Till vs Gastelum

Who won Till vs Gastelum?

Darren Till beat Kelvin Gastelum by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 244, on Saturday 2nd November 2019 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Darren Till.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Till vs Gastelum stats

Darren Till stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Kelvin Gastelum made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Darren Till's UFC record stood at 6-4-1, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 12-9-0.

The stats suggested Till had an advantage in power over Gastelum, with a 59% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had an advantage over Till, with a 27% submission rate over Till's 12%.

Darren Till was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Till had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gastelum. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Till was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 2 months later than Gastelum, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 15 less professional rounds, 58 to Gastelum's 73.

Till vs Gastelum form

Darren Till had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Derek Brunson at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Robert Whittaker at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jorge Masvidal at UFC on ESPN+ 5 on 16th March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Tyron Woodley at UFC 228 on 8th September 2018 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States.

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Till's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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