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Welterweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Tyron Woodley won · SUB R2
Elo1398
Tyron Woodley
Elo1443
Darren Till

Tyron WoodleyvsDarren TillUFC Prediction Result

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till · Saturday, September 8, 2018Dallas, Texas, USA

Official fight result

Tyron Woodley won

SUB · Round 2 · 4:19

Model Prediction: Darren Till wins(54.9%)

Actual result: Tyron Woodley wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Darren Till at -115 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Tyron Woodley enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
  • Darren Till enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
  • Tyron Woodley has 18pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Darren Till (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Tyron Woodley
Red Corner
VS
Darren Till
Blue Corner
-105
(51%)
Vegas Odds
-115
(53%)
1398
Elo
1443
44
Age
33
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'9"
Height
6'0"
187.96 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Tyron WoodleyL4 streak
oldest →
W
vs Demian Maia · Jul 17
L
vs Kamaru Usman · Mar 19
L
vs Gilbert Burns · May 20
L
KOvs Colby Covington · Sep 20
L
SUBvs Vicente Luque · Mar 21
latest
Darren TillL3 streak
oldest →
L
KOvs Jorge Masvidal · Mar 19
W
vs Kelvin Gastelum · Nov 19
L
vs Robert Whittaker · Jul 20
L
SUBvs Derek Brunson · Sep 21
L
SUBvs Dricus Du Plessis · Dec 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Tyron WoodleyMetricDarren Till
2.36
Strikes / min
2.30
2.76
Strikes absorbed / min
3.31
54%
Strike defense
56%
1.06
TDs / 15 min
0.55
87%
Takedown defense
69%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.40evenly matched on net striking-1.01

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1627 vs 1598Strikes32.5 vs 36.0Takedowns0.5 vs 0.5Sub Atts0.18 vs 0.00Form1.1 vs 1.1
Tyron WoodleyDarren Till

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Tyron Woodley(10 fights)Darren Till(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -45.7|Blue +45.7
Recent Form
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Striker Score
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Grappler Score
Red -0.0|Blue +0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +302.0|Blue -302.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Tyron WoodleyTargetDarren Till

By target zone

47
70% acc · 82%
Head
0
0% acc
7
78% acc · 12%
Body
0
3
100% acc · 5%
Leg
0

By position

7
37% acc · 12%
Distance
0
0% acc
5
83% acc · 9%
Clinch
0
45
83% acc · 79%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Tyron Woodley rounds
0
even
0
Darren Till rounds
Round 1Tyron Woodley edged it
Sig. strikes11
Takedowns0
Control1:23
0Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:12Control
Round 2Tyron Woodley edged it
Sig. strikes46
Takedowns0
Control4:06
Knockdowns1
0Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
57 / 79
Sig Strikes
0 / 6
64.5%
Sig Str %
0%
74 / 97
Total Strikes
1 / 7
0 / 4
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
5:29
Ctrl Time
0:12

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Darren Till0 / 31 / 40 / 00
1Tyron Woodley11 / 2316 / 280 / 40
2Darren Till0 / 30 / 30 / 00
2Tyron Woodley46 / 5658 / 690 / 01

Tyron Woodley

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights15

Darren Till

StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights11