Demetrious Johnson vs Tim Elliott — Fight recap

Demetrious Johnson earned a unanimous decision over Tim Elliott in a five-round flyweight bout on December 3, 2016, with referee Herb Dean overseeing the action. Johnson controlled the fight through superior grappling and cage dominance, landing 28 significant strikes at 48% accuracy while securing five of seven takedown attempts for a 71% success rate.

He accumulated 16:36 of control time, nearly five times Elliott's 3:38, establishing a clear wrestling advantage despite Elliott's perfect four-of-four takedown conversion when he did shoot. Johnson's 16 head strikes and methodical ground control proved decisive across all three judges' scorecards, as Elliott's 24 significant strikes at 39% accuracy couldn't overcome the positional disadvantage.

The victory reinforced Johnson's technical superiority in the flyweight division during his prime championship reign.