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✓ Steve Erceg won · by Decision · R3
flyweight
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Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
May 2, 2026 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Corner A
Tim Elliott
#26 10-12-0
Elo 1463
VS
Corner B
Steve Erceg
#18 5-3-0
Elo 1505
Final result · recorded May 2, 2026
Steve Erceg
defeated Tim Elliott by Decision in round 3

Honest Elo Meter pre-fight: Tim Elliott 49.0% · Steve Erceg 51.0%

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Other fights on this card · 10
Jack Della Maddalena vs Carlos Prates Main event · welterweight Beneil Dariush vs Quillan Salkilld lightweight Shamil Gaziev vs Brando Pericic heavyweight Tai Tuivasa vs Louie Sutherland heavyweight Cam Rowston vs Robert Bryczek middleweight Junior Tafa vs Kevin Christian light heavyweight Jacob Malkoun vs Gerald Meerschaert middleweight Colby Thicknesse vs Vince Morales bantamweight Jonathan Micallef vs Themba Gorimbo welterweight Dom Mar Fan vs Kody Steele lightweight

Tale of the tape

10-12-0 UFC record 5-3-0
KO 0 · Sub 3 Finishes KO 1 · Sub 0
-1 Streak +2
39 Age 30
5'7" 170 cm Height 5'8" 173 cm
66" 168 cm Reach 68" 173 cm
Southpaw Stance Orthodox
1509 Global Elo 1548
1463 Elo rating 1505
Tim Elliott — Notable ▼
At a glance
Steve Erceg — Notable ▼

Tim Elliott — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 948 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
58% Head
  • Head 58%
  • Body 20%
  • Leg 23%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
66% Distance
  • Distance 66%
  • Clinch 16%
  • Ground 18%

Steve Erceg — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 554 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
74% Head
  • Head 74%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 8%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
89% Distance
  • Distance 89%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 2%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

3.51
4.64
div avg 3.86
43%
48%
div avg 47%
3.00
4.07
div avg 3.24
56%
56%
div avg 56%
3.61
1.13
div avg 1.55
45%
28%
div avg 38%
59%
67%
div avg 64%
1.06
0.38
div avg 0.73
4
2
div avg 3

Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Tim Elliott
30% finish rate
KO 0 · Sub 3
can finish?
Steve Erceg
finished 33%
1 of 3 losses
Steve Erceg
20% finish rate
KO 1 · Sub 0
can finish?
Tim Elliott
finished 42%
5 of 12 losses

Strength of schedule in UFC

Steve Erceg has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1575 vs 1534, 0 quality wins to 0.

Tim Elliott red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1534
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 10 UFC wins
Toughest win
Louis Smolka
Elo 1572 at fight time
Expected wins
9.3
+0.7 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 22 fights
1541
1532
Steve Erceg blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1575
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+)
0
of 5 UFC wins
Toughest win
Matt Schnell
Elo 1544 at fight time
Expected wins
3.8
+1.2 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 8 fights
1523
1525
Corner A recent form
Tim Elliott
Corner B recent form
Steve Erceg
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Tim Elliott & Steve Erceg on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.