Tim Elliott vs Édgar Cháirez: flyweight prelim preview at Noche UFC

Tim Elliott and Édgar Cháirez meet at flyweight on the prelims when Noche UFC arrives at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale on Saturday, September 12, 2026, scheduled for 3 rounds. Our schedule tables list 13 bouts on the card; this one is filed under the prelims.

Tale of the tape

Tim Elliott, 39, comes in at 22-14-1, listed at 5'7", with a 66-inch reach, fighting southpaw. Opposite him, Édgar Cháirez ("Puro Chicali"), 30, comes in at 14-6-0, listed at 5'7", with a 71-inch reach, fighting orthodox. On the tape, they are level on height and Cháirez holds 5 inches of reach. Cháirez is the younger by 9 years. It is an southpaw-versus-orthodox pairing, so lead hands and lead legs line up on opposite sides.

• Record: Tim Elliott 22-14-1 · Édgar Cháirez 14-6-0
• Age: Tim Elliott 39 · Édgar Cháirez 30
• Height: Tim Elliott 5'7" · Édgar Cháirez 5'7"
• Reach: Tim Elliott 66" · Édgar Cháirez 71"
• Stance: Tim Elliott Southpaw · Édgar Cháirez Orthodox

What the archive says

Our archive has 2 completed UFC bouts for Tim Elliott, 1 win and 1 loss. That win came inside the distance. He last fought on May 2, 2026 and lost to Steve Erceg by unanimous decision in round 3.

• L vs Steve Erceg — unanimous decision, R3 (May 2, 2026)
• W vs Kai Asakura — submission, R2 (Aug 16, 2025)

Édgar Cháirez has 3 completed UFC bouts in the PropBetEdge archive: 3 wins. 2 of those wins came inside the distance. Most recently he beat Bruno Silva by submission in round 1 on Jun 6, 2026.

• W vs Bruno Silva — submission, R1 (Jun 6, 2026)
• W vs Felipe Bunes — split decision, R3 (Feb 28, 2026)
• W vs CJ Vergara — submission, R1 (Mar 29, 2025)

What to watch

Range is the first thing the tape flags: Édgar Cháirez owns a 5-inch reach advantage, which sets the distance Tim Elliott has to cross to land. The open-stance geometry puts Tim Elliott's lead right side against Édgar Cháirez's lead left, the classic setup for rear-hand and rear-kick exchanges. From our archive, Tim Elliott has finished 1 of 1 archived win and Édgar Cháirez has finished 2 of 3 archived wins. It is scheduled for 3 rounds.

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