Yadier del Valle vs. Darren Elkins Result

Yadier del Valle def. Darren Elkins

KO/TKOR1 · 0:35

UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. SalkilldAugust 8, 2026Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Yadier del Valle defeated Darren Elkins by KO/TKO at 0:35 of round 1 at UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld on August 8, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The referee was Kerry Hatley.

Yadier del Valle vs. Darren Elkins — UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld (Aug 8, 2026)

Result: Yadier del Valle won
Method: KO/TKOKO/TKOPunch to Head At Distance
Round & time: R1 · 0:35
Referee: Kerry Hatley
Division: Featherweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Finish at 0:35 of round 1

AgentMMA AI: picked Yadier del Valle before the fight, and was right.

Fight stats

Yadier del ValleDarren Elkins

1Knockdowns0
55/6 · 83%Significant strikes0/2 · 0%0
55/6 · 83%Total strikes0/2 · 0%0
0—Takedowns0/1 · 0%0
0Submission attempts0
0Reversals0
0:09Control time0:00

Significant strikes by target

Yadier del ValleHead 4 · Body 0 · Legs 1

Darren ElkinsHead 0 · Body 0 · Legs 0

Significant strikes by position

Yadier del ValleDistance 2 · Clinch 1 · Ground 2

Darren ElkinsDistance 0 · Clinch 0 · Ground 0

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Knockdowns	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Submission attempts	Control time
1	Yadier del Valle	1	5/6	5/6	0/0	0	0:09
	Darren Elkins	0	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	0:00

Where it sat in their careers

Yadier del Valle

UFC record before: 2-1
UFC record after: 3-1
Age at the fight: 30

Last UFC bouts before this one

LJordan LeavittFeb 21, 2026
WIsaac DulgarianNov 1, 2025
WConnor MatthewsMay 17, 2025

Darren Elkins

UFC record before: 19-11
UFC record after: 19-12
Age at the fight: 42

Last UFC bouts before this one

LJulian ErosaApr 12, 2025
WDaniel PinedaOct 19, 2024
WTJ BrownOct 14, 2023

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