Taylor vs Magomedov

Who won Taylor vs Magomedov?

Louis Taylor beat Abusupiyan Magomedov by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of PFL 2018 #11, on Monday 31st December 2018 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Taylor vs Magomedov stats

Louis Taylor stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Abusupiyan Magomedov made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Abusupiyan Magomedov marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Louis Taylor's PFL record stood at 5-0-1, while Abusupiyan Magomedov's came in at 3-1-1.

The stats suggested Magomedov had an advantage in power over Taylor, with a 59% knock out percentage over Taylor's 41%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Taylor had an advantage over Magomedov, with a 35% submission rate over Magomedov's 18%.

Louis Taylor was the older man by 12 years, at 46 years old.

Magomedov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Taylor. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Taylor was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 44 to Magomedov's 61.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Abusupiyan Magomedov had been fighting more than Louis Taylor.

Going to this contest, Louis Taylor had last fought 6 years, 8 months and 27 days ago, while Abusupiyan Magomedov's last outing had been 6 years, 8 months and 27 days ago.

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