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Tim Elliott

Flyweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) #10; v1.1 (shadow) #15

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Weight band 9-12: the 10th to 90th percentile of his position across weight vectors drawn near the 70/30 weights. Rating 1,564, deviation 115: measured from 23 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 39 (born 1986-12-24) · Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) · Reach 66 in (168 cm) · Stance Southpaw · 50 days since last bout (2026-09-12) · Last five 3-2 · Streak W1

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,564 is the division's 15th highest of 49 board fighters; the ledger stands at +0.7 (+1.6 from quality wins, +0.1 from close losses to top-5 fighters, less 1.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 6 quality wins in 15 years, 1 over top-10 opponents, which makes him entrenched; no form penalty (3-2 last five). Score +0.14 = +0.07 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.08 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); score order put him at #10.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.1470% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.07resume rating 1,564, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.08quality ledger +0.7: +1.6 QW +0.1 proof -0.0 blowout -1.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 3-2
Quality wins, 15 years61 over top-10 opponents, 6 over top-15; entrenched
Placementscore order #10v1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1#15score -0.04; score order #15

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-09-12Noche UFC: Silva vs. DelgadoEdgar ChairezunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)50%
2026-05-02UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. PratesSteve Erceg#12Lunanimous decision3 (5:00)60%
2025-08-16UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. ChimaevKai Asakura#15Wsubmission2 (4:39)67%
2023-12-09UFC Fight Night: Song vs. GutierrezSumudaerji#11Wsubmission1 (4:02)57%
2023-10-21UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2Muhammad Mokaev#11Lsubmission3 (3:03)45%
2023-06-03UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. AlbaziVictor AltamiranounrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)46%
2022-03-05UFC 272: Covington vs. MasvidalTagir Ulanbekov#15Wunanimous decision3 (5:00)57%
2021-10-09UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. RodriguezMatheus Nicolau#11Lunanimous decision3 (5:00)53%
2021-03-06UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. AdesanyaJordan EspinosaunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)53%
2020-07-15UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. IgeRyan BenoitunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)59%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 49 board fighters at Flyweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute3.55(43rd percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike accuracy42%(41st percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.11(37th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of wins by finish27%(33rd percentile at Flyweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.05(35th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike defence56%(53rd percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.00(39th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career868(94th percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses0(51st percentile at Flyweight)
Submission losses5(100th percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.000(53rd percentile at Flyweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes3.69(92nd percentile at Flyweight)
Takedown defence59%(33rd percentile at Flyweight)
Share of cage time in control30%(82nd percentile at Flyweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground34%(86th percentile at Flyweight)
Stylewrestler (8.1 takedown attempts per 15 min; 30% control)
Career stage
Age39.9(100th percentile at Flyweight)
Age at UFC debut25.4(24th percentile at Flyweight)
Years since UFC debut14.5(100th percentile at Flyweight)
UFC bouts23(100th percentile at Flyweight)
Cage time, minutes285(98th percentile at Flyweight)
Bouts per year, last three years1.3(39th percentile at Flyweight)
Days since last bout50(24th percentile at Flyweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C51015202520252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #15, Flyweight2023-10-13: #15, Flyweight2023-10-20: #15, Flyweight2023-11-03: #22, Flyweight2023-11-10: #22, Flyweight2023-11-17: #22, Flyweight2023-12-01: #21, Flyweight2023-12-08: #21, Flyweight2023-12-15: #16, Flyweight2024-01-12: #17, Flyweight2024-01-19: #18, Flyweight2024-02-02: #17, Flyweight2024-02-09: #17, Flyweight2024-02-16: #17, Flyweight2024-02-23: #17, Flyweight2024-03-01: #17, Flyweight2024-03-08: #18, Flyweight2024-03-15: #17, Flyweight2024-03-22: #17, Flyweight2024-03-29: #17, Flyweight2024-04-05: #17, Flyweight2024-04-12: #17, Flyweight2024-04-26: #16, Flyweight2024-05-03: #16, Flyweight2024-05-10: #16, Flyweight2024-05-17: #16, Flyweight2024-05-31: #16, Flyweight2024-06-07: #16, Flyweight2024-06-14: #16, Flyweight2024-06-21: #15, Flyweight2024-06-28: #15, Flyweight2024-07-12: #15, Flyweight2024-07-19: #14, Flyweight2024-07-26: #14, Flyweight2024-08-02: #14, Flyweight2024-08-09: #14, Flyweight2024-08-16: #13, Flyweight2024-08-23: #14, Flyweight2024-09-06: #14, Flyweight2024-09-13: #14, Flyweight2024-09-27: #13, Flyweight2024-10-04: #13, Flyweight2024-10-11: #12, Flyweight2024-10-18: #13, Flyweight2024-10-25: #12, Flyweight2024-11-01: #12, Flyweight2024-11-08: #12, Flyweight2024-11-15: #12, Flyweight2024-11-22: #12, Flyweight2024-12-06: #13, Flyweight2024-12-13: #12, Flyweight2025-01-10: #15, Flyweight2025-01-17: #16, Flyweight2025-01-31: #16, Flyweight2025-02-07: #16, Flyweight2025-02-14: #16, Flyweight2025-02-21: #17, Flyweight2025-02-28: #17, Flyweight2025-03-07: #18, Flyweight2025-03-14: #19, Flyweight2025-03-21: #19, Flyweight2025-03-28: #20, Flyweight2025-04-04: #19, Flyweight2025-04-11: #20, Flyweight2025-04-25: #20, Flyweight2025-05-02: #21, Flyweight2025-05-09: #21, Flyweight2025-05-16: #21, Flyweight2025-05-30: #23, Flyweight2025-08-22: #10, Flyweight2025-09-05: #10, Flyweight2025-09-12: #10, Flyweight2025-09-26: #10, Flyweight2025-10-03: #10, Flyweight2025-10-10: #10, Flyweight2025-10-17: #10, Flyweight2025-10-24: #10, Flyweight2025-10-31: #10, Flyweight2025-11-07: #11, Flyweight2025-11-14: #11, Flyweight2025-11-21: #11, Flyweight2025-12-05: #12, Flyweight2025-12-12: #12, Flyweight2026-01-23: #11, Flyweight2026-01-30: #11, Flyweight2026-02-06: #11, Flyweight2026-02-20: #11, Flyweight2026-02-27: #11, Flyweight2026-03-06: #11, Flyweight2026-03-13: #11, Flyweight2026-03-20: #11, Flyweight2026-03-27: #11, Flyweight2026-04-03: #11, Flyweight2026-04-10: #11, Flyweight2026-04-17: #10, Flyweight2026-04-24: #10, Flyweight2026-05-01: #10, Flyweight2026-05-08: #14, Flyweight2026-05-15: #14, Flyweight2026-05-29: #14, Flyweight2026-06-05: #14, Flyweight2026-06-13: #14, Flyweight2026-06-19: #14, Flyweight2026-06-26: #14, Flyweight2026-07-10: #14, Flyweight2026-07-17: #14, Flyweight2026-07-24: #14, Flyweight2026-07-31: #15, Flyweight2026-08-07: #15, Flyweight2026-08-14: #15, Flyweight2026-08-21: #15, Flyweight2026-08-28: #15, Flyweight2026-09-04: #15, Flyweight2026-09-11: #15, Flyweight2026-09-18: #14, Flyweight2026-09-25: #14, Flyweight2026-09-26: #14, Flyweight2026-10-03: #14, Flyweight2026-10-10: #14, Flyweight2026-10-17: #14, Flyweight2026-10-24: #9, Flyweight2026-10-31: #10, Flyweight#10

