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Darren Till (born 24 December 1992) is an English professional
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, former Muay Thai fighter, and professional boxer. Born in
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, Till started his
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training at the age of 12 and turned professional three years later, before transitioning to MMA. He competed in the
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(UFC), where he fought in both the
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and
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divisions, and challenged for the
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in September 2018. He made his boxing debut in January 2025.


Early life

Till was born in
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, where he would frequently get into altercations. He began training in
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at the age of 12. He 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
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with Team Kaobon at the age of 17. During his teenage years, he would live in different places such as his gym and relatives' houses after an incident he had with his mother which got him kicked out of the family home. In August 2012, he was stabbed twice in the back after confronting a large group of men at a party. The knife missed his main artery by 1 mm, with doctors calling him lucky to be alive. Following the incident, Till's coach Colin Heron advised him to move to Brazil to train with a former Team Kaobon coach to avoid troubles in his hometown. He subsequently joined Astra Fight Team in
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, despite being unable to speak Portuguese and with minimal knowledge of
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. While he planned to spend six months in South America, he stayed for three and a half years and welcomed a daughter with his girlfriend in Brazil. In late 2016, he returned to England to be reunited with Heron at Team Kaobon. His daughter and then-girlfriend remained in Brazil; in 2018, he revealed he had not seen his daughter for over a year.


Mixed martial arts career


Early career

Till spent most of his early MMA career in Brazil under the guidance of Astra Fight Team. He went 3–0 as an amateur in England before making the move to South America, and turned professional in February 2013. Till had 11 fights in Brazil and one in Argentina prior to joining the UFC, with just two going to a decision. In 2013, he fought eight times as a middleweight before competing at welterweight in late 2014.


Ultimate Fighting Championship


2015

Replacing injured
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, Till faced Brazilian Wendell de Oliveira Marques in his UFC debut on nine days' notice at UFC Fight Night 67 on 30 May 2015. He knocked out Oliveira and secured his first UFC win. Till next faced Nicolas Dalby on 24 October 2015 at UFC Fight Night 76. After a back and forth fight, the bout was scored a majority draw. Both participants were awarded the ''Fight of the Night'' bonus.


2017

After a significant shoulder injury and various personal issues kept him out of action for an extended period of time, Till returned to face
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on 28 May 2017 at UFC Fight Night 109. He missed the non-title
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limit of 171 pounds by 5 pounds, and had to give 20 percent of his fight earnings to his opponent. Till won the fight via unanimous decision. On 1 August 2017, Till announced that he had signed a new, five-fight deal with the UFC. Till faced
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on 2 September 2017 at
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. Till won the fight via unanimous decision. Till faced
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on 21 October 2017 at UFC Fight Night 118. He won the fight via TKO in the first round. This win earned him the ''Performance of the Night'' bonus award.


2018

Till faced former UFC Welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night 130 on 27 May 2018. At the weigh-ins, Till weighed in at 174.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the Welterweight non-title fight limit of 171. After negotiating with Thompson's team, the bout proceeded at a catchweight with the stipulation that Till could not weigh more than 188 pounds on the day of the fight. Till also forfeited 30 percent of his purse to Thompson. Till won the fight via a controversial unanimous decision. 22 of 25 media outlets scored the bout in favor of Thompson.


Title shot

Till was given the opportunity to face
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on 8 September 2018 at UFC 228, challenging him for the
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. He lost the fight via D'Arce choke submission in the second round. This was Till's first loss in his MMA career.


2019

Despite talks of a potential move up to Middleweight, Till stayed at Welterweight and faced
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on 16 March 2019 at UFC Fight Night 147. Till lost the fight by knockout in the second round. Both participants were awarded a ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award.


Move to middleweight

On 26 August, it was announced Till was returning to the middleweight division to face
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at
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on 2 November. He won the fight via split decision.


2020

Till faced Robert Whittaker on 26 July 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Till was scheduled to face
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on 5 December 2020 at UFC on ESPN 19. However, it was announced on 6 November that Till was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury. He was replaced by
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, who was later replaced by
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.


2021

Till was scheduled to face
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on 10 April 2021, at
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. On the week before the fight, Till was forced to pull out from the match due to a broken collarbone, and he was replaced by
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. Till faced Derek Brunson on 4 September 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in round three.


2022

Till was scheduled to face
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on 23 July 2022, at UFC Fight Night 208. He was replaced by Chris Curtis after being forced to withdraw from the bout due to an undisclosed injury. Till faced
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on 10 December 2022, at
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. He lost the fight via submission in round three. This fight earned him the '' Fight of the Night'' award.


