Matheus Nicolau vs. Tim Elliott Result

Matheus Nicolau def. Tim Elliott

Unanimous decisionR3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. RodriguezOctober 9, 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Matheus Nicolau defeated Tim Elliott by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez on October 9, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The referee was Jason Herzog. Judges' scores: 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.

Matheus Nicolau vs. Tim Elliott — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez (Oct 9, 2021)

Result: Matheus Nicolau won
Method: DECUnanimous decision
Round & time: R3 · 5:00
Referee: Jason Herzog
Division: Flyweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Judges' scorecards

Mike Bell
29–28
For Matheus Nicolau
Junichiro Kamijo
29–28
For Matheus Nicolau
Tony Weeks
29–28
For Matheus Nicolau

Fight stats

Matheus NicolauTim Elliott

0Knockdowns0
6464/109 · 59%Significant strikes70/215 · 33%70
128128/176 · 73%Total strikes105/255 · 41%105
11/1 · 100%Takedowns1/10 · 10%1
0Submission attempts0
0Reversals0
2:08Control time2:28

Significant strikes by target

Matheus NicolauHead 28 · Body 31 · Legs 5

Tim ElliottHead 39 · Body 11 · Legs 20

Significant strikes by position

Matheus NicolauDistance 64 · Clinch 0 · Ground 0

Tim ElliottDistance 62 · Clinch 7 · Ground 1

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Control time
1	Matheus Nicolau	19/29	23/33	0/0	0:00
	Tim Elliott	24/62	26/64	1/4	1:34
2	Matheus Nicolau	31/56	31/56	0/0	0:00
	Tim Elliott	29/101	31/105	0/5	0:18
3	Matheus Nicolau	14/24	74/87	1/1	2:08
	Tim Elliott	17/52	48/86	0/1	0:36

Where it sat in their careers

Matheus Nicolau

UFC record before: 4-1
UFC record after: 5-1
Age at the fight: 28

Last UFC bouts before this one

WManel KapeMar 13, 2021
LDustin OrtizJul 28, 2018
WLouis SmolkaDec 30, 2017

Next fight: W vs. David Dvorak

Tim Elliott

UFC record before: 6-9
UFC record after: 6-10
Streak coming in: 2 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 34

Last UFC bouts before this one

WJordan EspinosaMar 6, 2021
WRyan BenoitJul 15, 2020
LBrandon RoyvalMay 30, 2020

Next fight: W vs. Tagir Ulanbekov

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