Darren Till vs. Dricus du Plessis: Height, weight, reach and UFC records comparison

Darren Till will take on Dricus du Plessis in a middleweight bout on the main card of UFC 282 on December 10th at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The fight will be the 12th appearance in the UFC for Till, while Dricus du Plessis will make his fourth promotional appearance.

Darren Till is No.9-ranked in the UFC middleweight rankings while Dricus du Plessis is the No.13-ranked UFC middleweight.

Darren Till stands at 6'0" (183 cm) and has a reach of 75 inches. 'The Gorilla' last weighed in at 185.5 pounds in his fight against Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 191. He lost there via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the third round.

Till made his UFC debut in 2015 at UFC Fight Night 67 against Wendell de Oliveira, where he won via TKO due to elbows in the second round. Since his debut, Darren Till has amassed a UFC record of 6-4-1 and an overall MMA record of 18-4-1.

Dricus du Plessis stands an inch taller at 6'1" (185 cm) and has a longer reach than Till at 76 inches. The South African fighter last weighed in at 186 pounds in his fight against Brad Tavares at UFC 276, where 'Stillknocks' won the fight via unanimous decision.

Dricus du Plessis is undefeated in the UFC with a 3-0 record and has an overall MMA record of 17-2.

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Was Darren Till fast-tracked to a welterweight title shot?

There was once a time when Tyron Woodley was the reigning welterweight champion who was seemingly untouchable. Darren Till was making strides of his own in the division. After his UFC debut win, Till fought to a draw in his next bout before amassing four wins and earning a title shot.

Prior to facing Woodley, 'The Gorilla' fought against the likes of Donald Cerrone and Stephen Thompson. He secured a knockout win over 'Cowboy' and fought 'Wonderboy' for five rounds to a decision victory. Till was also infamous for his brash and outspoken attitude where he displayed supreme confidence and a McGregor-like disregard for his opponents' skills.

Up until the fight with Woodley, Till was undefeated in MMA and many were touting the Liverpudlian as the next champion.

Woodley put a stop to Darren Till's hype train at UFC 228, by dropping the Scouser and submitting him with a brabo choke in the second round. After his first loss, it seemed like Till's run to the title might have been a bit shortsighted by the UFC.

In his very next fight at UFC Fight Night 147 against Jorge Masvidal, Till was knocked out clean in the second round.

Till moved up to middleweight and beat Kelvin Gastelum via a split decision at UFC 244. However, he lost his next two bouts against Robert Whittaker and Derek Brunson, getting submitted by the latter via a rear-naked choke at UFC Fight Night 191.

'The Gorilla' is set to face Dricus du Plessis on the main card of UFC 282 on December 10th.