Elder vs Flowers

Who won Elder vs Flowers?

Evan Elder beat Darrius Flowers by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th July 2024 at Ball Arena in Denver.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Elder vs Flowers stats

Evan Elder stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Darrius Flowers made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Evan Elder's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Darrius Flowers marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Evan Elder's UFC record stood at 2-2-0, while Darrius Flowers' came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Flowers had an advantage in power over Elder, with a 67% knock out percentage over Elder's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Elder had a slight advantage over Flowers, with a 13% submission rate over Flowers' 8%.

Evan Elder was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Flowers had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Elder was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 6 months later than Flowers, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 24 to Flowers' 39.

Elder vs Flowers form

Darrius Flowers had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Michael Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jake Matthews at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tim Hiley at LFA 131 on 6th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Oshkosh Arena, Oshkosh.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Gadley at LFA 130 on 22nd April 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, New Town.

He had defeated Jonathon Thomson at LFA 60 on 15th February 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Seven Flags Event Center, Clive.

Activity check

Elder's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Flowers' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What time did Elder vs Flowers start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:00 PM UTC , which was 7:00 PM EST or 4:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Elder vs Flowers?

Evan Elder was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Darrius Flowers made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.