UFC UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira Final

Darren Till vs Jessin Ayari

Darren Till
United Kingdom

Darren Till

“The Gorilla”

18-5-1

Winner

VS
Jessin Ayari
Germany

Jessin Ayari

“Abacus”

19-6

Winner

Darren Till

Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 — 5:00

28 May 2017 · Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden

Key takeaways

  • Darren Till beat Jessin Ayari by unanimous decision after three rounds.
  • Darren Till landed 33 of 72 total strikes and 2 of 3 takedowns, with 2:56 of control time.
  • Jessin Ayari landed more total strikes — 41 to 33 — and still lost the fight.
  • The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-27.

Tale of the tape

Darren TillJessin Ayari
18-5-1Record19-6
24Age on fight night24
6′0″ (183 cm)Height6′0″ (183 cm)
74.5″ (189 cm)Reach73.5″ (187 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight155 lb (70.3 kg)
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
Astra Fight TeamTeamHammers Team
Liverpool, England, United KingdomFromNuremberg, Bavaria, Germany

Fight statistics

33of 72 · 46%Total strikes landed41of 127 · 32%
29of 68Head strikes32of 118
2of 2Body strikes6of 6
2of 2Leg strikes3of 3
2of 3Takedowns0of 5
1Knockdowns0
0Submission attempts1
2:56Control time0:46

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Darren TillRoundJessin Ayari
6/22strikes2/3TD0KD0:20controlR19/35strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
19/29strikes0/0TD1KD2:36controlR220/39strikes0/4TD0KD0:24control
8/21strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR312/53strikes0/1TD0KD0:22control

Judges’ scorecards

Ben Cartlidge

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Anders Ohlsson

10R1910R2910R39

30total27

Mans Nilsson

10R1910R289R310

29total27

Form going into the fight

Darren Till

  1. WWendell Oliveira MarquesKO/TKO R2 1:372015
  2. ?Nicolas Dalbymajority decision2015

Jessin Ayari

  1. WJim Wallheadsplit decision2016

Also on this card

Alexander Gustafsson vs Glover TeixeiraKO/TKO R5 1:07Misha Cirkunov vs Volkan OezdemirKO/TKO R1 0:28Ben Saunders vs Peter SobottaKO/TKO R2 2:29Omari Akhmedov vs Abdul Razak Alhassansplit decisionNordine Taleb vs Oliver Enkampunanimous decision

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