Taylor Lapilus

Taylor Lapilus
Born	(1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 31) Villepinte, France
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	23
Wins	19
By knockout	4
By submission	6
By decision	9
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 Championship.

Background

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]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

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]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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]

Post-UFC career

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]

Return to UFC

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 is scheduled to face Cody Stamann on June 8, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 242. ^[30]

Mixed martial arts style

Having started his martial arts career with grappling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he is a very comfortable grappler. ^{[31] [32]} Lapilus is also a good striker, being a long time Muay Thai practitioner. ^[33] Furthermore, he is interested in Israeli fighting system Krav Maga and participated in several induction trainings and programmes. ^[34]

Professional boxing career

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. ^[35]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

23 matches	19 wins	4 losses
By knockout	4	0
By submission	6	0
By decision	9	4

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
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

Professional boxing record

1 fight	1 win	0 losses
By decision	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	Win	1–0	Heri Andriyanto	UD	4	27 May 2017	Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore

See also

• List of current UFC fighters
• List of male mixed martial artists

References

1. "Taylor Lapilus - Official Fighter Profile". UFC.com.
2. "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Jedrzejczyk vs. Penne". UFC.com. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
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32. Herbinet, Alexandre (10 December 2021). "ARES Fighting 2 : Taylor Lapilus, le premier jour du reste de sa vie". RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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34. Humbert, Aymeric (23 November 2015). "Lapilus, les gnons en cage". L'Est Républicain (in French). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
35. "BoxRec: Taylor Lapilus". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.

External links

• Professional MMA record for Taylor Lapilus from Sherdog
• Taylor Lapilus at UFC