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Evan Elder

“The Phenom”

Lightweight · UFC record 3-2 · 5 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 26 Apr 2025

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Next bout: vs Samuel Sanches · UFC 334: Gane vs Hokit · Sat 14 Nov 2026

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated
Striking (offense)84
Power77
Striking defense74
Takedown defense67
WrestlingProvisional measure65

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (5 detailed fights; as of Sat 26 Apr 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale
ChinEvidence: DEVELOPING80.7
CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING67.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2
Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2
Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2
Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2
Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale
Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale
Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height
178 cm (5'10")
Reach
183 cm (6'0")
Stance
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Age
29

Last 3: L W W (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

5 detailed UFC fights · 14 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 26 Apr 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed25.2significant, per round
Strikes absorbed22.0per round
Striking differential+3.2per round
Takedown attempts0.93per round
Takedown defense40.0%of attempts stopped
Finish rate33.3%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round
25.2
Significant strikes absorbed per round
22.0
Differential per round (landed − absorbed)
+3.2
Striking accuracy
50.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided)
57.4%
Knockdowns per round
0.14
Target: head / body / leg
45.9% / 38.0% / 16.2%
Position: distance / clinch / ground
92.3% / 4.0% / 3.7%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round
0.93
Takedowns landed per round
0.14
Takedown accuracy
15.4%
Takedown defense
40.0%
Control time per round
0:24
Submission attempts per round
0.14
Reversals per round
0.21

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC)
3-2-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission)
33.3%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision
0 · 1 · 2
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision
1 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered
2 / 1
Average fight time
10:53 (over 2 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Evan Elder — most recent UFC fights
DateOpponentResultMethodEndEvent
Sat 26 Apr 2025Gauge YoungWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
Sat 13 Jul 2024Darrius FlowersWSUB Arm TriangleR2 1:46UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
Sat 15 Jul 2023Genaro ValdezWU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
Sat 18 Feb 2023Nazim SadykhovLKO/TKOR3 0:38UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield
Sat 23 Apr 2022Preston ParsonsLU-DECR3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade

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