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Opening locked Aug 28, 2026 · Elves Brener 70% · KO/TKO · Distance · scored hit (Elves Brener / KO/TKO)

Elves Brener vs Josiah Harrell

Elves Brener
BrazilBrazil

Elves Brener

Unranked · 16-6 · striker · Orthodox · 28 · IQ C+ 61

Chute Boxe · Brazil

VS
Josiah Harrell
USAUSA

Josiah Harrell

“Muscle Hamster”

Unranked · 11-1 · striker · Southpaw · 27 · IQ B 72

Grove City BJJ Academy · USA

Elves Brener

70.1%

Josiah Harrell

29.9%

Model win probability · confidence 65%

Desk

70.1% / 29.9%

Market

47.4% / 52.6%

Moneyline

+105 / -118

Edge

+22.7% Brener

Pinnacle moneyline, two-way de-vigged. Desk is well off the market on Brener. Not a betting tip.

Why the model leans this way

Brener 70 — the tape favors pocket striker

Elves Brener is the model side at 70.1% because the largest live edges sit where this fight is likely to be fought. Striker vs striker. The pocket and the counter become the whole fight. Open-stance look favors the southpaw / switch side slightly. Punching agility is the clearest separator: Brener 60 (C) vs Harrell 41 (D). Hand speed / output lean Brener (4.8 SLpM at 52%).

  1. 01

    Punching agility

    Brener

    Brener 60 (C) vs Harrell 41 (D). Hand speed / output lean Brener (4.8 SLpM at 52%).

  2. 02

    Ground game

    Brener

    Brener 30 (D) vs Harrell 18 (D). Brener brings 1.0 TD/15 and 11 sub wins into Harrell's 85% takedown defense.

  3. 03

    Fight IQ

    Harrell

    Harrell 72 (B) vs Brener 61 (C+). Problem-solving and win-lane diversity sit with Harrell (B vs C+).

  4. 04

    Durability

    Harrell

    Harrell 82 (B+) vs Brener 72 (B). Harrell has been finished by strikes 0 times; Brener 0.

Path · Brener

Brener has to wrestle early, chain the second shot, and make Harrell defend the neck instead of throwing. That is the percentage path.

Path · Harrell

Harrell has to stuff the first takedown (69 TD-reaction), keep this standing, and hunt a pocket that grades 67 on defense. Wrestling is the death lane.

A one-score fight on the model. Any three-minute pocket explosion or a stuck takedown against the grain wipes a lot of this number.

Full read

Style and location. Almost exclusively standing. Power and volume decide it. Brener is built as: Pocket striker. Harrell is built as: Pocket striker — southpaw. Fight IQ delta is -11 toward Harrell — that is composure, win-lane diversity, and whether they solve a second problem when the first look dies.

The edges that move the number. Punching agility: Brener 60 (C) vs Harrell 41 (D). Hand speed / output lean Brener (4.8 SLpM at 52%). Ground game: Brener 30 (D) vs Harrell 18 (D). Brener brings 1.0 TD/15 and 11 sub wins into Harrell's 85% takedown defense. Fight IQ: Harrell 72 (B) vs Brener 61 (C+). Problem-solving and win-lane diversity sit with Harrell (B vs C+).

The finish path leans strikes (34% KO/TKO vs 34% submission). One clean read in the pocket can flip a close card. A one-score fight on the model. Any three-minute pocket explosion or a stuck takedown against the grain wipes a lot of this number. These trait marks are derived from FightMetric rates, career method shares, and loaded bout rows — reaction time and agility are proxies, not stopwatch numbers. The model folds the same scores into win probability, so a hole on this card is a hole in the percentage.

Style & IQ board

Fight IQ, ground game, defense, counter punching, reaction, agility, and takedown reaction — scored from tape and folded into the win number above.

BrenerTraitHarrell
61 C+
IQ
72 B
30 D
Ground
18 D
67 C+
Defense
62 C+
41 D
Counter
39 D
65 C+
Reaction
65 C+
60 C
Agility
41 D
67 C+
TD react
69 B
72 B
Chin
82 B+

Method of victory

KO / TKO
34%
Submission
34%
Decision
32%

Almost exclusively standing. Power and volume decide it.

Duration

R1

28%

R2

19%

R3

22%

Dist

32%

Most likely: Distance. Expected 9.5 minutes.

Style matchup

Striker vs striker. The pocket and the counter become the whole fight. Open-stance look favors the southpaw / switch side slightly.

  • Striking differential

    1.83 vs -1.47 SLpM−SApM (recency / opp. adjusted)

    Brener

  • Damage ratio

    1.62 vs 0.61 landed/absorbed

    Brener

  • Output (SLpM)

    4.76 vs 2.32

    Brener

  • Fight IQ

    C+ 61 vs B 72 — composure, win-lane diversity, adjustments

    Harrell

  • Ground game (tape)

    30 vs 18

    Brener

  • Punching agility

    Output × accuracy × age curve

    Brener

  • Reach / length

    72.5" vs 68.0"

    Brener

  • Striking defense

    58% vs 63%

    Harrell

  • Durability

    0 vs 0 KO losses

    Harrell

  • Recency form

    Opp.-adjusted last 0/0 UFC rows

    Harrell

  • Pocket defense (tape)

    C+ vs C+

    Brener

  • Grappling composite

    TD avg × acc × def + control + submission threat (adj.)

    Brener

  • Striking efficiency

    52% vs 50%

    Brener

  • Cardio proxy

    Output sustainability + distance rate

    Brener

  • Counter punching

    41 vs 39

    Brener

  • Takedown reaction

    81% vs 85% hips on the shot

    Harrell

  • Style interaction

    Striker vs striker. The pocket and the counter become the whole fight. Open-stance look favors the southpaw / switch side slightly.

    Brener

  • Takedown mismatch

    TD def 81% vs 85%

    Harrell

  • Age-adjusted curve

    28 vs 27

    Harrell

  • Timing & reaction

    Defense + absorb + knockdown timing proxy

    Harrell

  • Strength of schedule

    Opp. quality 50 vs 50

    Brener

  • Layoff / rust

    Time since last fight

    Brener

  • Championship / 5-round

    Three-round fight

    Brener

Tape

BrenerMetricHarrell
4.76SLpM2.32
2.93SApM3.79
52%Str Acc50%
58%Str Def63%
0.99TD Avg0.00
17%TD Acc0%
81%TD Def85%
0.00Sub Avg0.00
0.25KD/150.10
6'1"Reach5'8"
28Age27

Elves Brener

No recent UFC tape in the book.

Josiah Harrell

No recent UFC tape in the book.

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