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

Till had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, 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.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Donald Cerrone at UFC Fight Night 118 on 21st October 2017 by knockout in the 1st round at Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland.

Stephen Thompson had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been defeated by Anthony Pettis at UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Darren Till at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27th May 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 217 on 4th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Tyron Woodley at UFC 209 on 4th March 2017 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had drawn with Tyron Woodley at UFC 205 on 12th November 2016 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Darren Till had last fought 5 years, 8 months and 11 days ago, while Stephen Thompson's last outing had been 6 years, 3 months and 20 days ago.

Till's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Thompson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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