Darren Till
British mixed martial artist
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| January 2025 | Makes his professional boxing debut. |
| January 18 2025 | Darren Till made his MF-professional boxing debut against American mixed martial artist Anthony Taylor at MF & DAZN: X Series 20 in Manchester, England, defeating Taylor via technical knockout in the sixth round. |
| December 29 2024 | A new opponent, Anthony Taylor, was announced for Till's boxing debut after Tommy Fury withdrew from the original bout. |
| December 6 2024 | Tommy Fury withdrew from the scheduled boxing match with Till, citing Till's statement about potentially using 'MMA tactics' if losing the fight. |
| November 17 2024 | Initial announcement of Darren Till's professional boxing debut against Tommy Fury, scheduled for 18 January 2025 in Manchester, England. |
| July 20 2024 | Darren Till was originally scheduled to make his professional boxing debut against Julio César Chávez Jr. in a six-round cruiserweight bout on the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson undercard, but the event was postponed due to a health issue with Mike Tyson. |
| July 6 2024 | Darren Till fought Mohammad Mutie in an exhibition boxing bout at Social Knockout 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Till won by technical knockout after landing a punch that caused Mutie to fall, though a brief post-fight brawl ensued due to Mutie's dissatisfaction with the result. |
| August 30 2023 | At Liverpool Magistrates' Court, Till pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and driving without insurance. The charge of obstructing a constable was dropped by the prosecution, and the hearing was adjourned. |
| June 7 2023 | Till attended a court in Liverpool, pleading not guilty to charges of driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, and obstructing a constable. He was granted bail and scheduled to return to court. |
| February 28 2023 | Darren Till was released from the UFC after personally requesting to be let go to pursue other interests in his career. |
| December 10 2022 | Fought Dricus du Plessis at UFC 282, losing the fight via submission in the third round. Despite the loss, he earned the Fight of the Night award. |
| July 31 2022 | Till was penalized by Swedish police for driving under the influence of alcohol, with his blood alcohol level over three times the legal limit. |
| July 23 2022 | Scheduled to fight Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 208, but was forced to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury and replaced by Chris Curtis. |
| September 4 2021 | Till fought Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night and lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the third round. |
| April 10 2021 | Darren Till was scheduled to fight Marvin Vettori at UFC on ABC 2, but withdrew from the match due to a broken collarbone and was replaced by Kevin Holland. |
| November 6 2020 | Till was forced to withdraw from his scheduled fight against Jack Hermansson at UFC on ESPN 19 due to an injury, with Kevin Holland initially replacing him before Marvin Vettori ultimately took the fight. |
| July 26 2020 | Darren Till faced Robert Whittaker at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till, losing the fight via unanimous decision. |
| April 18 2019 | Darren Till was arrested in Tenerife after trashing a hotel room and stealing a taxi. He and four other individuals were subsequently sentenced for damage and unauthorized vehicle use, resulting in fines of approximately £10,000. |
| March 16 2019 | Fought Jorge Masvidal at UFC Fight Night 147, losing by knockout in the second round. Both fighters received a Fight of the Night bonus award. |
| 2018 | Till revealed he had not seen his daughter, who was born in Brazil, for over a year. |
| September 2018 | Challenges for the UFC Welterweight Championship. |
| September 8 2018 | Darren Till challenged Tyron Woodley for the UFC Welterweight Championship at UFC 228, suffering his first career loss via D'Arce choke submission in the second round. |
| May 27 2018 | Fought Stephen Thompson at UFC Fight Night 130 in a controversial welterweight catchweight bout. Till won via unanimous decision, despite 22 of 25 media outlets scoring the fight in Thompson's favor. He weighed in at 174.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the weight limit, and forfeited 30 percent of his purse to Thompson. |
| 2017 | Recognized as Breakthrough Fighter of the Year by Pundit Arena, signaling his rising prominence in mixed martial arts. |
| 2017 | Named Rising Star of the Year by MMADNA.nl, further establishing his potential in the mixed martial arts world. |
| October 21 2017 | Defeated Donald Cerrone via TKO in the first round at UFC Fight Night 118, earning the Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| September 2 2017 | Defeated Bojan Veličković via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 115. |
| August 1 2017 | Signed a new five-fight contract with the UFC. |
| May 28 2017 | Returned to fighting after a significant injury, defeating Jessin Ayari via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 109. He missed the Welterweight limit by 5 pounds and had to give 20% of his fight earnings to his opponent. |
| 2016 | Till returned to England after spending three and a half years in Brazil, reuniting with his coach Colin Heron at Team Kaobon. |
| October 24 2015 | Fought Nicolas Dalby at UFC Fight Night 76 in a highly competitive match that ended in a majority draw. Both Till and Dalby were awarded the Fight of the Night bonus for their intense performance. |
| May 30 2015 | Darren Till made his UFC debut, replacing injured TJ Waldburger and fighting Wendell de Oliveira Marques on short nine-day notice. He secured his first UFC win by knocking out Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 67. |
| 2014 | Transitioned to compete in the welterweight division in late 2014. |
| 2013 | Following the stabbing incident, Till moved to Brazil to train with Astra Fight Team in Balneário Camboriú, despite not speaking Portuguese and having minimal grappling knowledge. |
| 2013 | Competed in eight fights as a middleweight fighter during this year. |
| 2013 | Till competed in eight fights as a middleweight during this year, establishing himself in the Brazilian MMA scene. |
| February 2013 | Till turned professional in MMA, beginning his career fighting primarily in Brazil with Astra Fight Team. |
| August 2012 | Till was stabbed twice in the back after confronting a large group of men at a party. The knife missed his main artery by 1 mm, with doctors describing him as lucky to be alive. |
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