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Ali Taleb vs Taylor Lapilus

Ali Taleb is 12-3-0; Taylor Lapilus is 25-4-0. Taylor Lapilus is 5 years older than Ali Taleb. Taylor Lapilus has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Ali Taleb. Ali Taleb is 1" · 3 cm taller than Taylor Lapilus. They have met once: Ali Taleb 0, Taylor Lapilus 1.

Ali Taleb
Iraq
Ali Taleb
12-3-0
Loss · Split DecisionLoss · DecisionWin · Knockout
BantamweightMet once
Taylor Lapilus
France
Taylor Lapilus
“Double Impact” · 25-4-0
Win · DecisionWin · TKOWin · Unanimous Decision
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Style & credentials

Ali Taleb

No background on record

Camp · Swedish Athletics MMA
Taylor Lapilus

No background on record

Camp · MMA Factory

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

69%
Head
65%
21%
Body
26%
10%
Leg
9%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Ali Taleblast 7 fights
65%13%22%
Taylor Lapiluslast 8 fights
71%18%11%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Ali Taleb· incl. 7 fights outside the UFC Taylor Lapilus· incl. 4 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.135.21
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ali Taleb · Poor · better than 13% of UFC fightersTaylor Lapilus · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.352.95
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ali Taleb · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersTaylor Lapilus · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.560.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ali Taleb · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersTaylor Lapilus · Poor · better than 16% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
20%31%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ali Taleb · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fightersTaylor Lapilus · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
40%79%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ali Taleb · Poor · better than 14% of UFC fightersTaylor Lapilus · Good · better than 82% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.800.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Ali Taleb · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersTaylor Lapilus · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.13
Strikes landed / min
5.21
3.35
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.95
0.56 / 2.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.36 / 1.2
20%
Takedown accuracy
31%
40%
Takedown defence
79%
1:08
Control time / fight
1:31
0.80
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.20

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Ali Taleb7 fights · by range and by target
Range
61%Distance · 95
27%Clinch · 42
13%Ground · 20
Target
69%Head · 79
21%Body · 24
10%Leg · 12

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Taylor Lapilus7 UFC fights · 418 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
55%230/622
17%69/90
10%40/53
Clinch
7%29/40
8%32/36
2%7/7
Ground
1%4/4
2%7/7
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Ali Taleb and Taylor Lapilus ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at PFL Europe 2: Brussels 2025 (Sat, Jul 5, 2025), where Taylor Lapilus won by Decision.

What are the records of Ali Taleb and Taylor Lapilus?

Ali Taleb is 12-3-0 and Taylor Lapilus is 25-4-0.

Who has the longer reach, Ali Taleb or Taylor Lapilus?

Taylor Lapilus has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Ali Taleb, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Ali Taleb or Taylor Lapilus?

Ali Taleb is taller at 5'7" · 170 cm; Taylor Lapilus stands 5'6" · 168 cm.

Who is older, Ali Taleb or Taylor Lapilus?

Taylor Lapilus is 34 and Ali Taleb is 29.

Who has more finishes, Ali Taleb or Taylor Lapilus?

Ali Taleb has 10 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission); Taylor Lapilus has 11 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 6 by submission).

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