Darren Elkins vs Michael Johnson

Featherweight · 3 rounds · Card

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UFC Fight Night: Stephens vs. Choi

Sunday, January 14, 2018 · St. Louis · Missouri

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Result

Darren Elkins def. Michael Johnson

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · Round 2 · 2:22 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Dan MiragliottaSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Submission · R2 · 2:22

Darren ElkinsRound 2Michael Johnson

3 / 6Sig. strikes2 / 4

50%Accuracy50%

39 / 50Total strikes3 / 5

0Knockdowns0

1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0

1Sub. attempts0

2:01Control0:00

1.3Pace / min0.8

100%Control share0%

Darren Elkins

Targethead 67% · body 33% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 67% · clinch 0% · ground 33%

Michael Johnson

Targethead 50% · body 50% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeDarren Elkins landed 3 significant strikes to 2.Control edgeDarren Elkins held 121s of control to 0s.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace downDarren Elkins's significant-strike pace moved -58% from R1 to R2, 1.3 against 3.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftDarren Elkins's significant-strike accuracy moved +24 pts, 50% against 26%.
Phase shiftDarren Elkins's ground share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 33% on the ground against 67% at distance.
Control swingDarren Elkins's control time moved +121s, 121s against 0s.
Pace downMichael Johnson's significant-strike pace moved -90% from R1 to R2, 0.8 against 8.6 per minute.
Target shiftMichael Johnson's head share of landed strikes moved -15 pts, to 50% head with 50% body and 0% leg.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Darren Elkins

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Michael Johnson

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

18Darren Elkins sig. strikes

45Michael Johnson sig. strikes

2rounds observed

-90%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Michael Johnson)

Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.