Taylor Lapilus | |
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Born | Villepinte, France | 8 April 1992
Other names | Double Impact |
Residence | Paris, France |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [1] |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
Division | Featherweight Bantamweight |
Reach | 73 in (190 cm) [2] |
Fighting out of | Paris, France |
Team | MMA Factory SBG Ireland [3] |
Years active | 2012–present |
Professional boxing record | |
Total | 1 |
Wins | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 24 |
Wins | 20 |
By knockout | 4 |
By submission | 6 |
By decision | 10 |
Losses | 4 |
By decision | 4 |
Other information | |
Boxing record from BoxRec | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: 26 June 2015 |
Taylor Lapilus (born 8 April 1992) is a French mixed martial artist and boxer who currently competes in Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the former TKO Major League MMA Bantamweight Champion.
Born and raised in Villepinte, Lapilus competed in soccer on various levels as a youngster. Before he began training in martial arts, he briefly attended college where he studied, and worked for a time as a welder. [1]
Lapilus followed the path of his brother Damien, who is also a professional mixed martial artist, and began training in mixed martial arts in 2010. He made his debut as a professional in 2012, competing as a featherweight for primarily for various regional promotions across France. He was able to compile a record along the way of 8–1. On the heels of his finish of Cyril Ericher in May 2014, Lapilus signed with the UFC in the fall of 2014. [4]
Lapilus was expected to make his promotional debut on 4 October 2014 as a short notice replacement against Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night 53, filling in for an injured Robert Whiteford. [5] However, the Swedish Mixed Martial Arts Federation subsequently deemed Lapilus an unsuitable opponent, and in turn, Charles Rosa was tabbed as the last-minute replacement. [6]
Lapilus eventually made his debut against Rocky Lee on 11 April 2015 at UFC Fight Night 64. [7] Lapilus won the fight via unanimous decision. [8]
Lapilus faced Yuta Sasaki on 20 June 2015 at UFC Fight Night 69. [9] Lapilus won the fight via TKO in the second round. [10]
Lapilus faced Érik Pérez on 21 November 2015 at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale. [11] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [12]
Lapilus next faced Leandro Issa on September 3, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 93. [13] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [14]
After the sole boxing bout in 2017, Lapilus racked Bantamweight Championships in both TKO Major League MMA and German MMA Championships. In November 2019, it was revealed that Lapilus has signed with a new, Afro-European MMA promotion ARES Fighting Championship. [15] Lapilus was expected to make his promotional debut in the promotion's inaugural event on December 14, 2019 against Bryan Caraway. However, Caraway withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Marcos Breno. [16] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [17]
Lapilus faced Wilson Reis at Ares FC 2 on December 12, 2021. [18] He won the bout via unanimous decision. [19]
Lapilus faced Demarte Pena for the vacant AFC Bantamweight Championship on April 16, 2022 at Ares FC 5. [20] He won the bout and title via TKO stoppage in the first round. [21]
Lapilus was scheduled to face Khalid Taha on September 3, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 209. [22] However, Lapilus withdrew a week before the event due to a broken hand and was later replaced by Cristian Quiñónez. [23] [24]
Lapilus was scheduled to face Muin Gafurov on September 2, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 226. [25] However, Lapilus was instead matched up with Caolán Loughrán after Gafurov withdrew due to visa issues. [26] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [27]
Lapilus faced Farid Basharat on January 13, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 234. [28] He lost the bout by unanimous decision. [29]
Lapilus faced Cody Stamann on June 8, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 57. [30] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [31]
Lapilus is scheduled to face Felipe Lima on September 28, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 243. [32]
Having started his martial arts career with grappling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he is a very comfortable grappler. [33] [34] Lapilus is also a good striker, being a long time Muay Thai practitioner. [35] Furthermore, he is interested in Israeli fighting system Krav Maga and participated in several induction trainings and programmes. [36]
After a 3–1 run in the UFC Lapilus opted to try his hands at boxing, facing Heri Andriyanto on May 27, 2017. He won by unanimous decision. [37]
24 matches | 20 wins | 4 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 0 |
By submission | 6 | 0 |
By decision | 10 | 4 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 20–4 | Cody Stamann | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Imavov | June 8, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
Loss | 19–4 | Farid Basharat | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | January 13, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 19–3 | Caolán Loughran | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac | September 2, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Paris, France | |
Win | 18–3 | Demarte Pena | TKO (elbows and punches) | Ares FC 5 | April 16, 2022 | 1 | 2:33 | Paris, France | Won the vacant AFC Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 17–3 | Wilson Reis | Decision (unanimous) | Ares FC 2 | December 11, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Paris, France | |
Win | 16–3 | Marcos Breno | Decision (unanimous) | Ares FC 1 | December 14, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Dakar, Senegal | |
Win | 15–3 | Nate Maness | TKO (kick to the body) | TKO 48 | May 24, 2019 | 3 | 1:22 | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | Won the TKO Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 14–3 | Josh Hill | Decision (split) | TKO 45 | December 7, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
Loss | 13–3 | Denis Lavrentyev | Decision (unanimous) | RCC: Intro | September 1, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Ekaterinburg, Russia | |
Win | 13–2 | Farbod Nezhad | TKO (punches) | German MMA Championship 14 | February 24, 2018 | 1 | 2:16 | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany | Won the GMC Bantamweight Championship. |
Win | 12–2 | Omer Solmaz | Decision (split) | German MMA Championship 13 | December 16, 2017 | 5 | 5:00 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Won the Interim GMC Featherweight Championship. |
Win | 11–2 | Leandro Issa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett | September 3, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Hamburg, Germany | |
Loss | 10–2 | Érik Pérez | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale: Magny vs. Gastelum | November 21, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Monterrey, Mexico | |
Win | 10–1 | Ulka Sasaki | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne | June 20, 2015 | 2 | 1:26 | Berlin, Germany | Bantamweight debut. |
Win | 9–1 | Rocky Lee | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 | April 11, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Kraków, Poland | |
Win | 8–1 | Cyril Ericher | Submission (guillotine choke) | 100% Fight 22: Supreme League Finals | May 30, 2014 | 1 | 2:58 | Aubervilliers, France | |
Win | 7–1 | Osman Minbatirov | Decision (split) | Honor and Glory Fight Night 3 | May 17, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Béziers, France | |
Win | 6–1 | Cyrille Dimbas | Submission (armbar) | 100% Fight 19: Supreme League Round 2 | March 22, 2014 | 1 | 3:41 | Aubervilliers, France | |
Loss | 5–1 | Magomed Bibulatov | Decision (unanimous) | GEFC: Urban Legend Prestige 4 | October 12, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Villepinte, France | |
Win | 5–0 | Nicolas Joannes | Submission | Knock Out Championship 6 | April 6, 2013 | 1 | 2:50 | Cognac, France | |
Win | 4–0 | Chresus Mokima | Submission (armbar) | 100% Fight 13: Day of Reckoning | February 16, 2013 | 2 | 1:32 | Aubervilliers, France | |
Win | 3–0 | Steve Polifonte | Decision (unanimous) | 100% Fight: Contenders 16 | November 10, 2012 | 2 | 5:00 | Paris, France | |
Win | 2–0 | Souksavanh Khampasath | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 0:43 | ||||
Win | 1–0 | Isa Abiev | Submission (triangle choke) | OFC 4: Combat MMA in the Cage | March 31, 2012 | 1 | 3:35 | Hainaut, Belgium |
1 fight | 1 win | 0 losses |
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By decision | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | Heri Andriyanto | UD | 4 | 27 May 2017 | Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore |
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