Basharat vs Lapilus

Who won Basharat vs Lapilus?

Farid Basharat beat Taylor Lapilus by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th January 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Farid Basharat.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Basharat vs Lapilus stats

Farid Basharat stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Taylor Lapilus made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Farid Basharat's 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Taylor Lapilus marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Farid Basharat's UFC record stood at 4-0-0, while Taylor Lapilus' came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Lapilus had an advantage in power over Basharat, with a 21% knock out percentage over Basharat's 9%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Basharat had a large advantage over Lapilus, boasting a 55% submission rate over Lapilus' 32%.

Farid Basharat was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Basharat had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lapilus. Despite this, Lapilus had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Basharat was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 years later than Lapilus, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 31 to Lapilus' 60.

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Basharat's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Basharat vs Lapilus?

Farid Basharat was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Taylor Lapilus made his way into the ring at 11/5 (+220) with oddsmakers.