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UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker
Nov 7, 2026• In 4 daysMeta APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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Fighters' Core Metrics

  • Striking Volume: Billy Elekana 2.7 SLpM, Lucas Fernando 3.7 SLpM
  • Striking Accuracy: Billy Elekana 56%, Lucas Fernando 57%
  • Damage Avoidance: Billy Elekana 3.6 abs/min, Lucas Fernando 3.2 abs/min
  • Takedown Accuracy: Billy Elekana 22%, Lucas Fernando 30%
  • Takedown Defense: Billy Elekana —, Lucas Fernando —
  • Submission Threat: Billy Elekana 0.8 per 15m, Lucas Fernando 0.6 per 15m
Performance Snapshot

Fighters' Core Metrics

Billy Elekana
Lucas Fernando

Billy Elekana vs Lucas Fernando AI Insight & Prediction: Expert Analysis & Fight Breakdown

AgentMMA AI Breakdown

How AgentMMA breaks down Billy Elekana vs Lucas Fernando

Finish Maps

UFC Record Breakdown

Billy Elekana
3-1UFC Record
Sub (50%)
Decision (25%)
Losses (25%)
Lucas Fernando
1-0UFC Record
KO/TKO (100%)

Performance Stats

Performance Breakdown

Striking Accuracy56%
Takedown Accuracy22%

Performance Breakdown

Striking Accuracy57%
Takedown Accuracy30%

Last Opponents

Billy Elekana
Lucas Fernando
Betting odds

Billy Elekana vs Lucas Fernando sportsbook odds

Lucas Fernando is the betting favourite at -290 (1.34), with Billy Elekana priced at +239 (3.39). Both prices are shown in American and decimal format.

Billy Elekana

Implied 29.5%Line shortening
+2393.39

Lucas Fernando

FavouriteImplied 74.4%Line drifting
-2901.34

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A long reach can buy space, but a knee to the body can make someone think twice about taking it away. Lucas Fernando brought that threat against Rafael Tobias, stopping him with a body knee in round 3. Now Billy Elekana arrives with consecutive rear naked choke wins, which makes the space between them worth watching. Since Bogdan Guskov caught him in a guillotine, Billy Elekana has rebuilt his momentum, starting with a unanimous decision over Ibo Aslan.

Key Storylines
  • Billy Elekana turned the Guskov defeat into a winning streak.
  • Lucas Fernando's body knee gives the battle for range extra bite.
  • Billy Elekana returns after a longer break than Lucas Fernando.
Finishing Window

The fight could open up in rounds 2 and 3, when repeated battles for range may make clean exits harder.

He then submitted Kevin Christian in round 1 and Junior Tafa in round 2, both by rear naked choke. That is a strong response, though the Guskov loss reminds us that the grappling carries danger both ways. Here is the tricky bit: Billy Elekana is a southpaw with a 77 inch reach, while the orthodox Lucas Fernando has 80. Elekana needs punches to cover his entries and control after contact; Fernando needs room to strike without giving away his back when they separate.

One body knee finish cannot tell us how Fernando handles sustained pressure or repeated grappling exchanges. Elekana has been out of action longer than Fernando, but that gap cannot tell us who will look sharper once they start. For these unranked fighters, the question is who keeps useful positioning once the easy space disappears.

Billy Elekana vs Lucas Fernando Stats Comparison

Age
31
•
29
Height
6'3" (191 cm)
•
6'3" (191 cm)
Weight
205 lbs (93 kg)
•
205 lbs (93 kg)
Reach
77" (196 cm)
•
80" (203 cm)
Stance
Southpaw
•
Orthodox
AI Division Rank
—
•
—
Status
Contender
•
Contender

Key Insights: Billy Elekana vs Lucas Fernando AI Analysis

Pace delta

+1.0 significant strikes/min

Lucas Fernando averages 3.7 significant strikes per minute while Billy Elekana sits at 2.7.

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Billy Elekana vs Lucas Fernando stats: last 5 UFC fights vs career

How each fighter's last five UFC fights compare with their full UFC career.

Billy Elekana
MetricLast 5UFC career
Record3-1-03-1-0
Wins inside the distance2 (67%)2 (67%)
KO/TKO wins00
Submission wins22
Average fight time8:518:51
Total strikes landed per min3.083.08
Takedowns landed per 15 min0.850.85
Control time per 15 min2:242:24
Lucas Fernando
MetricLast 5UFC career
Record1-0-01-0-0
Wins inside the distance1 (100%)1 (100%)
KO/TKO wins11
Submission wins00
Average fight time11:1011:10
Total strikes landed per min6.186.18
Takedowns landed per 15 min0.000.00
Control time per 15 min0:120:12

UFC bouts only, as of November 3, 2026. Per-minute rates use only bouts with round-by-round stats: Billy Elekana 4/4, Lucas Fernando 1/1.

Billy Elekana and Lucas Fernando: common opponents

Billy Elekana and Lucas Fernando have no common UFC opponents yet.

Billy Elekana: last 5 UFC fights

  1. WinJunior TafaSubmission, R2· UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · Jan 2026
  2. WinKevin ChristianSubmission, R1· UFC Fight Night: Garcia vs. Onama · Nov 2025
  3. WinIbo AslanDecision – Unanimous· UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · Jul 2025
  4. LossBogdan GuskovSubmission, R2· UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano · Jan 2025

Lucas Fernando: last 5 UFC fights

  1. WinRafael TobiasKO/TKO, R3· UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry · Aug 2026

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Elekana vs Fernando odds

Live Polymarket odds for Billy Elekana vs Lucas Fernando are available on this page — the chart tracks how the market has moved ahead of the fight.

Odds update automatically as Polymarket prices move, and the market link sits next to the prediction. Compare the betting odds with the AgentMMA AI pick and verified fighter stats before you weigh the matchup.

Where to watch Elekana vs Fernando

Billy Elekana vs Lucas Fernando is on the UFC Fight Night: Cortes-Acosta vs. Walker card on Nov 7, 2026 at Meta APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The bout goes out inside that card on the official UFC broadcaster or streaming service for your country — UFC Fight Pass and the UFC schedule show who holds the rights where you are. AgentMMA is not a broadcaster and never hosts or links to fight streams.

Elekana vs Fernando is on the main card, starting at Sat 8:00 PM (New York) / Sun 1:00 AM (London).

There is no legal free stream of a full UFC main card in most countries — broadcaster free trials, free-to-air coverage in a handful of markets and the occasional early prelim on the UFC's official channels are the legitimate exceptions. Free here for Elekana vs Fernando: the tale of the tape, verified stats, market odds and community picks.

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