Lapilus vs Taleb

Who won Lapilus vs Taleb?

Taylor Lapilus beat Ali Taleb by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of PFL Europe 2, on Saturday 5th July 2025 at ING Arena in Brussels.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Taylor Lapilus.

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).

Lapilus vs Taleb stats

Taylor Lapilus stepped 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.

Ali Taleb made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Taylor Lapilus' 1st fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2025. Ali Taleb marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Taylor Lapilus' PFL record stood at 1-0-0, while Ali Taleb's came in at 5-2-0.

The stats suggested Taleb had a massive power advantage over Lapilus, boasting a 58% knock out percentage over Lapilus' 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lapilus had a slight advantage over Taleb, with a 29% submission rate over Taleb's 25%.

Taylor Lapilus was the older man by 33 years, at 33 years old.

Taleb had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lapilus.

Lapilus was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Taleb, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, 63 to Taleb's 28.

Activity check

Lapilus' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lapilus vs Taleb?

Taylor Lapilus was a 4/9 (-230) favourite going into the contest, while Ali Taleb made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.