Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Darren Till
Darren Till
“The Gorilla”
18-5-1
RESULT

Dricus Du Plessis def. Darren Till (Submission)

Submission · Round 3 · 2:43
WIN
Dricus Du Plessis
Dricus Du Plessis
“Stillknocks”
23-3-0
Saturday, December 10, 2022
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Dricus Du Plessis defeated Darren Till by Submission in round 3 (2:43) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev, held Saturday, December 10, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Darren Till
Dricus Du Plessis
0
Knockdowns
0
35 of 70
Significant strikes
86 of 147
50%
Sig. strike accuracy
59%
58 of 94
Total strikes
117 of 197
1 of 1
Takedowns
6 of 6
100%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
3
1
Reversals
0
0:23
Control time
5:33
Significant strikes by target
26 of 57
Head
69 of 123
6 of 9
Body
4 of 7
3 of 4
Leg
13 of 17
29 of 60
Distance
28 of 59
1 of 1
Clinch
25 of 40
5 of 9
Ground
33 of 48

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
6 of 12
Sig. str.
60 of 85
9 of 15
Total str.
82 of 126
1 of 1
Takedowns
3 of 3
0
Sub. att
1
0:23
Ctrl
3:56
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
18 of 33
Sig. str.
10 of 28
38 of 54
Total str.
19 of 37
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
1:27
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
11 of 25
Sig. str.
16 of 34
11 of 25
Total str.
16 of 34
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
0:10
Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

18-5-1
Record
23-3-0
0
Win Streak
0
33
Age
32
6'0"
Height
6'1"
74"
Reach
76"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.30
SLpM
5.18
46%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.31
SApM
4.33
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.55
TD Avg.
2.22
46%
TD Acc.
51%
69%
TD Def.
34%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Darren Till · 1-4
  • L
    Dricus Du Plessis
    UFC 282: Błachowicz vs AnkalaevSat, Dec 10, 2022
    Submission · R3 · 2:43 · Middleweight
  • L
    Derek Brunson
    UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs TillSat, Sep 4, 2021
    Submission · R3 · 2:13 · Middleweight
  • L
    Robert Whittaker
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs TillSun, Jul 26, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Kelvin Gastelum
    UFC 244: Masvidal vs DiazSun, Nov 3, 2019
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Jorge Masvidal
    UFC Fight Night: Till vs MasvidalSat, Mar 16, 2019
    TKO · R2 · 3:05 · Welterweight
Dricus Du Plessis · 4-1
  • L
    Khamzat Chimaev
    UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Sean Strickland
    UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2Sat, Feb 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Israel Adesanya
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024
    Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
  • W
    Sean Strickland
    UFC 297: Strickland vs du PlessisSat, Jan 20, 2024
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Robert Whittaker
    UFC 290: Volkanovski vs RodriguezSat, Jul 8, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 12 fights · 10 fights
31.3
Avg sig. strikes
77.0
0.50
Avg takedowns
2.20
0:54
Avg control time
1:45
49
Career high strikes
147
2
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Darren Till
Strike target
Dricus Du Plessis
69%
Head
59%
14%
Body
18%
17%
Leg
23%
Darren Till
Strike position
Dricus Du Plessis
76%
Distance
82%
10%
Clinch
8%
14%
Ground
10%