Middleweight

Elias Theodorou

Last fought: May 2019

RECORD

Pro

16-3-0

UFC

8-3-0

Age

Height

6'1"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

75"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:58
Fight Completion Rate	93.2%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.80
% Fights Inside the Distance	18.2%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	47-26 (64.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	26-15 (63.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	21-11 (65.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	64.2%
% Time in Control	22.1%
% Time Controlled	13.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	61.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.12
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.30
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.82
Distance Strike Accuracy	34.2%
Distance Strike Defense	61.1%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.33
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.33
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.48
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.79

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Elias Theodorou League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Elias Theodorou
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.4
Strike Differential	1.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	28.3%
Takedown Defense	59.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.3
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	3:18
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	75.0%
Avg Fight Time	13:58
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Takedown Accuracy	27.3%
Takedown Defense	67.7%
Control Time/Fight	1:59

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Derek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy • May 2019Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elias Theodorou65/17038%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09

Derek Brunson56/9460%TD 4/9Ctrl 3:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elias Theodorou	16/42	38%	0/0	0:09	—
	Derek Brunson	14/24	58%	2/3	1:23	—

R2	Elias Theodorou	25/68	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Derek Brunson	22/37	59%	0/1	0:33	—

R3	Elias Theodorou	24/60	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derek Brunson	20/33	61%	2/5	1:21	—

WIN

vs. Eryk Anders

UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega • Dec 2018Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elias Theodorou92/21144%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:36

Eryk Anders65/13349%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:23KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elias Theodorou	35/69	51%	0/1	0:36	—
	Eryk Anders	8/23	35%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Elias Theodorou	29/59	49%	0/1	0:00	—
	Eryk Anders	36/63	57%	0/0	0:16	1

R3	Elias Theodorou	28/83	34%	0/1	0:00	—
	Eryk Anders	21/47	45%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Trevor Smith

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till • May 2018Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elias Theodorou77/13856%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:04

Trevor Smith41/8151%TD 3/11Ctrl 4:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elias Theodorou	37/57	65%	0/0	1:05	—
	Trevor Smith	13/25	52%	0/2	1:51	—

R2	Elias Theodorou	23/47	49%	0/0	1:26	—
	Trevor Smith	19/32	59%	2/4	1:21	—

R3	Elias Theodorou	17/34	50%	0/0	1:33	—
	Trevor Smith	9/24	38%	1/5	1:09	—

WIN

vs. Daniel Kelly

UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura • Nov 2017Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elias Theodorou118/25047%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:55

Daniel Kelly42/12035%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elias Theodorou	34/88	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Kelly	13/42	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Elias Theodorou	45/89	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Daniel Kelly	16/45	36%	1/5	0:20	—

R3	Elias Theodorou	39/73	53%	0/0	0:55	—
	Daniel Kelly	13/33	39%	1/2	0:39	—

LOSS

vs. Brad Tavares

The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale • Jul 2017Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elias Theodorou34/8241%TD 3/7Ctrl 4:13

Brad Tavares31/7144%TD 1/3Ctrl 2:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elias Theodorou	9/33	27%	0/1	0:00	—
	Brad Tavares	13/30	43%	1/1	0:40	—

R2	Elias Theodorou	20/41	49%	1/2	0:50	—
	Brad Tavares	17/34	50%	0/2	0:25	—

R3	Elias Theodorou	5/8	62%	2/4	3:23	—
	Brad Tavares	1/7	14%	0/0	1:01	—

WIN

vs. Cezar Ferreira

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne • Feb 2017Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elias Theodorou38/11633%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:39

Cezar Ferreira11/3829%TD 3/6Ctrl 1:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elias Theodorou	12/51	24%	0/1	0:39	—
	Cezar Ferreira	9/19	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Elias Theodorou	15/31	48%	1/2	1:44	—
	Cezar Ferreira	1/9	11%	2/3	0:49	—

R3	Elias Theodorou	11/34	32%	0/1	0:16	—
	Cezar Ferreira	1/10	10%	1/3	0:57	—

WIN

vs. Sam Alvey

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson • Jun 2016Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elias Theodorou37/14126%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:40

Sam Alvey24/4356%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elias Theodorou	14/59	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sam Alvey	3/9	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Elias Theodorou	13/38	34%	0/2	0:57	—
	Sam Alvey	9/17	53%	0/0	1:04	—

R3	Elias Theodorou	10/44	23%	0/2	0:43	—
	Sam Alvey	12/17	71%	0/0	0:31	—

LOSS

vs. Thiago Santos

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant • Dec 2015Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elias Theodorou28/9430%TD 1/13Ctrl 6:49

Thiago Santos52/8164%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elias Theodorou	14/71	20%	0/0	0:11	—
	Thiago Santos	8/21	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Elias Theodorou	11/13	85%	1/4	3:22	—
	Thiago Santos	24/27	89%	1/2	0:34	—

R3	Elias Theodorou	3/10	30%	0/9	3:16	—
	Thiago Santos	20/33	61%	0/0	0:20	—

WIN

vs. Roger Narvaez

UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos • Mar 2015Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:07

Elias Theodorou39/11335%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:12

Roger Narvaez16/4933%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elias Theodorou	16/58	28%	0/1	0:36	—
	Roger Narvaez	12/36	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Elias Theodorou	23/55	42%	2/3	1:36	—
	Roger Narvaez	4/13	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Bruno Santos

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine • Oct 2014Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Elias Theodorou43/10641%TD 3/7Ctrl 6:33

Bruno Santos16/4040%TD 4/6Ctrl 2:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elias Theodorou	14/43	33%	0/2	1:41	—
	Bruno Santos	12/24	50%	2/2	0:37	—

R2	Elias Theodorou	15/39	38%	0/0	1:07	—
	Bruno Santos	4/12	33%	1/3	1:22	—

R3	Elias Theodorou	14/24	58%	3/5	3:45	—
	Bruno Santos	0/4	0%	1/1	0:30	—

WIN

vs. Sheldon Westcott

UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy • Apr 2014MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 4:41

Elias Theodorou73/10371%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:05

Sheldon Westcott13/3142%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Elias Theodorou	32/44	73%	0/0	0:40	—
	Sheldon Westcott	10/18	56%	1/3	2:58	—

R2	Elias Theodorou	41/59	69%	3/3	3:25	—
	Sheldon Westcott	3/13	23%	1/1	0:24	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com