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'''Darren "me mar sells avon" Till''' (born 24 December 1992) is an English [[mixed martial artist]] and former [[Muay Thai|Muay Thai kickboxer]], currently competing in the [[Middleweight (MMA)|Middleweight]] division of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/rankings|title=Fighter Rankings {{!}} UFC ®|website=UFC|language=en|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>
'''Darren "The Gorilla" Till''' (born 24 December 1992) is an English [[mixed martial artist]] and former [[Muay Thai|Muay Thai kickboxer]], currently competing in the [[Middleweight (MMA)|Middleweight]] division of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/rankings|title=Fighter Rankings {{!}} UFC ®|website=UFC|language=en|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==

Revision as of 10:29, 7 November 2018

Darren Till
Born (1992-12-24) 24 December 1992 (age 32)
Liverpool, Merseyside, England[1]
Other namesThe Gorilla
NationalityBritish
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[2]
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
DivisionMiddleweight (2013–2014, 2018–present)
Welterweight (2014–2018)
Reach74+1⁄2 in (189 cm)
StyleMuay Thai, Luta Livre
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofLiverpool, Merseyside, England
TeamAstra Fight Team (Brazil)[3]
Team Kaobon (England)[4] MTK Global
Rank  Purple belt in Luta Livre Esportiva[2]
Years active2010–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total19
Wins17
By knockout10
By submission2
By decision5
Losses1
By submission1
Draws1
Amateur record
Total4
Wins3
Losses1
By submission1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Darren "The Gorilla" Till (born 24 December 1992) is an English mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer, currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[5]

Background

Till was born in Liverpool, England. He began training in Muay Thai at the age of 12 and turned professional at the age of 15. Till made the decision to train in MMA under Team Kaobon at the age of 17.[6][7] Till was involved in a fight at a party in August 2012 and was stabbed twice in the back, after confronting a large group of men. It was a near death experience as the knife cut deep into his body, missing his main artery by a millimetre. After the incident, his then-coach Colin Heron advised him to go to Brazil to train with Kaobon's previous Luta Livre coach Marcelo Brigadiero, as living in Liverpool caused too much distraction in his life. Team Kaobon rallied round and raised the funds and packed him off. He moved to Brazil to pursue his MMA career and to teach Muay Thai. Till's initial plan was to stay in Brazil for just six months, although Colin Heron's thought was much different, intending on Till staying in Brazil for as long as possible, keeping him away from Liverpool's distractions. Till ended up staying for three and a half years.[8]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Till spent much of his early MMA career in Santa Catarina, 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/KO wins, before joining the UFC.[1]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

2015

Till faced Brazilian Wendell de Oliveira Marques in his UFC debut on nine days notice at UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves on 30 May 2015. Oliveira managed to control most of round one by pinning Till to the fence, kneeing him in the abdomen and the upper inner thighs. In round two, Till successfully completed an early shot and took Oliveira down, ending up on top where he rained down elbows. He knocked out Oliveira and secured his first UFC win.[9]

Till next faced Nicolas Dalby on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka. After a back and forth fight, the bout was scored a majority draw.[10][11] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night bonus.[12]

2017

After a significant shoulder injury and various personal issues kept him out of action for an extended period of time, Till returned to face Jessin Ayari on 28 May 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira. He missed the non-title welterweight limit of 171 pounds by 5 pounds, and had to give 20 percent of his fight earnings to his opponent. He explained that he had missed weight due to his long lay off from competition and that his body had not responded as well to the weight cutting process as it had in the past. Despite this difficult road the fight Till outpointed Ayari on the scorecards to win a unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 29–27).[13]

On 1 August 2017, Till announced that he had signed a new, five-fight deal with UFC.[14]

Till faced Bojan Veličković on 2 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Struve vs. Volkov.[15] Till extended his undefeated streak via unanimous decision win.[16]

Till faced Donald Cerrone on 21 October 2017 at UFC Fight Night 118.[17] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.[18] This dominant win earned him the Performance of the Night bonus award.[19]

