Head to head
Michael Young vs Elijah Brown
Two careers, 610 shared rounds, one running count. Everything below comes from the official results the two of them posted in the same rounds of the same competitions.
Michael Young (United States) and Elijah Brown (United States) have met in 610 rounds across 93 competitions since 2015. Counting every round where both finished with a result, Elijah Brown leads Michael Young: 400 finishes in front to 201 and 9 ties.
On personal bests the split is just as plain: across 17 shared events, Elijah Brown holds the faster single in 10, Michael Young in 7.
Personal bests, side by side
faster single in bold| Event | Michael Young single | average | Elijah Brown single | average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.71 | 10.07 | 5.41 | 6.86 |
| 2×2 | 1.20 | 2.62 | 0.98 | 2.26 |
| 4×4 | 36.29 | 41.04 | 29.24 | 33.40 |
| 5×5 | 1:11.60 | 1:19.66 | 57.55 | 1:04.44 |
| 6×6 | 2:20.91 | 2:31.00 | 1:58.85 | 2:03.92 |
| 7×7 | 3:39.22 | 3:47.43 | 3:13.66 | 3:21.07 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:03.68 | 1:36.69 | 1:08.39 | 1:30.19 |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 22 moves | 26.33 | 27 moves | 30.67 |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.46 | 14.87 | 9.46 | 12.27 |
| Clock | 7.44 | 10.63 | 5.10 | 6.54 |
| Megaminx | 48.03 | 1:02.51 | 50.92 | 55.96 |
| Pyraminx | 2.40 | 6.16 | 0.75 | 1.78 |
| Skewb | 2.74 | 6.09 | 2.08 | 3.75 |
| Square-1 | 6.39 | 9.24 | 8.55 | 13.45 |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 7:38.53 | — | 9:33.47 | 16:29.00 |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 14:16.00 | — | 27:02.00 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 9 cubes · 43:05 | — | 6 of 7 cubes · 40:27 | — |
Year by year
every meeting, 610 rounds in allRecent meetings
newest first · averages where the round ranked on one, singles otherwise| Year | Competition | Event | Round | Michael Young | Elijah Brown | ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Poly Cubed at Pomona 2025 | 3×3 | First round | 11.04 | 8.11 | Elijah Brown |
| 2025 | Poly Cubed at Pomona 2025 | 3×3 | Second round | 12.51 | 7.53 | Elijah Brown |
| 2025 | Poly Cubed at Pomona 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | Final | 1:33.94 | 2:24.53 | Michael Young |
| 2025 | Poly Cubed at Pomona 2025 | 3×3 blindfolded | First round | 1:12.38 | 2:04.12 | Michael Young |
| 2025 | Poly Cubed at Pomona 2025 | 4×4 blindfolded | Final | 9:09.96 | 9:33.47 | Michael Young |
| 2025 | Poly Cubed at Pomona 2025 | Pyraminx | Final | 7.98 | 2.38 | Elijah Brown |
| 2025 | Poly Cubed at Pomona 2025 | Pyraminx | First round | 6.19 | 1.99 | Elijah Brown |
| 2025 | Poly Cubed at Pomona 2025 | Skewb | Final | 7.01 | 4.23 | Elijah Brown |
| 2025 | Poly Cubed at Pomona 2025 | Skewb | First round | 7.95 | 4.14 | Elijah Brown |
| 2024 | WCC FMC Under The Mistletoe 2024 | 3×3 Fewest Moves | Final | 28 moves | 34.67 | Elijah Brown |
| 2024 | La La Land 2024 | 2×2 | First round | 4.11 | 2.49 | Elijah Brown |
| 2024 | La La Land 2024 | 3×3 | First round | 11.38 | 8.72 | Elijah Brown |
| 2024 | La La Land 2024 | 3×3 | Semi Final | 12.56 | 9.58 | Elijah Brown |
| 2024 | La La Land 2024 | 3×3 | Second round | 10.07 | 8.19 | Elijah Brown |
Full careers: Michael Young · Elijah Brown. A meeting is a round of one event at one competition where both finished with a counted result. Who finished ahead follows official placing in the round: rounds played to an average are won on the average, best-of rounds on the single.