Leal vs Taylor

Who won Leal vs Taylor?

Carlos Leal beat Dilano Taylor by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of PFL 6, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Leal vs Taylor stats

Carlos Leal stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Dilano Taylor made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Carlos Leal's 7th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Carlos Leal's PFL record stood at 5-2-0, while Dilano Taylor's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Leal had a slight advantage in power over Taylor, with a 35% knock out percentage over Taylor's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Taylor had a slight advantage over Leal, with a 20% submission rate over Leal's 12%.

Carlos Leal was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Taylor had a height advantage of 1 inch over Leal.

Leal was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, 56 to Taylor's 36.

Leal vs Taylor form

Leal had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ray Cooper at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chris Brown at PFL Challenger Series 8 on 8th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Korey Kuppe at PFL Challenger Series 2 on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Orlando.

Before that, he was victorious against Uyran Carlos at LFA 112 on 18th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Upper Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had won against Diego Dias at LFA 112 on 17th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Upper Arena, Rio de Janeiro.

Taylor had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sadibou Sy at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rory MacDonald at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Jo o Zeferino at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

He was victorious against Mark Martin at PFL Challenger Series 2 on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Orlando.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dilano Taylor had been fighting more than Carlos Leal.

Going to this contest, Carlos Leal had last fought 2 years, 11 months and 19 days ago, while Dilano Taylor's last outing had been 2 years and 5 months ago.

Leal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Leal vs Taylor?

Carlos Leal was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Dilano Taylor made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.