2018

Till faced former UFC Welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27 May 2018. At the weigh-ins, Till weighed in at 174.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the welterweight non-title fight limit of 171. After negotiating with Thompson's team, the bout proceeded at a catchweight with the stipulation that Till could not weigh more than 188 pounds on the day of the fight. Also, Till forfeited 30 percent of his purse to Thompson.[20] Till won the close fight via unanimous decision.[21] Conversely, 22 of 25 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Thompson. [22] Till outstruck Thompson 38 to 30 in terms of significant strikes and scored the only knockdown of the fight in the fifth round.[23]

Till faced the current UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley on 8 September 2018 at UFC 228.[24] He lost the fight via D'Arce choke in the second round.[25]

Move up to Middleweight

On Wednesday 3rd October 2018, Darren Till announced he will move up to middleweight for the foreseeable future. Till expressed his desire to fight in his hometown of Liverpool, in front of his home fans.[26]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Personal life

He has a tattoo on his left arm of the mother of his child for a birthday gift.[29]

Till was once involved in a stabbing incident that left him with two scars on his back. According to the 25-year-old Muay Thai stylist, he fought “multiple bouncers and patrons” at a club during a party in August 2012. Sensing that life in Liverpool, England, was detrimental to his development, Till’s coach advised him to move to Brazil to continue his training. He wound up staying in the South American country for three and a half years despite initial plans for a six-month stay.[8]

Till endorsed right-wing Brazilian politician Jair Bolsonaro in the 2018 Brazilian presidential election.[30][31]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
19 matches 17 wins 1 loss
By knockout 10 0
By submission 2 1
By decision 5 0
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 17–1–1 Tyron Woodley Submission (D'Arce choke) UFC 228 8 September 2018 2 4:19 Dallas, Texas, United States For the UFC Welterweight Championship.
Win 17–0–1 Stephen Thompson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till 27 May 2018 5 5:00 Liverpool, England Catchweight (174 lbs) bout; Till missed weight.
Win 16–0–1 Donald Cerrone TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till 21 October 2017 1 4:20 Gdańsk, Poland Performance of the Night.
Win 15–0–1 Bojan Veličković Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve 2 September 2017 3 5:00 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Win 14–0–1 Jessin Ayari Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira 28 May 2017 3 5:00 Stockholm, Sweden Catchweight (176 lbs) bout; Till missed weight.
Draw 13–0–1 Nicolas Dalby Draw (majority) UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka 24 October 2015 3 5:00 Dublin, Ireland Fight of the Night.
Win 13–0 Wendell de Oliveira KO (elbows) UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Alves 30 May 2015 2 1:37 Goiânia, Brazil
Win 12–0 Laerte Costa e Silva TKO (punches) MMA Sanda Combat 9 May 2015 4 2:01 Apucarana, Brazil
Win 11–0 Guillermo Martinez Ayme Decision (unanimous) Arena Tour MMA 20 December 2014 3 5:00 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 10–0 Sergio Matias Submission (toe hold) Aspera Fighting Championship 14 29 November 2014 2 3:05 Lages, Brazil Welterweight debut.
Win 9–0 Deivid Caubiack KO (punch) Aspera Fighting Championship 11 30 August 2014 1 1:35 Curitibanos, Brazil
Win 8–0 Cristiano Marquesotti Submission (inverted triangle choke) Curitibanos AMG Fight Champion 9 November 2013 1 4:45 Curitibanos, Brazil
Win 7–0 Edson Jairo da Silva TKO (retirement) Predador Campos Fight 2 5 October 2013 3 4:00 Campos Novos, Brazil
Win 6–0 Alexandre Pereira KO (punch) Encontro dos Espartanos 10 August 2013 3 2:47 Blumenau, Brazil
Win 5–0 Pedro Keller de Souza KO (punch) Sparta MMA 7 15 June 2013 2 1:54 Balneário Camboriú, Brazil
Win 4–0 Paulo Batista KO (punch) Sparta MMA 6 28 May 2013 1 1:24 Itajaí, Brazil
Win 3–0 Junior Dietz TKO (punches) São João Super Fight: Forja de Campeões 4 May 2013 1 2:18 São João Batista, Brazil
Win 2–0 Muriel Giassi TKO (punches) Tavares Combat 6 6 April 2013 2 2:50 Palhoça, Brazil
Win 1–0 Luciano Oliveira Ribeiro Decision (unanimous) Sparta MMA 3 23 February 2013 3 5:00 Balneário Camboriú, Brazil

