Darren Elkins
"The Damage"
29-12-0
VS
2026-08-08
UFC Fight Night: Gamrot vs. Salkilld
Featherweight
Yadier del Valle
"The Cuban Problem"
10-0-0
XGBOOST PREDICTION
Yadier del Valle 'The Cuban Problem'
58.1% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
49%
Decision
23%
KO / TKO
28%
Submission
Decision48.8%
KO / TKO23.1%
Submission28.1%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 149.9%
Round 232.2%
Round 3+17.8%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 51% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why XGBoost leans this way
Darren Elkins
Yadier del Valle
Age edge (significant gap)
Matchup
14%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Yadier del Valle
10%
Age
Darren Elkins
8%
Avg takedowns attempted
Darren Elkins
7%
Net striking dominance
Matchup
6%
Elo rating edge
Matchup
6%
Experience edge (total fights)
Matchup
6%
Avg takedowns attempted
Yadier del Valle
5%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Darren Elkins
5%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup
4%
Head-strike accuracy edge
Matchup
2%
Finishing threat edge
Matchup
2%
Strikes absorbed/min
Yadier del Valle
2%
Round 1 strike output
Yadier del Valle
2%
← pushes toward Darren Elkins pushes toward Yadier del Valle →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Darren Elkins

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
L KO
L KO
W DEC
W SUB
L DEC
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 180 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Yadier del Valle

Win Streak
N/A
Finish Rate
N/A%
Avg Duration
N/Am
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W KO
L DEC
W SUB
W SUB
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 145 lbs
Reach: 175 cm
Stance: Southpaw