Taylor Lapilus
Lapilus
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Spring 2025
Potentially

Potential contest
3 rounds contest @ Bantamweight
21-4-0
20-6-0

Belts on The Line

LFA Bantamweight

The tape

32
Age
28
5' 6" / 168 cm
Height
5' 7" / 170 cm
72.8" / 185 cm
Reach
68.1" / 173 cm

Full record

UD 3UD 3UD 3UD 3
Form
UD 3UD 3SUB 1UD 3KO 3
21
Wins
20
4
By KO
10
19
KO%
50
6
By Sub
7
29
SUB%
35
4
Losses
6
0
Stopped
0
0
Tapped
1
0
Draws
0
2012
Debut
2013
25
Bouts
26
60
Rounds
47
4 hours, 32 minutes
Fight Time
3 hours, 1 minutes

Current rankings @ Bantamweight

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UFC
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Taylor Lapilus vs Muin Gafurov preview

When is Lapilus vs Gafurov?

Taylor Lapilus could set to fight Muin Gafurov, in Spring 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit would be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Lapilus vs Gafurov stats

Taylor Lapilus would step into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Muin Gafurov would make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

The stats suggest Gafurov would have a massive power advantage over Lapilus, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Lapilus' 19%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Gafurov would have a slight advantage over Lapilus, with a 35% submission rate over Lapilus' 29%.

Taylor Lapilus is the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Gafurov has a height advantage of 1 inch over Lapilus. Despite this, he has a 5-inch reach advantage.

Lapilus is currently arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Gafurov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 13 more professional rounds, 60 to Gafurov's 47.

Lapilus vs Gafurov form

Gafurov has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Rinya Nakamura at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Kyung Ho Kang at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Said Nurmagomedov at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by submission in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had been beaten by John Castaneda at UFC Fight Night – Kara-France vs. Albazi on 3rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Diego Silva at LFA 144 on 14th October 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their LFA Bantamweight championship fight at Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls.

Activity check

Lapilus' last 4 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Gafurov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Lapilus vs Gafurov?

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