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Elias Theodorou "The Spartan"

Inactive · age 38 · Orthodox · 6'1" 185 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 75" 191 cm
At a glance
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • UFC veteran since 2014
Elo rating
1548
Global Elo 1594 ±36
Rank
—
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UFC record
8-3-0
KO 2 · Sub 0 · Dec 6
Streak
-1
Δ90d -17 · Δ1y -17
Last fight
May 4, 2019
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 34m
Avg fight time
13:59
Title fights
1-0
Fights per year
2.2
Ground control
34m
Since last fight
7y 2mo

Honest Elo history

11 fights · tap & drag
Apr 16, 2014 — W vs Sheldon Westcott Δ+41Oct 4, 2014 — W vs Bruno Santos Δ+26Mar 14, 2015 — W vs Roger Narvaez Δ+27Dec 10, 2015 — L vs Thiago Santos Δ-33Jun 18, 2016 — W vs Sam Alvey Δ+28Feb 19, 2017 — W vs Cezar Ferreira Δ+16Jul 7, 2017 — L vs Brad Tavares Δ-17Nov 18, 2017 — W vs Daniel Kelly Δ+16May 27, 2018 — W vs Trevor Smith Δ+12Dec 8, 2018 — W vs Eryk Anders Δ+12May 4, 2019 — L vs Derek Brunson Δ-17 1450147515001525155015751600 20152016201720182019 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":351.3,"elo":1478,"date":"2014-04-16","opp":"Sheldon Westcott","result":"W","delta":41},{"i":1,"x":156.8,"y":296.3,"elo":1503,"date":"2014-10-04","opp":"Bruno Santos","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":2,"x":219.6,"y":239.1,"elo":1530,"date":"2015-03-14","opp":"Roger Narvaez","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":3,"x":325.4,"y":309.5,"elo":1497,"date":"2015-12-10","opp":"Thiago Santos","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":4,"x":400,"y":250.2,"elo":1525,"date":"2016-06-18","opp":"Sam Alvey","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":5,"x":496.1,"y":216.7,"elo":1541,"date":"2017-02-19","opp":"Cezar Ferreira","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":550,"y":252.1,"elo":1524,"date":"2017-07-07","opp":"Brad Tavares","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":7,"x":602.3,"y":217.1,"elo":1540,"date":"2017-11-18","opp":"Daniel Kelly","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":8,"x":676.5,"y":191.3,"elo":1553,"date":"2018-05-27","opp":"Trevor Smith","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":9,"x":752.6,"y":165.1,"elo":1565,"date":"2018-12-08","opp":"Eryk Anders","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":10,"x":810,"y":201.6,"elo":1548,"date":"2019-05-04","opp":"Derek Brunson","result":"L","delta":-17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
May 4, 2019 Derek Brunson L -17
Dec 8, 2018 Eryk Anders W +12
May 27, 2018 Trevor Smith W +12
Nov 18, 2017 Daniel Kelly W +16
Jul 7, 2017 Brad Tavares L -17

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
25%
2 / 8
Finish rate
KO
2
25% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
6
75% of wins
KO: 2 (25%) 2 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 6 (75%) 6
Finishes by round
2 total
R1
R2
2 100%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 644 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
43% Head
  • Head 43%
  • Body 33%
  • Leg 24%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
63% Distance
  • Distance 63%
  • Clinch 26%
  • Ground 11%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
Never been finished
All 3 losses went to the scorecards

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1569
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Daniel Kelly
Elo 1597 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
6.0
+2.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 11 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1606

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Elias Theodorou on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.