In Perth, Western Australia, UFC 284 is going down this Saturday inside the RAC Arena. The card has a lot of hometown talent, but also a few other fighters making the trip from abroad. One of those is a teammate of headliner Islam Makhachev, Zubaira Tukhugov. He will be fighting a Brazilian newcomer, Elves Brenner.
Elves Brenner
Standing at Five-foot-nine
Fighting at 155 lbs (lightweight)
25-years-old
Fighting out of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Training out of Chute Boxe Diego Lima
A pro record of 13-3
1 KO/TKO, 11 Submissions
How will Brenner fare in the UFC:
Of all the prospects in Brazil I didn’t think Brenner was close to landing in the UFC. He’s 2-2 in his last four. He is only 25 and trains out of a good team so there is some upside. I still don’t like the signing because Brenner is going to struggle to get wins in the UFC.
It’s hard to point out areas where Brenner is best at. I would say he’s decent everywhere but isn’t great anywhere. On the feet, Brenner is volume based and throws a variety of attacks. He’s not technical and instead of throwing straights, he’s looping punches. His hand speed is slow and that’s why a lot of the time he ends up countered. Same with his kicks. He likes to throw a lot of kicks but they are not being set up; as a result he’s been easy to read.
Brenner I would say is a slightly better grappler than anything else. On top or on the bottom he’s moving to get better positions and hunting for submissions. At the same time, his takedown defense isn’t great and he will lose minutes fighting off his back.
I’m big on guys getting these big opportunities, but sometimes it’s better off waiting a little longer for the big opportunity to come. Brenner simply isn’t UFC level. Yet. He’s only 25 so more time on the regional scene would’ve been better in the long run.
