Middleweight · “The Gorilla”

Darren Till

18-5-1 UFC 6-5-1
6'0"Height
74"Reach
SouthpawStance
33Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
13:36Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.3
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.31
Striking accuracy46.8%
Striking defense56.3%
Takedowns / 15 min0.55
Takedown accuracy46.2%
Takedown defense69.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time6.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents5-5

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
October 21, 2017 vs Donald Cerrone — 5.54/min (W) — only 4.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '17 May 27, 2018 vs Stephen Thompson — 1.52/min (W) May '18 March 16, 2019 vs Jorge Masvidal — 2.6/min (L) Mar '19 November 2, 2019 vs Kelvin Gastelum — 2.4/min (W) Nov '19 July 25, 2020 vs Robert Whittaker — 1.64/min (L) Jul '20 September 4, 2021 vs Derek Brunson — 2.13/min (L) Sep '21 December 10, 2022 vs Dricus Du Plessis — 2.75/min (L) Dec '22

Fight history

12 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Dricus Du Plessis 3-0 walk-in Submission · R3 2:43 — UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · December 10, 2022
35/70Sig. strikes
86/147Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:23Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Derek Brunson 13-5 walk-in Submission · R3 2:13 — UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till · September 4, 2021
26/50Sig. strikes
41/84Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Robert Whittaker 11-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · July 25, 2020
41/99Sig. strikes
69/157Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Kelvin Gastelum 10-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz · November 2, 2019
36/67Sig. strikes
40/81Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:39Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jorge Masvidal 9-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:05 — UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal · March 16, 2019
21/43Sig. strikes
35/72Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:56Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Tyron Woodley 8-2-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 4:19 — UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · September 8, 2018
0/6Sig. strikes
57/79Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Stephen Thompson 9-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till · May 27, 2018
38/126Sig. strikes
30/126Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Donald Cerrone 19-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:20 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till · October 21, 2017
24/55Sig. strikes
14/24Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Bojan Velickovic 2-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · September 2, 2017
49/87Sig. strikes
34/144Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Jessin Ayari 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira · May 28, 2017
31/69Sig. strikes
28/112Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
2:57Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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D Nicolas Dalby 1-0 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka · October 24, 2015
49/88Sig. strikes
84/170Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:43Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Wendell Oliveira Marques 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:37 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · May 30, 2015
25/41Sig. strikes
22/39Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
1:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
18-5-1Pro record
Astra Fight Team (Brazil), Team Kaobon (England), MTK GlobalGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 10
Submission 2
Decision 6
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 3
Decision 1
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 12
Sparta MMA 3
Aspera FC 2
MMA Sanda Combat 1
Arena Tour MMA 1
Curitibanos AMG Fight Champion 1
Predador Campos Fight 1
Encontro dos Espartanos 1

+ 2 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 24 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Dricus du Plessis Submission (face crank) UFC 282
December 10, 2022
 UFC 3 2:43
L Derek Brunson Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till
September 4, 2021
 UFC 3 2:13
L Robert Whittaker Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till
July 26, 2020
 UFC 5 5:00
W Kelvin Gastelum Decision (split) UFC 244
November 2, 2019
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jorge Masvidal KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal
March 16, 2019
 UFC 2 3:05
L Tyron Woodley Submission (brabo choke) UFC 228
September 8, 2018
 UFC 2 4:19
W Stephen Thompson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till
May 27, 2018
 UFC 5 5:00
W Donald Cerrone TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Till
October 21, 2017
 UFC 1 4:20
W Bojan Veličković Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
September 2, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jessin Ayari Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
May 28, 2017
 UFC 3 5:00
D Nicolas Dalby Draw (majority) UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka
October 24, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Wendell de Oliveira KO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves
May 30, 2015
 UFC 2 1:37
W Laerte Costa e Silva TKO (punches) MMA Sanda Combat
May 9, 2015
 MMA Sanda Combat 4 2:01
W Guillermo Martinez Ayme Decision (unanimous) Arena Tour MMA
December 20, 2014
 Arena Tour MMA 3 5:00
W Sergio Matias Submission (toe hold) Aspera FC 14
November 29, 2014
 Aspera FC 2 3:05
W Deivid Caubiack KO (punch) Aspera FC 11
August 30, 2014
 Aspera FC 1 1:35
W Cristiano Marquesotti Submission (inverted triangle choke) Curitibanos AMG Fight Champion
November 9, 2013
 Curitibanos AMG Fight Champion 1 4:45
W Edson Jairo da Silva TKO (retirement) Predador Campos Fight 2
October 5, 2013
 Predador Campos Fight 3 4:00
W Alexandre Pereira KO (punch) Encontro dos Espartanos
August 10, 2013
 Encontro dos Espartanos 3 2:47
W Pedro Keller de Souza KO (punch) Sparta MMA 7
June 15, 2013
 Sparta MMA 2 1:54
W Paulo Batista KO (punch) Sparta MMA 6
May 28, 2013
 Sparta MMA 1 1:24
W Junior Dietz TKO (punches) São João Super Fight
May 4, 2013
 São João Super Fight 1 2:18
W Muriel Giassi TKO (punches) Tavares Combat 6
April 6, 2013
 Tavares Combat 2 2:50
W Luciano Oliveira Ribeiro Decision (unanimous) Sparta MMA 3
February 23, 2013
 Sparta MMA 3 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Darren Till) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 165 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.3 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 3.3 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 46.8% avg 47.0%
Striking defense 56.3% avg 53.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.6 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 46.2% avg 40.3%
Takedown defense 69.8% avg 60.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.7
Control time 6.6% avg 22.2%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 61.0%