UFC UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till Final

Derek Brunson vs Darren Till

Derek Brunson
United States

Derek Brunson

“The One”

24-9

Winner

VS
Darren Till
United Kingdom

Darren Till

“The Gorilla”

18-5-1

Winner

Derek Brunson

Submission (From Back Control) · Round 3 — 2:13

4 September 2021 · UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Derek Brunson beat Darren Till by submission in round 3 at 2:13.
  • Derek Brunson landed 101 of 145 total strikes and 3 of 6 takedowns, with 7:23 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 20-18, 20-18, 20-18.
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Tale of the tape

Derek BrunsonDarren Till
24-9Record18-5-1
37Age on fight night28
6′1″ (185 cm)Height6′0″ (183 cm)
77″ (196 cm)Reach74.5″ (189 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
SouthpawStanceSouthpaw
Kill Cliff FCTeamAstra Fight Team
Wilmington, North Carolina, United StatesFromLiverpool, England, United Kingdom

Fight statistics

101of 145 · 70%Total strikes landed28of 53 · 53%
73of 113Head strikes16of 41
24of 24Body strikes8of 8
4of 8Leg strikes4of 4
3of 6Takedowns0
1Submission attempts0
7:23Control time0:04

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

Round by round

Derek BrunsonRoundDarren Till
51/76strikes1/1TD0KD2:57controlR18/17strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
37/45strikes1/3TD0KD3:56controlR25/10strikes0/0TD0KD0:04control
13/24strikes1/2TD0KD0:30controlR315/26strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Derek Cleary

10R1910R29

20total18

Sal D'amato

10R1910R29

20total18

Ron McCarthy

10R1910R29

20total18

Form going into the fight

Derek Brunson

  1. WKevin Hollandunanimous decision2021
  2. WEdmen ShahbazyanKO/TKO R3 0:262020
  3. WIan Heinischunanimous decision2019
  4. WElias Theodorouunanimous decision2019
  5. LIsrael AdesanyaKO/TKO R1 4:512018

Darren Till

  1. LRobert Whittakerunanimous decision2020
  2. WKelvin Gastelumsplit decision2019
  3. LJorge MasvidalKO/TKO R2 3:052019
  4. LTyron Woodley2018
  5. WStephen Thompson2018

Also on this card

Serghei Spivac vs Tom AspinallKO/TKO R1 2:30Alex Morono vs David Zawadaunanimous decisionKhalil Rountree Jr. vs Modestas BukauskasKO/TKO R2 2:30Luigi Vendramini vs Paddy PimblettKO/TKO R1 4:25Ji Yeon Kim vs Molly McCannunanimous decision

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