Flyweight

Tim Elliott

22-14-1

Age
39
Height
5'7"
Reach
5'6"
Stance
Southpaw
Camp
GrindHouse MMA
Out of
USA
Style
hybrid
Fight IQ
C+ · 62
Finish rate
36%
Win rate
61%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
8
Dec
14

FightMetric

SLpM

3.51

SApM

2.07

Str Acc

58%

Str Def

72%

TD Avg

3.61

TD Acc

45%

TD Def

71%

Sub Avg

1.06

Tape read

Hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot, southpaw

Fight IQ

62C+

Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.

IQ

C+

Ground

B

Defense

A

Counter

C

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C

TD react

C

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Striking defense

    Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look.

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Takedown reaction

    A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Tim Elliott is a 39-year-old Southpaw flyweight out of USA, camped at GrindHouse MMA. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot, southpaw. Career mark 22-14-1 — 0 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission, 14 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (62).

What works. Striking defense is the standout at 85 (A). Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look. Ground game B on 3.61 TD/15 and 1.06 sub attempts. Striking defense A at 72% / 2.07 SApM. Counter punching C; punching agility C (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 71% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 6 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (51, C). Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

Recent tape (6 bouts): L 4997217 (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W Asakura (Submission R2) · W Sumudaerji (Submission R1) · L 4905261 (Submission R3) · W 4713584 (Decision - Unanimous R3). Form index positive over the last 5. 2 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.

Ground game

72 B

Competent offensive grappling — enough volume and threat to change where the fight is scored.

  • 3.61 takedowns / 15 at 45% accuracy
  • 1.06 submission attempts / 15 · 8 career sub wins

Striking defense

85 A

Hard to hit clean. Low absorb rate and a quiet chin record — opponents have to work for every clean look.

  • 72% striking defense · 2.07 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 14 defeats

Counter punching

51 C

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 58% accuracy on 3.51 SLpM
  • 0.00 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

66 C+

Average-plus reactions. Gets touched, but rarely frozen in place when the shot or the shot-to-takedown comes.

  • Str def 72% · TD def 71% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.07 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

52 C

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 3.51 SLpM at 58% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.07 SApM

Takedown reaction

51 C

A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • 71% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 6 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

84 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 14 losses
  • 14 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
May 2, 2026Fighter 4997217LDecision - Unanimous3 5:0090/261
Aug 17, 2025Kai AsakuraWSubmission2 4:3927/71
Dec 10, 2023SumudaerjiWSubmission1 4:0210/21
Oct 21, 2023Fighter 4905261LSubmission3 3:0330/43
Jun 4, 2023Fighter 4713584WDecision - Unanimous3 5:0028/57
Mar 5, 2022Fighter 4294924WDecision - Unanimous3 5:0079/179