Darren Elkins vs Charles Oliveira

Aug 2, 2010 · ESPN+

DateAug 2, 2010

DivisionFight card

StatusScheduled

VenueSan Diego Sports Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Monday, August 2, 2010 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Mon 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Mon 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Tue 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Tue 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Tue 11:00 AM
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Darren ElkinsThe Damage |29-13-0Darren Elkins vs Charles OliveiraCharles Oliveirado Bronx |37-11-0

Darren ElkinsThe Damage29-13-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

29-13-0Record37-11-0

42Age36

5'10"Height5'10"

71"Reach74"

145 lbsWeight155 lbs

Fight cardWeight ClassFight card

Charles Oliveirado Bronx37-11-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Charles Oliveira owns a 133-point Elo edge (great). Charles Oliveira shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. 3 shared opponents give extra context.

Compare Darren Elkins and Charles Oliveira across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Darren ElkinsCharles Oliveira

Recent form

Darren ElkinsL L W W L · -21 Elo last 5

LLWWL

Charles OliveiraW W L L W · +3 Elo last 5

WWLLW

Elo edge

Darren Elkins1683-14 last move

Charles Oliveira1816+13 last move

Why they are ranked here

Darren Elkins#96 of 401 active Featherweight fighters · 1683 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Darrick Minner (rated 1660 at the time): +13.
Costliest loss: Lost to Yadier del Valle (rated 1706 at the time): -14.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -21 Elo in total.
Next places: 0 points behind #95 Akbarjon Islomboev, 1 ahead of #97 Alikhan Suleymanov.

Charles Oliveira#6 of 422 active Lightweight fighters · 1816 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Mateusz Gamrot (rated 1836 at the time): +16.
Costliest loss: Lost to Alan Silva (rated 1529 at the time): -24.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +3 Elo in total.
Next places: 14 points behind #5 Max Holloway, 2 ahead of #7 Mateusz Gamrot.

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What's at stake

Darren ElkinsNow 1683 · #96 Featherweight

Wins by decision+16→ 1699

Loses by decision-8→ 1675

Charles OliveiraNow 1816 · #6 Lightweight

Wins by decision+8→ 1824

Loses by decision-16→ 1800

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Stat advantages

Darren ElkinsvsCharles Oliveira

Submission average

1.07vs2.59

Sig. strike accuracy

38%vs56%

Takedown average

2.87vs2.29

Takedown accuracy

20%vs23%

Finishing profile

Darren Elkinsdecision leads 48% of wins

Charles Oliveirasubmission leads 59% of wins

Common opponents

Ricardo LamasDarren Elkins: loss · TKO (punches and elbows) · Nov 17, 2018Charles Oliveira: loss · Submission (Guillotine Choke) · Nov 5, 2016

Jeremy Stephens Darren Elkins: loss · Decision (Unanimous) · Jan 25, 2014Charles Oliveira: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Dec 12, 2014

Hatsu HiokiDarren Elkins: win · Decision (Unanimous) · Aug 28, 2013Charles Oliveira: win · Submission (Modified Peruvian Choke) · Jun 28, 2014

Tale of the tape

Darren ElkinsCharles Oliveira

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.40Sig. strikes landed per min3.23

UFC featherweight average : 3.93

38Sig. strike accuracy56

UFC featherweight average : 46%

3.34Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.05

UFC featherweight average : 3.88

51Sig. strike defense49

UFC featherweight average : 54%

2.87Takedown average2.29

UFC featherweight average : 1.57

20Takedown accuracy23

UFC featherweight average : 29%

56Takedown defense55

UFC featherweight average : 55%

1.07Submission average2.59

UFC featherweight average : 0.65

9Wins by knockout10

6Wins by submission22

14Wins by decision5

6Losses by knockout5

1Losses by submission4

6Losses by decision2

Darren Elkins vs Charles Oliveira is a scheduled Fight card fight on UFC LIVE : JONES VS MATYUSHENKO. Darren Elkins enters with a 29-13-0 record and Charles Oliveira enters with a 37-11-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.