Education
Tiller later attended Highland Park High School where he competed in track and was talented, winning a city championship for the 100-meter dash his senior year.
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A professional competitor since 2011, Tiller has also formerly competed for Bellator, World Series of Fighting and Shark Fights. Born and raised in Kansas, Tiller was often involved in street fights while growing up and also briefly trained in boxing and karate. Early career
On September 10, 2011, Tiller made his professional Mobile Marketing Association debut against Jeb Chiles at Shark Fights 19.
Bellator
Tiller made his Bellator debut on October 29, 2011 at Bellator 56 against Daniel Spohn.
Tiller defeated Spohn via split decision. In his next appearance for Bellator, Tiller faced Jeremiah Riggs at Bellator 70 on May 25, 2012.
Tiller then stepped in as a replacement for an injured Marcus "Lelo" Aurelio and defeated Amaechi Oselukwue via second-round TKO at Bellator 73 on August 24, 2012. Tiller was expected to face Dave Vitkay at Bellator 88 on February 7, 2013.
However, when Tiller failed to make weight for the third consecutive time, the bout was cancelled and Tiller was subsequently released from his Bellator contract.
Post-Bellator
After parting ways with Bellator, Tiller faced Chris Henning on June 29, 2013 at Epic Fight Night 1: Stinson versus Kimmons. World Series of Fighting
In November 2013, Tiller signed a multi-fight deal with World Series of Fighting. Tiller was scheduled to face Ronny Markes at WSOF 12 on August 9, 2014, but when Krasimir Mladenov pulled out of his fight with Elvis Mutapcic due to injury on the same card, Tiller stepped in as a replacement.
As a result, Markes ended up fighting promotional newcomer Cully Butterfield.
Tiller was handed his first professional defeat by Mutapcic via three-round unanimous decision.