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See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Sherdog.com. "Darren Till". Sherdog. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Darren Till Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Darren Till | MMA Fighter Page | Tapology". Tapology. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ^ "UFC signs UK Muay Thai stylist for Goiania card". Bloody Elbow. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Fighter Rankings | UFC ®". UFC. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. ^ MMACrazyTV.com (28 May 2017), Darren Till on win over Jessie Ayari "Im a Gangster" UFC Fight Night Stockholm, retrieved 30 May 2017
  7. ^ "Darren Till: From Liverpool to Brazil and back again - Fighters Only". Fighters Only. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. ^ a b Best Fight Picks (15 July 2016), UFC welterweight Darren Till on Half The Battle, retrieved 30 May 2017
  9. ^ "Darren Till: From Liverpool to Brazil and back again - Fighters Only". Fighters Only. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  10. ^ "MMADecisions.com". MMADecisions.com. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  11. ^ "UFC Fight Night 76 results: Nicholas Dalby rallies to earn draw with Darren Till". MMAjunkie. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  12. ^ "UFC Fight Night 76 bonuses and awards: Darren Till, Nicolas Dalby and more take home $50,000 in Dublin". mmamania.com. 24 October 2015.
  13. ^ "UFC Fight Night 109 results: Darren Till puts on striking clinic, cruises to win over Jessin Ayari". MMAjunkie. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  14. ^ Mike Bohn (1 August 2017). "Unbeaten welterweight Darren Till signs new 5-fight UFC deal". mmajunkie.com.
  15. ^ "Darren Till to face Bojan Velickovic at UFC Rotterdam: British ace on Fight Night 115 bill". Dailystar.co.uk. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  16. ^ "UFC-Rotterdam results: Darren Till strikes, showboats his way past Bojan Velickovic in crowd pleaser". MMAjunkie. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  17. ^ Ryan Harkness (7 September 2017). "Donald Cerrone to fight Darren Till in UFC Gdansk main event". mmamania.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017. Till won that fight via TKO.
  18. ^ "UFC Fight Night 118 results: Darren Till takes his respect from 'Cowboy,' jaws with Mike Perry". MMAjunkie. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  19. ^ a b "UFC Fight Night 118 bonuses: Darren Till, Jan Blachowicz earn $50K for big finishes". MMAjunkie. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  20. ^ Staff (26 May 2018). "UFC Fight Night 130 weigh-in results: Darren Till heavy but headliner still on (Updated)". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  21. ^ Ben Kiely (27 May 2018). "MMA community raises a collective eyebrow over controversial Darren Till decision". sportsjoe.ie. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Darren Till def. Stephen Thompson". mmadecisions.com. 27 May 2018.
  23. ^ http://www.fightmetric.com/fight-details/cd117bfce747184f
  24. ^ Shaun Al-Shatti (24 July 2018). "Tyron Woodley vs. Darren Till slated for UFC 228". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  25. ^ "UFC 228 results: Tyron Woodley drops Darren Till, defends belt with second-round D'Arce choke". MMAjunkie. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  26. ^ "Darren Till announces move up to middleweight". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  27. ^ "UFC Fight Night 118 bonuses: Darren Till, Jan Blachowicz earn $50K for big finishes". MMAjunkie. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  28. ^ "Pundit Arena's 2017 UFC Awards - Pundit Arena". www.punditarena.com. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  29. ^ MMAFightingonSBN (30 May 2015), UFC Fight Night 67: Darren Till Says He Didn't Get Paige VanZant Tattoo, retrieved 30 May 2017
  30. ^ Juntos por BOLSONARO (2 September 2017), LUTADOR INGLÊS DARREN TILL: "LULA NA CADEIA E BOLSONARO PRESIDENTE 2018", retrieved 7 September 2018
  31. ^ EDUARDO BOLSONARO (2 November 2017), Darren Till🇬🇧👏 fala sobre Bolsonaro em entrevista, retrieved 7 September 2018
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