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Darren Till vs Jessin Ayari

Darren Till is 18-5-1; Jessin Ayari is 19-7-0. Jessin Ayari is 1 year older than Darren Till. Darren Till has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Jessin Ayari. They have met once: Darren Till 1, Jessin Ayari 0.

Darren Till
United Kingdom
Darren Till
“THE GORILLA” · 18-5-1
Loss · SubmissionLoss · SubmissionLoss · Unanimous Decision
Met once
Jessin Ayari
Germany
Jessin Ayari
“ABACUS” · 19-7-0
Loss · DecisionWin · SubmissionWin · TKO
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Style & credentials

Darren Till
Muay Thai
  • —Purple belt · Other
  • 2025MFB Bridgerweight Champion (inaugural)Misfits Boxing
  • —Champion · K1 Rules European Championship
  • —Champion · ISKAjunior
Camp · Team Kaobon · Liverpool, England
Jessin Ayari
Combat Sambo
  • —Purple belt · BJJDean Lister (Fabio Santos lineage)
  • 2024Welterweight ChampionshipInnferno FC
  • 2012Welterweight ChampionshipSuperior Fighting Championship
  • —Champion · Bavarian Combat Sambo Championships
Camp · Original Fighting Nürnberg · Nuremberg, Germany

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

72%
Head
75%
13%
Body
13%
15%
Leg
13%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Darren Tilllast 1 fight
67%26%
Jessin Ayarilast 3 fights
65%20%15%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Darren Till· incl. 2 fights outside the UFC Jessin Ayari· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.303.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersJessin Ayari · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.312.92
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersJessin Ayari · Good · better than 68% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.550.32
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersJessin Ayari · Poor · better than 15% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
46%17%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersJessin Ayari · Poor · better than 10% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
70%56%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersJessin Ayari · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.50
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersJessin Ayari · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.30
Strikes landed / min
3.36
3.31
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.92
0.55 / 1.2
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.32 / 1.9
46%
Takedown accuracy
17%
70%
Takedown defence
56%
0:54
Control time / fight
1:20
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.50

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Darren Till12 UFC fights · 375 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
53%200/556
6%23/36
16%61/77
Clinch
3%12/28
6%23/29
1%4/4
Ground
12%46/65
2%6/6
0%0/0
Jessin Ayari4 UFC fights · 93 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
63%59/212
6%6/9
11%10/11
Clinch
9%8/17
6%6/6
0%0/0
Ground
4%4/5
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Darren Till and Jessin Ayari ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Teixeira (Sun, May 28, 2017), where Darren Till won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Darren Till and Jessin Ayari?

Darren Till is 18-5-1 and Jessin Ayari is 19-7-0.

Who has the longer reach, Darren Till or Jessin Ayari?

Darren Till has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Jessin Ayari, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Darren Till or Jessin Ayari?

Neither. Both stand 6'0" · 183 cm.

Who is older, Darren Till or Jessin Ayari?

Jessin Ayari is 34 and Darren Till is 33.

Who has more finishes, Darren Till or Jessin Ayari?

Darren Till has 12 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Jessin Ayari has 14 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission).

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