UFC UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till Final

Robert Whittaker vs Darren Till

Robert Whittaker
United Kingdom

Robert Whittaker

“The Reaper”

28-9

Winner

VS
Darren Till
United Kingdom

Darren Till

“The Gorilla”

18-5-1

Winner

Robert Whittaker

Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 — 5:00

25 July 2020 · Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Key takeaways

  • Robert Whittaker beat Darren Till by unanimous decision after five rounds.
  • Robert Whittaker landed 100 of 188 total strikes and 2 of 13 takedowns, with 2:29 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 48-47.
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Tale of the tape

Robert WhittakerDarren Till
28-9Record18-5-1
29Age on fight night27
6′0″ (183 cm)Height6′0″ (183 cm)
73.5″ (187 cm)Reach74.5″ (189 cm)
185 lb (83.9 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
PMA Super Martial ArtsTeamAstra Fight Team
Middlemore, New ZealandFromLiverpool, England, United Kingdom

Fight statistics

100of 188 · 53%Total strikes landed50of 108 · 46%
38of 122Head strikes35of 92
30of 33Body strikes8of 9
32of 33Leg strikes7of 7
2of 13Takedowns0
1Knockdowns0
2:29Control time0:35

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

Round by round

Robert WhittakerRoundDarren Till
13/32strikes0/2TD0KD0:00controlR116/28strikes0/0TD0KD0:35control
42/57strikes0/0TD1KD1:48controlR23/12strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
13/32strikes0/2TD0KD0:06controlR36/21strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
14/35strikes0/2TD0KD0:02controlR49/20strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
18/32strikes2/7TD0KD0:33controlR516/27strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Ben Cartlidge

9R11010R2910R399R41010R59

48total47

Anders Ohlsson

9R11010R2910R3910R499R510

48total47

Clemens Werner

9R11010R2910R399R41010R59

48total47

Form going into the fight

Robert Whittaker

  1. LIsrael AdesanyaKO/TKO R2 3:332019
  2. WYoel Romero2018
  3. WYoel Romerounanimous decision2017
  4. WJacare SouzaKO/TKO R2 3:282017
  5. WDerek BrunsonKO/TKO R1 4:072016

Darren Till

  1. WKelvin Gastelumsplit decision2019
  2. LJorge MasvidalKO/TKO R2 3:052019
  3. LTyron Woodley2018
  4. WStephen Thompson2018
  5. WDonald CerroneKO/TKO R1 4:202017

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