Fight night · PFL
Lapilus meets McKee for the bantamweight title
PFL lists McKee at No. 1 and Lapilus at No. 3, and the belt is vacant. Lapilus has won six in a row, and McKee is 11-0.
PFL · Bantamweight
Taylor Lapilus
25–4–0
5 KO · 6 SUB · 14 DEC
- Height
- 5′6″168 cm
- Reach
- 73″185 cm
- Weight
- 135 lb61 kg
- Age
- 34
- Born
- April 8, 1992
- From
- Paris, France
- Style
- Striking
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Team
- MMA Factory
- Streak
- 6wins
- UFC
- 6–2
- Last
- Jake HadleyWin · May 23, 2026
Taylor Lapilus fights at bantamweight in the PFL. He is 4–0 in the PFL.
He beat Jake Hadley by unanimous decision on May 23, 2026, in Brussels. Kasum Kasumov lost by punches at 0:47 of the third round on February 7, 2026. He has won six in a row.
He meets Mitch McKee for the inaugural PFL bantamweight title on December 19, 2026, in Lyon. The UFC mark is 6–2. He was born in Villepinte. He fights out of Paris and trains at MMA Factory. The pro debut was a first-round submission of Isa Abiev on March 31, 2012.
He won a German MMA Championship bantamweight title, a TKO Major League MMA bantamweight title, and an Ares FC bantamweight title, and he made his UFC debut in 2015.
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Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Hadley | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson | |
| Kasum Kasumov | Win | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:47 | PFL Dubai: Nurmagomedov vs. Davis | |
| Liam Gittins | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PFL Lyon: Nemkov vs. Ferreira | |
| Ali Taleb | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PFL Europe 2 (2025) | |
| Vince Morales | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis | |
| Cody Stamann | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Imavov | |
| Farid Basharat | Loss | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | |
| Caolán Loughran | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac | |
| Demarte Pena | Win | TKO (elbows and punches)Won the Ares FC bantamweight title. | 1 | 2:33 | Ares FC 5 | |
| Wilson Reis | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Ares FC 2 | |
| Marcos Breno | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Ares FC 1 | |
| Nate Maness | Win | KO (body kick)Won the TKO bantamweight title. | 3 | 1:22 | TKO 48 | |
| Josh Hill | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | TKO 45 | |
| Denis Lavrentyev | Loss | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | RCC Intro 1 | |
| Farbod Iran Nezhad | Win | TKO (punches)Won the GMC bantamweight title. | 1 | 2:16 | German MMA Championship 14 | |
| Ömer Solmaz | Win | Decision (split)Interim GMC featherweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | German MMA Championship 13 | |
| Leandro Issa | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs. Barnett | |
| Erik Pérez | Loss | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Gastelum | |
| Ulka Sasaki | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:26 | UFC Fight Night: Jędrzejczyk vs. Penne | |
| Rocky Lee | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 | |
| Cyril Ericher | Win | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:58 | 100% Fight 22 | |
| Osman Minbatirov | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Honor and Glory Fight Night 3 | |
| Cyrille Dimbas | Win | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:41 | 100% Fight 19 | |
| Magomed Bibulatov | Loss | Decision (unanimous)For the vacant GEFC bantamweight title. | 3 | 5:00 | GEFC: Urban Legend Prestige 4 | |
| Nicolas Joannes | Win | Submission | 1 | 2:50 | Knock Out Championship 6 | |
| Chresus Mokima | Win | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 1:32 | 100% Fight 13 | |
| Souksavanh Khampasath | Win | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:43 | 100% Fight: Contenders 16 | |
| Steve Polifonte | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | 100% Fight: Contenders 16 | |
| Isa Abiev | Win | Submission (triangle choke)Pro debut. | 1 | 3:35 | OFC 4 |