Octagon Edge

Darren Till

“The Gorilla”

18-5-1

Age

Height

6'0"

Reach

6'3"

Stance

Southpaw

Camp

Team Kaobon

Out of

England

Style

hybrid

Fight IQ

C · 56

Finish rate

11%

Win rate

78%

Career methods

KO/TKO

Sub

Dec

FightMetric

SLpM

2.30

SApM

3.80

Str Acc

49%

Str Def

63%

TD Avg

0.55

TD Acc

46%

TD Def

83%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot, southpaw

Fight IQ

56C

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 24 career fights for Darren Till. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

Ground

Defense

C+

Counter

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

TD react

Chin

What they do well

Durability
Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

Where they leak

Ground game
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Punching agility
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
Counter punching
Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

Scouting report

Darren Till “The Gorilla” is a 33-year-old Southpaw middleweight out of England, camped at Team Kaobon. The tape read: hybrid who can change levels — suspect hips against the shot, southpaw. Career mark 18-5-1 — 3 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission, 13 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (56).

What works. Durability is the standout at 84 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game D on 0.55 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense C+ at 63% / 3.80 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 83% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Ground game is the soft spot (26, D). Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain. Opponents who force wrestling and keep the fight on the fence have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. When Till loses, it is usually a finish (0 KO, 3 sub) — composure under the first clean hurt is the live question.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Till yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

26 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

0.55 takedowns / 15 at 46% accuracy
0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 2 career sub wins

Striking defense

62 C+

Eats more than a championship pocket should. High SApM or a porous guard will get taxed against power.

63% striking defense · 3.80 SApM
0 KO/TKO losses in 5 defeats

Counter punching

45 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

49% accuracy on 2.30 SLpM
0.23 knockdowns / 15 · 3 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

66 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

Str def 63% · TD def 83% — the two read-and-react rates
3.80 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

40 D

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

2.30 SLpM at 49% — output with cleanliness
Throws without paying full retail: 3.80 SApM

Takedown reaction

54 C

A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

83% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
3 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

84 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

0 times finished by strikes in 5 losses
13 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

Date	Opponent	Res	Method	Rnd	Sig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.