Darren Till
| Darren Till | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 24, 1992 Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Other names | Liverpudlian |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb) |
| Division | Welterweight (170 lb) |
| Reach | 74.5 in (189 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
| Team | Astra Fight Team (Brazil) Team Kaobon (England) |
| Rank | Master in Muay Thai Purple belt in Luta Livre Esportiva |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 16 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Amateur record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Darren Till (born December 24, 1992) is an English mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer currently competing in the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Till began training in Muay Thai at the age of 12 and turned professional at the age of 15. Till transited to train in MMA under Team Kaobaon at the age of 17, and was the K-1 European Champion. Till was involved in a fight at a party in August 2012 and was stabbed twice at the back. It was a near death experience as the knife cut deep into his body, missing his main artery by an inch. After the incident his coach at that time advised him to go to Brazil to train, as living in Liverpool caused too much distraction in his life. He took this piece of advice and moved to Brazil to pursue his MMA career and to teach Muay Thai. His initial plan was to stay in Brazil for just six month but he ended up staying for three and a half years.
Till spent much of his early MMA career in Santa Catariana, Brazil where he was part of Astra Fight Team. He compiled an amateur record of 3-0 before turning professional, and had a total of 11 fights in Brazil and one fight in Argentina. Till fought eight times in 2013 alone, and his record was 12-0-0 with seven TKO/KOs before joining UFC.
Till faced Brazilian Wendell de Oliveira Marques in his UFC debut on nine days notice at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves on May 30, 2015. Oliveira managed control most of the round one by pinning Till to the fence, kneeing in the abdomen and the upper inner thighs. In round two, Till successfully completed an early shoot and took Oliveira down, ending up on top where he rained down elbows. He knocked out Oliveria and secured his first UFC win.
Till next faced Nicolas Dalby on October 24, 2015 at UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka. In round one, Till connected a left uppercut and dropped Dalby to the ground and started to strike furiously with big punches until Dalby managed to escape the onslaught. Till started round two with confidence, managing distance well to escape Dalby kicks and punches. Down on the scorecards from the first two rounds, Dalby picked up the sense of urgency and started with high head kicks and combinations, ending round three with punches. At the end of the fight, the judges scored a majority draw of 29-28, 28-28, 28-28. Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night.
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