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Evan Elder

“The Phenom”
Country
USA
Record
10-2
Weight class
Lightweight
Height
5'10"
Reach
72"
Age
29
Stance
Switch
Career stats
Finish rate60%
6 of 10 wins inside the distance · 38th percentile
Durability92%
Stopped in 8% of bouts — 1 of 12 · 73rd percentile
Activity1
Bouts in the last 24 months · 63rd percentile
8:31
Avg bout length
3W
Streak
0
Title fights
3
Main events
Percentiles vs 626 lightweights
Strikes & grappling
Sig. strikes landed / min5.66
353 landed from 693 attempts — 51% accuracy · 77th percentile
Takedowns / 15 min0.48
2 landed from 13 attempts — 15% accuracy · 18th percentile
Knockdowns / 15 min0.48
2 in 5 statted bouts · 54th percentile
Control time9%
6m of 1h 2m fought · 31st percentile
Strikes by target
Head 46%
Body 38%
Leg 16%
Of 353 significant strikes landed
Percentiles vs 39 lightweights with a stats sheet
Strike and grappling figures counted from the 5 bouts with a recorded stats sheet — 1h 2m of fight time, of the 12 bouts on record

Evan Elder, “The Phenom”, is a Lightweight from the United States with an official record of 10-2. The 10 wins came 4 by knockout, 2 by submission and 4 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Gauge Young at UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates on 26 April 2025, the third win in a row.

Next fightElder vs Samuel SanchesUFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit · Nov 14, 2026
DateOpponentResultMethodRoundEvent
Nov 14, 2026Samuel SanchesUpcoming——UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit
Apr 26, 2025Gauge YoungWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
Jul 13, 2024Darrius FlowersWINSUBArm TriangleR2 · 1:46UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
Jul 15, 2023Genaro ValdezWINDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
Feb 18, 2023Nazim SadykhovLOSSKOTKO - Doctor's StoppageR3 · 0:38UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield
Apr 23, 2022Preston ParsonsLOSSDECDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade
Dec 10, 2021Marcus AndrusiaWINKOKO/TKOR3 · 1:01FAC 11: Fighting Alliance Championship
Sep 25, 2021Paris PadillaWINKOKO (Knee)R1 · 0:20Shamrock FC: Shamrock 331
Jun 25, 2021CJay HunterWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00Shamrock FC: Shamrock 330
Aug 22, 2020Kegan GennrichWINDECDecision - UnanimousR3LFA 88: Willis vs. De Jesus
Jan 11, 2020Orell FisherWINKOTKO (Punches)R1 · 3:25Shamrock FC: Shamrock 327
Mar 15, 2019Tremiere HollieWINSUBSubmission (Straight Armbar)R1Shamrock FC: Shamrock 316
Sep 7, 2018Antonio AtkinsWINKOTKO (Punches)R1Shamrock FC - Shamrock 309
—Kegan GennrichWIN———
Apr 26, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Jul 13, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
WIN
SUBArm TriangleR2 · 1:46
Genaro Valdez
Jul 15, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva
WIN
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Feb 18, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield
LOSS
KOTKO - Doctor's StoppageR3 · 0:38
Apr 23, 2022 · UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Andrade
LOSS
DECDecisionR3 · 5:00
Marcus Andrusia
Dec 10, 2021 · FAC 11: Fighting Alliance Championship
WIN
KOKO/TKOR3 · 1:01
Paris Padilla
Sep 25, 2021 · Shamrock FC: Shamrock 331
WIN
KOKO (Knee)R1 · 0:20
CJay Hunter
Jun 25, 2021 · Shamrock FC: Shamrock 330
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3 · 5:00
Aug 22, 2020 · LFA 88: Willis vs. De Jesus
WIN
DECDecision - UnanimousR3
Orell Fisher
Jan 11, 2020 · Shamrock FC: Shamrock 327
WIN
KOTKO (Punches)R1 · 3:25
Tremiere Hollie
Mar 15, 2019 · Shamrock FC: Shamrock 316
WIN
SUBSubmission (Straight Armbar)R1
Antonio Atkins
Sep 7, 2018 · Shamrock FC - Shamrock 309
WIN
KOTKO (Punches)R1

Evan Elder’s record, in numbers

Evan Elder’s record is 10-2, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 12 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.

The 10 wins break down as 4 by knockout, 2 by submission and 4 by decision — 6 of 10 inside the distance, a finish rate of 60%. Across all 12 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 8 minutes 31 seconds.

Evan Elder has been stopped once in the 12 bouts on file, by knockout — 8% of them. The last 3 bouts on file are all wins.

Of the 12 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 3 were the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.

Set against the 623 Lightweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Evan Elder has a finish rate above 37% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 72% of them and a two-year bout count above 64% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.

Evan Elder is listed at 5ft 10in with a reach of 72in, switches stance and is 29, born 10 April 1997.

These figures are recomputed from Evan Elder’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.