Taylor vs Latu

Who won Taylor vs Latu?

Phillip Latu beat Joe Taylor by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 202, on Friday 21st February 2025 at Seneca Niagara Falls Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Phillip Latu.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Taylor vs Latu stats

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

Phillip Latu made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

Phillip Latu will be making their debut in the LFA.

Joe Taylor's LFA record stood at 2-0-0.

The stats suggested Latu had a massive power advantage over Taylor, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Taylor's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Taylor and Latu would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Joe Taylor was the older man by 6 years, at 40 years old.

Latu had a height advantage of 4 inches over Taylor.

Taylor was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Latu, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 19 to Latu's 14.

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What time did Taylor vs Latu start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:40 AM UTC , which was 9:40 PM EST or 6:40 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:40 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Taylor vs Latu?

Joe Taylor was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Phillip Latu made his way into the ring at 21/50 (-240) with oddsmakers.