Darren Elkins (29-12, 15) was born in Portage, Indiana, U.S. on May 16, 1984. At the age of 22 years on January 24, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Jeremy Markam, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On March 21, 2010, 25-year old Darren Elkins made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones against a 31-year old Duane Ludwig, winning the fight in the 1st round via TKO.
Elkins' last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Julian Erosa at UFC 314 at age 40 on April 12, 2025. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought 30 times in the UFC, and has a record of 19 wins and 11 losses in the promotion.
Some of Darren Elkins' best fights have been against Duane Ludwig, Antonio Carvalho, Darrick Minner, Michael Johnson, Mirsad Bektić, Robert Whiteford and Luiz Eduardo Garagorri.
Elkins has 12 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41  | Apr 12, 2025 40 years, 10 months 29-12 (15) | 35 years, 8 months 30-11 (25) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
40  | Oct 19, 2024 40 years, 5 months 29-11 (15) | 39 years, 2 months 28-16 (28) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
39  | Oct 14, 2023 39 years, 4 months 28-11 (15) | 33 years, 4 months 17-10 (14) | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
38  | Dec 3, 2022 38 years, 6 months 27-11 (14) | 30 years, 7 months 13-4 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
37  | Apr 30, 2022 37 years, 11 months 27-10 (14) | 36 years, 4 months 14-7 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
36  | Dec 18, 2021 37 years, 7 months 26-10 (14) | 38 years, 1 months 27-12 (16) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Spinning wheel kick and punches |
35  | Jul 24, 2021 37 years, 2 months 26-9 (14) | 31 years, 2 months 26-11 (22) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
34 | Nov 7, 2020 36 years, 5 months 25-9 (13) | Luiz Eduardo Garagorri | UFC | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
33  | May 16, 2020 36 years 24-9 (12) | 31 years, 11 months 13-3 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
32  | Jul 13, 2019 35 years, 1 months 24-8 (12) | 34 years, 4 months 7-1 (5) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
31  | Nov 17, 2018 34 years, 6 months 24-7 (12) | 36 years, 5 months 18-7 (10) | UFC | FT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
30  | Jul 14, 2018 34 years, 1 months 24-6 (12) | 29 years, 9 months 17-1 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Jan 14, 2018 33 years, 7 months 24-5 (12) | 31 years, 7 months 17-12 (10) | UFC | FT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
28  | Jul 22, 2017 33 years, 2 months 23-5 (11) | 30 years, 7 months 16-6 (7) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
27  | Mar 4, 2017 32 years, 9 months 22-5 (11) | 26 years 11-0 (8) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
26  | Jul 23, 2016 32 years, 2 months 21-5 (10) | 29 years 12-3 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | Mar 5, 2016 31 years, 9 months 20-5 (10) | 30 years, 9 months 15-1 (11) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24 | Oct 24, 2015 31 years, 5 months 19-5 (10) | Robert Whiteford | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Dec 20, 2014 30 years, 7 months 18-5 (10) | 30 years, 7 months 21-3-1 (12) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
22  | Oct 25, 2014 30 years, 5 months 18-4 (10) | 25 years, 11 months 15-1 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
21  | Jan 25, 2014 29 years, 8 months 17-4 (10) | 27 years, 7 months 22-9 (18) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Aug 28, 2013 29 years, 3 months 17-3 (10) | 30 years, 1 months 26-6-2 (14) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Apr 20, 2013 28 years, 11 months 16-3 (10) | 27 years, 11 months 13-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18  | Mar 16, 2013 28 years, 10 months 16-2 (10) | 33 years, 9 months 15-5 (10) | UFC | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17  | Nov 17, 2012 28 years, 6 months 15-2 (9) | 25 years, 9 months 21-9 (15) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | May 26, 2012 28 years 14-2 (9) | 24 years, 11 months 15-7 (13) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Oct 8, 2011 27 years, 4 months 13-2 (9) | 33 years, 2 months 15-1 (15) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14  | Jun 11, 2011 27 years 12-2 (9) | 35 years, 5 months 12-9-1 (6) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
13  | Aug 1, 2010 26 years, 2 months 11-2 (9) | 20 years, 9 months 12-0 (11) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
12  | Mar 21, 2010 25 years, 10 months 11-1 (9) | 31 years, 7 months 19-10 (15) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Ankle injury |
11  | Nov 20, 2009 25 years, 6 months 10-1 (8) | 36 years, 5 months 16-10-1 (16) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Oct 10, 2009 25 years, 4 months 9-1 (8) | Bryan Neville | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Sep 12, 2009 25 years, 3 months 8-1 (7) | Ted Worthington | LT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | |
8 | May 30, 2009 25 years 8-0 (7) | Danny Rodriguez | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7  | Nov 22, 2008 24 years, 6 months 7-0 (6) | 21 years, 2 months 4-0 (2) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Aug 15, 2008 24 years, 2 months 6-0 (6) | Kenny Klein | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Apr 26, 2008 23 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Decarlo Johnson | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
4 | Aug 24, 2007 23 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Atsuhiro Tsuboi | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Von flue choke | |
3 | Apr 21, 2007 22 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Daniel Wanderley | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | |
2 | Apr 4, 2007 22 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Matt Joseph | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Jan 24, 2007 22 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Jeremy Markam | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
