Till vs Thompson

Who won Till vs Thompson?

Darren Till beat Stephen Thompson by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night 130, on Sunday 27th May 2018 at Echo Arena in Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Darren Till.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Till vs Thompson stats

Darren Till stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Stephen Thompson made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Stephen Thompson marked his 21st fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Darren Till's UFC record stood at 6-4-1, while Stephen Thompson's came in at 12-8-1.

The stats suggested Till had an advantage in power over Thompson, with a 63% knock out percentage over Thompson's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Till had a slight advantage over Thompson, with a 13% submission rate over Thompson's 7%.

Darren Till was the younger man by 10 years, at 32 years old.

Till was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years later than Thompson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 58 to Thompson's 74.

Till vs Thompson form

Darren Till had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to 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 been beaten by 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 defeated 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 had won 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 lost to 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

Till's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Thompson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

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