Derek Brunson vs. Darren Till – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC Fight Night 196: Brunson vs. Till is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 4, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Derek Brunson will take on Darren “The Gorilla” Till in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC Fight Night 196 card.

In this post, we will break down Derek Brunson vs. Darren Till matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 40-year-old, Derek Brunson is coming in with a 22-7-0 record. Brunson will be fighting for the first time since a win via unanimous decision against Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Holland in March.

Till, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Robert Whittaker on March 20, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till and holds a 18-3-1 record.

Derek Brunson has an southpaw fighting stance with a 77″ reach. The 31-year-old, Darren Till is an southpaw fighter with a 74″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Derek Brunson:
→ Brunson’s striking accuracy is 47%.
→ Brunson lands 3.46 significant strikes per minute.
→ Brunson’s takedown accuracy is 33%.
→ Brunson’s takedown average is 3.11 per 15 minutes.
→ Brunson’s takedown defense is 94%.

Brunson comes in with 47% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.46 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Till fires at 46% accuracy, landing about 2.27 significant strikes per minute. Derek Brunson also has a 33% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 3.11 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Till’s 0.54 takedowns and 82% takedown accuracy.

Darren Till:
→ Till’s striking accuracy is 46%.
→ Till lands 2.27 significant strikes per minute.
→ Till’s takedown accuracy is 41%.
→ Till’s takedown average is 0.54 per 15 minutes.
→ Till’s takedown defense is 82%.

Darren spent on average 13:50 minutes in the Octagon and Derek has an average fight time of 8:21 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC Fight Night 196 is live in , who do you think will win, Derek or Darren? Sound off in the comments.

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