Darren Till vs Stephen Thompson
Darren Till is 18-5-1; Stephen Thompson is 17-9-1. Stephen Thompson is 10 years older than Darren Till. Stephen Thompson has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Darren Till. They have met once: Darren Till 1, Stephen Thompson 0.
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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
Stephen Thompson
KarateKickboxing
- 2023Black belt · KarateTetsushin-ryu Kempo / Upstate Karate
- 2005World Championships Cruiserweight ChampionW.A.K.O.
- 2003World Light Cruiserweight ChampionI.K.F.
- 2002National Tournament Light Heavyweight ChampionI.K.F.
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
72%66%
Head
13%24%
Body
15%10%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Darren Tilllast 1 fight
67%26%
Stephen Thompsonlast 4 fights
65%28%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Darren Till· from fights outside the UFC Stephen Thompson· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.504.05
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Below avg · better than 23% of UFC fightersStephen Thompson · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.383.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersStephen Thompson · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.510.23
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersStephen Thompson · Poor · better than 12% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
46%36%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersStephen Thompson · Average · better than 45% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
70%63%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersStephen Thompson · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darren Till · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersStephen Thompson · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.50
Strikes landed / min4.05
3.38
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.00
0.51 / 1.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.23 / 0.6
46%
Takedown accuracy36%
70%
Takedown defence63%
0:54
Control time / fight0:53
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
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
Stephen Thompson21 UFC fights · 1230 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
59%729/1943
21%257/359
10%118/142
Clinch
4%47/69
3%35/40
0%5/6
Ground
3%38/54
0%0/0
0%1/1
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Darren Till16 of 24 ended early · 67%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
8 early stoppages have no logged time
Stephen Thompson12 of 27 ended early · 44%15 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Darren Till1-4
- LUFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022Submission · R3 · 2:43 · Middleweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
Full record · 24 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Till · May 27, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve · Sep 2, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Teixeira · May 28, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- D
- WUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves · May 30, 2015TKO · R2 · 1:37 · Welterweight
- WLaerte CostaMMA Sanda Combat · May 9, 2015TKO
- W
- WSérgio MatiasAspera FC 14 · Nov 29, 2014Submission · R2 · 3:05 · Welterweight
- WDeivid CaubiackAspera FC 11 · Aug 30, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:35 · Middleweight
- WTBASanta Catarina Regional · Nov 9, 2013Submission
- WEdson JairoSanta Catarina Regional · Oct 5, 2013TKO
- WAlexandre PereiraSanta Catarina Regional · Aug 10, 2013TKO
- WPedro KellerSanta Catarina Regional · Jun 15, 2013TKO
- WPaulo BatistaSanta Catarina Regional · May 18, 2013TKO
- WJunior DietzSanta Catarina Regional · May 4, 2013TKO
- WMuriel GiassiTavares Combat · Apr 6, 2013TKO
- WLuciano OliveiraSanta Catarina Regional · Feb 23, 2013DEC
Stephen Thompson1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira · Jul 12, 2025Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Daukaus · Dec 18, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 27 fightsShow less
- LUFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Neal · Dec 19, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Till · May 27, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 217: Bisping vs St-Pierre · Nov 4, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- D
- WUFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · Jun 18, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians · Jul 12, 2015TKO · R1 · 4:29 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2 · May 25, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- WDan StittgenUFC 143: Diaz vs Condit · Feb 4, 2012TKO · R1 · 4:13 · Welterweight
- WPatrick MandioInternational Sport Combat Federation · Oct 1, 2011DEC
- WWilliam KuhnSouth Carolina Regional · Jul 15, 2011DEC
- WMarques WorrellInternational Sport Combat Federation · Sep 18, 2010Submission
- WDaniel FinzInternational Sport Combat Federation · May 22, 2010TKO
- WJeremy JolesInternational Sport Combat Federation · Feb 5, 2010TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Darren TillStephen Thompson
Frequently asked questions
Have Darren Till and Stephen Thompson ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Till (Sun, May 27, 2018), where Darren Till won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Darren Till and Stephen Thompson?
Darren Till is 18-5-1 and Stephen Thompson is 17-9-1.
Who has the longer reach, Darren Till or Stephen Thompson?
Stephen Thompson has the longer reach: 75" · 191 cm against 74" · 188 cm for Darren Till, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Darren Till or Stephen Thompson?
Neither. Both stand 6'0" · 183 cm.
Who is older, Darren Till or Stephen Thompson?
Stephen Thompson is 43 and Darren Till is 33.
Who has more finishes, Darren Till or Stephen Thompson?
Darren Till has 12 wins inside the distance (10 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Stephen Thompson has 9 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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