Departure

On 28 February 2023, it was revealed that Till was released from the UFC after requesting to be let go to pursue other interests.


Muay Thai and Kickboxing career


Career Summary

Till started his
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training at the age of 12 and turned professional three years later, before transitioning to MMA. According to Till, he amassed a kickboxing record of 44 wins and 0 losses with 33 knockouts.


Boxing career


Cancelled bout with Chávez Jr.

Till was scheduled to make his professional boxing debut against Mexican former WBC middleweight boxing champion Julio César Chávez Jr. on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson undercard on 20 July 2024 in a six round cruiserweight bout. However, due to a health issue with
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, the event was postponed and Till's bout with Chávez Jr. was cancelled.


Till vs Mutie

On 1 July, it was announced that Till would face Palestinian mixed martial artist Mohammad Mutie on 6 July 2024, in an
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at Social Knockout 3 in
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, United Arab Emirates. Although a punch that landed to the back of the head of Mutie caused him to fall to the ground, Till was awarded the victory by technical knockout. A brief brawl took place after the bout with Mutie not being pleased with the result.


Till vs Taylor

On 17 November, it was announced that Till would make his MF-professional boxing debut against English professional boxer Tommy Fury on 18 January 2025 at MF & DAZN: X Series 20 at the
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. On 6 December however, Fury announced that he had withdrawn from the bout due to Till at the press conference stating he would resort to "MMA tactics" if he was losing the fight. On 29 December, Till's new opponent was announced to be American mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor. Till defeated Taylor via technical knockout in the sixth round.


Till vs Stewart

On 13 February 2025,
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confirmed that Till will return to the ring on 29 March at
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in Manchester on the X Series 21 – Unfinished Business undercard. On 15 February, Till's opponent was announced to be English mixed martial artist Darren Stewart. However, on 21 March the event was postponed after the headline fighter
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fell ill. On 17 April, the bout was rescheduled for 16 May at the Vaillant Live in
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, becoming the new headliner for X Series 21
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Blinders & Brawls.


Personal life

Till has four daughters.


Controversies

On 18 April 2019, Till was arrested in
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after trashing a hotel room when he was asked to leave, and for also stealing a taxi while the driver was loading his luggage into the trunk. Till and four other involved individuals were sentenced for a crime of damage and unauthorised use of a vehicle, and were fined approximately at £10,000. Till was penalised by Swedish police for driving under the influence of alcohol with over three times the legal limit in his system on 31 July 2022. On 7 June 2023, Till attended a court in Liverpool, pleading not guilty to charges for driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and obstructing a constable in execution of duty. Following the hearing, he was granted bail and set to return to the court on 30 August. In the 30 August hearing at
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, Till pleaded guilty for the first two offences, while the third was dropped by the prosecution. The hearing was subsequently adjourned.


Championships and achievements


Mixed martial arts

*
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** Performance of the Night (One time) ** Fight of the Night (Three times) **UFC.com Awards ***2015: Ranked #9 Fight of the Year *Pundit Arena **2017 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year *MMADNA.nl **2017 Rising Star of the Year.


Muay Thai

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Junior Champion, European K1-Rules Champion


Boxing

* Prime Fighter of the Night (One time)


Mixed martial arts record

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Lages Lages is a Brazilian municipality located in the central part of the state of Santa Catarina, in the region known in Portuguese as "Planalto Serrano". It is located in the mountain region of and is also the largest municipality of Santa Catari ...
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Curitibanos Curitibanos is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Santa Catarina. It is located at 27º16'58" south latitude and 50º35'04" west longitude, at an elevation of 987 metres. It has an area of 953.67 km² and its population, according t ...
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Blumenau Blumenau () is a city in Vale do Itajaí, Santa Catarina (Brazil), Santa Catarina state, in the South Region, Brazil, South Region of Brazil, from the state capital Florianópolis. The city was founded by the German chemist and pharmacist H ...
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Itajaí Itajaí () is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is located on the northern central coast of Santa Catarina and is part of the Vale do Itajaí Mesoregion, on the right bank of the Itajaí-Açu river mouth. It lies at th ...
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Palhoça Palhoça is a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil. History Palhoça was founded in 1793, when the city was part of the way between Lages and Florianópolis in order to protect the capital state from possible invasions. Its name comes from " ...
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Balneário Camboriú Balneário Camboriú () is a coastal city in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The city is built on steep hills which drop down to the sea. It is a popular tourist destination for South Americans, who are drawn to its main ocean b ...
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