Darren Till looks the part of a future Ultimate Fighting Championship contender. His next test could reveal whether or not he is fit for primetime.
Ahead of his critical five-round clash with Cerrone at 170 pounds, here are some of the numbers that have come to define Till:
0: Defeats on his resume. Till is one of 34 unbeaten fighters on the active Ultimate Fighting Championship roster with at least one victory inside the Octagon.
2: Successful takedowns recorded against him, per FightMetric. Only Dalby managed to drag Till to the canvas, having done so twice in their 15-minute encounter. The other three fighters Till has faced in the UFC have gone a combined 0-for-11 against him.
4: Opponents Till has stopped inside one round. His list of victims: Junior Dietz, Paulo Batista, Cristiano Marquesotti and Deivid Caubiack.
5: Countries in which he has competed as a professional mixed martial artist. They are the Netherlands, Sweden, Ireland, Brazil and Argentina. Poland will be the sixth.
9: Wins by knockout or technical knockout. Knees and punches have been Till’s weapons of choice.
11: Finishes to his credit. In addition to his nine victories by knockout or technical knockout, Till has posted two others by submission: He tapped Marquesotti with an inverted triangle choke in November 2013 and disposed of Sergio Matias with a toe hold a little more than a year later.
13: Takedowns Till has successfully defended in UFC competition. Only Dalby has managed to put “The Gorilla” on the ground, having done so twice. Till’s other three opponents went a combined 0-for-11 on takedowns.
24: Years of age at the time of his fight with Cerrone, making Till one of the youngest welterweights on the active UFC roster. He turns 25 on Christmas Eve.
64: Percentage of total strikes he has dodged inside the Octagon. The UFC average is 58 percent.
87: Total strikes by which Till has been outlanded in his four UFC appearances. In fact, he has been outstruck statistically in all but one -- he landed 26 strikes to Wendell de Oliveira Marques’ 24 at UFC Fight Night 67 -- of his bouts inside the Octagon.