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Featherweight
3 Rounds
Darren Elkins won · U-DEC R3
Elo1499
Darren Elkins
Elo1352

Darren ElkinsvsMichihiro OmigawaUFC Prediction Result

UFC 131: Dos Santos vs Carwin · Saturday, June 11, 2011Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Official fight result

Darren Elkins won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupDarren Elkins: WrestlervsMichihiro Omigawa: Submission grappler

Wrestler wants to control on top; grappler wants to threaten subs from bottom. Cage position is critical.

Model Prediction: Michihiro Omigawa wins(67.4%)

Actual result: Darren Elkins wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Michihiro Omigawa at -210 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Michihiro Omigawa has 13pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Darren Elkins
Red Corner
VS
Michihiro Omigawa
Blue Corner
+175
(36%)
Vegas Odds
-210
(68%)
1499
Elo
1352
42
Age
50
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'10"
Height
5'6"
180.34 cm
Reach
172.72 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Darren Elkins
oldest →
W
vs Tristan Connelly · Apr 22
L
vs Jonathan Pearce · Dec 22
W
SUBvs TJ Brown · Oct 23
W
vs Daniel Pineda · Oct 24
L
KOvs Julian Erosa · Apr 25
latest
Michihiro OmigawaL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Chad Mendes · Feb 11
W
vs Jason Young · Nov 11
L
vs Iuri Alcantara · Jan 12
L
vs Manvel Gamburyan · Aug 12
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Darren ElkinsMetricMichihiro Omigawa
3.40
Strikes / min
2.01
3.34
Strikes absorbed / min
3.06
51%
Strike defense
64%
2.87
TDs / 15 min
1.19
56%
Takedown defense
49%
1.10
Sub atts / 15 min
1.50
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.06Δ 1.11 — meaningful gap-1.05

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1499 vs 1484Strikes0.0 vs 20.7Takedowns1.0 vs 0.7Sub Atts0.00 vs 1.67Form-0.2 vs -1.0
Darren ElkinsMichihiro Omigawa

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Darren Elkins(10 fights)Michihiro Omigawa(5 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +147.9|Blue -147.9
Recent Form
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Striker Score
Red -1.5|Blue +1.5
Grappler Score
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Layoff
Red +188.0|Blue -188.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Darren ElkinsTargetMichihiro Omigawa

By target zone

70
26% acc · 90%
Head
51
40% acc · 78%
8
50% acc · 10%
Body
12
100% acc · 18%
0
Leg
2
100% acc · 3%

By position

78
27% acc · 100%
Distance
64
46% acc · 98%
0
Clinch
0
0
0% acc
Ground
1
100% acc · 2%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Darren Elkins rounds
0
even
1
Michihiro Omigawa rounds
Round 1Darren Elkins edged it
Sig. strikes34
Takedowns1
Control0:05
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Darren Elkins edged it
Sig. strikes37
Takedowns0
Control0:00
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Michihiro Omigawa edged it
Sig. strikes7
Takedowns0
Control0:00
21Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:28Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
78 / 288
Sig Strikes
65 / 141
24.3%
Sig Str %
46%
79 / 289
Total Strikes
77 / 158
1 / 4
TDs
1 / 2
25%
TD %
50%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:05
Ctrl Time
1:28

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Michihiro Omigawa19 / 4419 / 440 / 00
1Darren Elkins34 / 10635 / 1071 / 20
2Michihiro Omigawa25 / 5526 / 560 / 10
2Darren Elkins37 / 12237 / 1220 / 20
3Michihiro Omigawa21 / 4232 / 581 / 10
3Darren Elkins7 / 607 / 600 / 00

Darren Elkins

StanceOrthodox
Height70.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights30

Michihiro Omigawa

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights5