Whittaker vs Till

Who won Whittaker vs Till?

Robert Whittaker beat Darren Till by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Island 3, on Saturday 25th July 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Robert Whittaker.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Whittaker vs Till stats

Robert Whittaker stepped into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Darren Till made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Robert Whittaker's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012.

Robert Whittaker's UFC record stood at 17-6-0, while Darren Till's came in at 6-4-1.

The stats suggested Till had an advantage in power over Whittaker, with a 56% knock out percentage over Whittaker's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Whittaker had an advantage over Till, with a 25% submission rate over Till's 11%.

Robert Whittaker was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Till had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Whittaker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Till, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 86 to Till's 58.

Whittaker vs Till form

Robert Whittaker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jared Cannonier at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Darren Till at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

He had been beaten by Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Darren Till had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Robert Whittaker at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he was victorious against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

He had been defeated by Jorge Masvidal at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Robert Whittaker had been fighting more than Darren Till.

Going to this contest, Robert Whittaker had last fought 3 years, 2 months and 25 days ago, while Darren Till's last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 27 days ago.

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Till's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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