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Evan Elder vs Samuel Sanches

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Early prelims · Bout -1 of 12Madison Square Garden · New York, NY
Evan Elder portrait

Evan Elder

Samuel Sanches portrait

Samuel Sanches

Evan Elder versus Samuel Sanches

“The Phenom”

Switch · Mixed Martial Artist · Kill Cliff FC

Elder’s profile

Orthodox · Galpao Da Luta

Sanches’s profile

Tale of the tape

ElderSanches
10-2-0Pro record11-1-0
3-2-0UFC recordNot available
29Age23
5' 10"Height5' 10"
156 lbsWeight154 lbs
72"Reach74.5"
SwitchStanceOrthodox
Mixed Martial ArtistStyleNot available
Kill Cliff FCTeamGalpao Da Luta
Won vs Gauge YoungLast fightWon vs Chasen Blair
567Days since last fight430
60%Finish rate82%

How they win

Elder

10 wins on file

KO/TKO
4
Submission
2
Decision
4

Sanches

11 wins on file

KO/TKO
8
Submission
1
Decision
2

Career averages

5.66Sig. strikes landed per min5.95
53%Strike accuracy, all strikes75%
0.48Takedowns per 15 min0.00
0.48Submission attempts per 15 min0.00
How these figures are measured
Sig. strikes landed per minute
Significant strikes landed, divided by minutes fought. Career figure.
Strike accuracy, all strikes
Every strike landed as a share of every strike thrown, significant or not, over the career. ESPN's own figure. It is not significant-strike accuracy, which runs lower.
Takedowns per 15 minutes
Takedowns landed for every 15 minutes fought, the length of a three-round bout. Career figure.
Takedown accuracy
Takedowns landed as a share of those attempted. Career figure.
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
Submission attempts for every 15 minutes fought. Career figure.
Finish rate
Share of the wins on file that ended by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Days since last fight
From the last bout on file to the date of this one.

Records, measurements and career averages are reported by ESPN. The UFC record, last fight, finish rate and win methods are counted by Statwell from the bouts on file for each fighter, which can be fewer than the full professional record. An average is only compared when both fighters have one.

Matchup snapshot

Elder

5 measured UFC bouts, 62.4 minutes

Sanches

No measured UFC bout

5.66353 landed of 693 thrown (51%)
Significant strikes landedper minute
Not on file
4.94opponents landed 308 of 723
Significant strikes absorbedper minute
Not on file
15%2 of 13 attempts
Takedowns completedof those attempted
Not on file
40%conceded 6 of 10 faced
Takedowns defendedof those faced
Not on file
2scored, 1 suffered
Knockdownsscored and suffered
Not on file
About these statistics

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over each fighter’s measured UFC bouts. Small samples move quickly: read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Recent form

Evan Elder

3-2 in last 5
  • W

    vs Gauge Young

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates

    Sig. strikes 115 of 210 · Takedowns 0 of 3

  • W

    vs Darrius Flowers

    Submission · R2 · 1:46

    · UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez

    Sig. strikes 45 of 86 · Takedowns 0 of 1

  • W

    vs Genaro Valdez

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva

    Sig. strikes 96 of 195 · Takedowns 1 of 1 · 1 knockdown

  • L

    vs Nazim Sadykhov

    TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R3 · 0:38

    · UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield

    Sig. strikes 70 of 142 · Takedowns 1 of 6 · 1 knockdown

  • L

    vs Preston Parsons

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade

    Sig. strikes 27 of 60 · Takedowns 0 of 2

Samuel Sanches

No completed UFC bout on file.

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