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.

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Thompson's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Till vs Thompson?

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