{"id":104255,"date":"2026-06-04T06:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/evan-elder\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:53:12","slug":"evan-elder","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/evan-elder\/","title":{"rendered":"Evan Elder"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Evan \u00ab\u00a0The Phenom\u00a0\u00bb Elder : le ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne de Missouri qui prend son temps<\/h2>\n<p>Arriver dans l&rsquo;UFC \u00e0 25 ans avec un 7-0 flambant neuf, perdre ses deux premiers combats, et revenir avec trois victoires cons\u00e9cutives \u2014 c&rsquo;est le chemin tordu et assum\u00e9 d&rsquo;Evan Elder. Originaire de Hillsboro, dans la r\u00e9gion de St. Louis (Missouri), il a mis les gants \u00e0 14 ans apr\u00e8s avoir regard\u00e9 l&rsquo;UFC avec son p\u00e8re, avant de rejoindre le Hahn Extreme Fitness and Martial Arts Center \u00e0 Festus. Quelques ann\u00e9es de wrestling au coll\u00e8ge plus tard, le gosse d\u00e9cide que le MMA sera sa carri\u00e8re. Sa famille comprend, il ne d\u00e9vie pas.<\/p>\n<h3>Les circuits r\u00e9gionaux, usine \u00e0 finishes<\/h3>\n<p>Entre 2018 et 2021, Elder b\u00e2tit un 7-0 sans discussion sur les circuits Shamrock FC et LFA, bas\u00e9 \u00e0 Deerfield Beach en Floride. Quatre victoires par KO\/TKO, une par soumission : il ne laisse pas tra\u00eener les combats. En janvier 2020, il r\u00e8gle l&rsquo;affaire avec Orell Fisher en R1 (3:25) \u00e0 Shamrock FC 327. En septembre 2021, Paris Padilla ne tient que 20 secondes au premier round \u00e0 Shamrock FC 331. C&rsquo;est le genre de punchline qui m\u00e9rite son surnom.<\/p>\n<h3>L&rsquo;entr\u00e9e UFC : deux d\u00e9faites et un bonus<\/h3>\n<p>Avril 2022, Elder d\u00e9barque \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC Vegas 52 en remplacement de Louis Cosce (positif au COVID) \u2014 quatre jours de pr\u00e9avis, cat\u00e9gorie welter alors qu&rsquo;il est l\u00e9ger. Il perd par d\u00e9cision contre Preston Parsons, mais l&rsquo;essentiel est l\u00e0 : il existe \u00e0 ce niveau. Dix mois plus tard, face \u00e0 Nazim Sadykhov (f\u00e9vrier 2023), il est en train de dominer aux points (20-18 sur les trois cartes) quand une coupure force l&rsquo;arr\u00eat m\u00e9dical \u00e0 38 secondes du troisi\u00e8me round. Perte au classement, bonus Fight of the Night dans la poche. Cruel, mais r\u00e9v\u00e9lateur du personnage.<\/p>\n<h3>Le d\u00e9clic en trois rounds<\/h3>\n<p>Juillet 2023, Elder corrige Genaro Valdez par d\u00e9cision unanime \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC Apex \u2014 sa premi\u00e8re victoire \u00e0 l&rsquo;Octogone. Un an plus tard, \u00e0 Denver, il accepte un combat contre Darrius Flowers \u00e0 quatre jours de pr\u00e9avis. Il soumet Flowers par arm-triangle choke \u00e0 1:46 du deuxi\u00e8me round, \u00e0 1609 m\u00e8tres d&rsquo;altitude. En avril 2025, il finalise une s\u00e9rie de trois victoires cons\u00e9cutives en battant le d\u00e9butant Gauge Young par d\u00e9cision unanime \u00e0 Kansas City.<\/p>\n<h3>Style et \u00e9volution<\/h3>\n<p>Elder a commenc\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re en tant que grappler pur jus avant de d\u00e9velopper ses frappes \u2014 ses kicks, notamment au corps et aux jambes, sont d\u00e9sormais ses armes de pr\u00e9dilection debout. Il m\u00e9lange intelligemment wrestling de fond, ground-and-pound et \u00e9tranglements (l&rsquo;arm-triangle sur Flowers en est la d\u00e9monstration). Apr\u00e8s des ann\u00e9es \u00e0 s&rsquo;\u00e9parpiller entre entra\u00eenements et combats \u00e0 court pr\u00e9avis, il a d\u00e9m\u00e9nag\u00e9 \u00e0 Las Vegas pour s&rsquo;installer au UFC Performance Institute et passer d&rsquo;une logique de quantit\u00e9 \u00e0 une logique de qualit\u00e9. \u00ab\u00a0Si tu es concentr\u00e9 sur trop de choses, tu n&rsquo;es vraiment concentr\u00e9 sur rien\u00a0\u00bb, dit-il. \u00c0 28 ans, avec un record de 10-2 (3-2 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC), il consid\u00e8re qu&rsquo;il est loin de son prime. Ce n&rsquo;est pas de la fausse modestie \u2014 c&rsquo;est un projet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/evan-elder\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/evan-elder-is-making-up-for-lost-time\">UFC News \u2013 Making Up For Lost Time<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roster.watch\/fighters\/evanelder.html\">Roster Watch<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evan \u00ab\u00a0The Phenom\u00a0\u00bb Elder, poids l\u00e9ger UFC (10-2), Missouri natif et finisseur redoutable : 3 victoires cons\u00e9cutives \u00e0 l&rsquo;Octogone apr\u00e8s un d\u00e9part compliqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102004,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69973],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-104255","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-lightweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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