Darren Jake Till was born on 24 December 1992 and is an English professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai fighter.
34 Facts About Darren Till
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Darren Till competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he fought in both the welterweight and middleweight divisions, and challenged for the UFC Welterweight Championship in September 2018.
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Darren Till began training in Muay Thai at the age of 12.
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Darren Till dropped out of high school at the age of 14 to focus on the sport, turning professional a year later and beginning to train in MMA with Team Kaobon at the age of 17.
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Darren Till subsequently joined Astra Fight Team in Balneario Camboriu, despite being unable to speak Portuguese and with minimal knowledge of grappling.
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Darren Till spent most of his early MMA career in Brazil under the guidance of Astra Fight Team.
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Darren Till had 11 fights in Brazil and one in Argentina prior to joining the UFC, with just two going to a decision.
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Darren Till faced Brazilian Wendell de Oliveira Marques in his UFC debut on nine days' notice at UFC Fight Night 67 on 30 May 2015.
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Darren Till knocked out Oliveira and secured his first UFC win.
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Darren Till next faced Nicolas Dalby on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76.
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Darren Till 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.
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On 1 August 2017, Darren Till announced that he had signed a new, five-fight deal with the UFC.
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Darren Till faced Bojan Velickovic on 2 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night 115.
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Darren Till faced Donald Cerrone on 21 October 2017 at UFC Fight Night 118.
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Darren Till won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Darren Till faced former UFC Welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27 May 2018.
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At the weigh-ins, Darren Till weighed in at 174.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the Welterweight non-title fight limit of 171.
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Darren Till was given the opportunity to face Tyron Woodley on 8 September 2018 at UFC 228, challenging him for the UFC Welterweight Championship.
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Darren Till lost the fight via D'Arce choke submission in the second round.
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Darren Till lost the fight by knockout in the second round.
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Darren Till faced Robert Whittaker on 26 July 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs Darren Till.
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Darren Till was scheduled to face Jack Hermansson on 5 December 2020 at UFC on ESPN 19.
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Darren Till was replaced by Kevin Holland, who was later replaced by Marvin Vettori.
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Darren Till was forced to pull out from the match due to an undisclosed injury.
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Darren Till was scheduled to face Marvin Vettori on 10 April 2021, at UFC on ABC 2 On the week before the fight, Darren Till was forced to pull out from the match due to a broken collarbone, and he was replaced by Kevin Holland.
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Darren Till faced Derek Brunson on 4 September 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs Darren Till.
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Darren Till lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in round three.
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Darren Till was scheduled to face Jack Hermansson on 23 July 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208.
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Darren Till was replaced by Chris Curtis after being forced to withdraw from the bout due to an undisclosed injury.
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Darren Till faced Dricus du Plessis on 10 December 2022, at UFC 282.
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Darren Till lost the fight via submission in round three.
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On 28 February 2023, it was revealed that Darren Till was released from the UFC after requesting to be let go to pursue other interests.
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On 18 April 2019, Darren Till was arrested in Tenerife after trashing a hotel room when he was asked to leave, and for stealing a taxi while the driver was loading his luggage into the trunk.
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Darren Till was penalized by Swedish police for driving under the influence of alcohol with over three times the legal limit in his system on 31 July 2022.