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better). Absent from 10 of 132 snapshots (gaps in the line).

Predictive rating by bout

1,5001,5501,6001,65020152017201920212023May 2012Oct 20262012-05-05: 1,506 (L vs John Dodson)2012-12-15: 1,534 (W vs Jared Papazian)2013-08-31: 1,601 (W vs Louis Gaudinot)2013-11-16: 1,584 (L vs Ali Bagautinov)2014-04-26: 1,595 (L vs Joseph Benavidez)2015-02-14: 1,585 (L vs Zach Makovsky)2016-12-03: 1,592 (L vs Demetrious Johnson)2017-04-15: 1,630 (W vs Louis Smolka)2017-06-10: 1,559 (L vs Ben Nguyen)2017-12-30: 1,593 (W vs Mark De La Rosa)2019-10-12: 1,590 (L vs Deiveson Figueiredo)2020-01-18: 1,546 (L vs Askar Askarov)2020-05-30: 1,538 (L vs Brandon Royval)2020-07-15: 1,546 (W vs Ryan Benoit)2021-03-06: 1,578 (W vs Jordan Espinosa)2021-10-09: 1,573 (L vs Matheus Nicolau)2022-03-05: 1,564 (W vs Tagir Ulanbekov)2023-06-03: 1,598 (W vs Victor Altamirano)2023-10-21: 1,605 (L vs Muhammad Mokaev)2023-12-09: 1,624 (W vs Sumudaerji)2025-08-16: 1,610 (W vs Kai Asakura)2026-05-02: 1,554 (L vs Steve Erceg)2026-09-12: 1,579 (W vs Edgar Chairez)1,579

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances run about 62 points behind the rating: fighters this age typically run 100 points behind their rating, and his own recent results recover 38 of those points.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component-100what fighters aged 39.9 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+38his recency-weighted mean and trend over 23 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend +6 points a year
Combined-62the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingbehind ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.02426283032343638402012-05-05 (age 25.4): L vs John Dodson, residual +0.022012-12-15 (age 26.0): W vs Jared Papazian, residual +0.332013-08-31 (age 26.7): W vs Louis Gaudinot, residual +0.482013-11-16 (age 26.9): L vs Ali Bagautinov, residual -0.152014-04-26 (age 27.3): L vs Joseph Benavidez, residual -0.392015-02-14 (age 28.1): L vs Zach Makovsky, residual +0.012016-12-03 (age 29.9): L vs Demetrious Johnson, residual -0.022017-04-15 (age 30.3): W vs Louis Smolka, residual +0.512017-06-10 (age 30.5): L vs Ben Nguyen, residual -0.512017-12-30 (age 31.0): W vs Mark De La Rosa, residual +0.422019-10-12 (age 32.8): L vs Deiveson Figueiredo, residual -0.342020-01-18 (age 33.1): L vs Askar Askarov, residual -0.362020-05-30 (age 33.4): L vs Brandon Royval, residual -0.572020-07-15 (age 33.6): W vs Ryan Benoit, residual +0.102021-03-06 (age 34.2): W vs Jordan Espinosa, residual +0.312021-10-09 (age 34.8): L vs Matheus Nicolau, residual +0.002022-03-05 (age 35.2): W vs Tagir Ulanbekov, residual -0.032023-06-03 (age 36.4): W vs Victor Altamirano, residual +0.282023-10-21 (age 36.8): L vs Muhammad Mokaev, residual -0.392023-12-09 (age 37.0): W vs Sumudaerji, residual +0.442025-08-16 (age 38.6): W vs Kai Asakura, residual +0.382026-05-02 (age 39.4): L vs Steve Erceg, residual -0.292026-09-12 (age 39.7): W vs Edgar Chairez, residual +0.10-0.09

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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