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.

Kelvin Gastelum marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Darren Till's UFC record stood at 6-4-1, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 13-9-0.

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 18 less professional rounds, 58 to Gastelum's 76.

Till vs Gastelum form

Kelvin Gastelum had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ian Heinisch at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Darren Till 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 Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

He had beaten Ronaldo Souza at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

Till's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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