Taylor vs Lima

Who won Taylor vs Lima?

Jesse Taylor beat Dhiego Lima by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale, on Friday 7th July 2017 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Taylor vs Lima stats

Jesse Taylor stepped into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 15 by submission.

Dhiego Lima made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Jesse Taylor's UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Dhiego Lima's came in at 4-7-0.

The stats suggested Lima had a slight advantage in power over Taylor, with a 25% knock out percentage over Taylor's 20%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Taylor had an advantage over Lima, with a 50% submission rate over Lima's 33%.

Jesse Taylor was the older man by 7 years, at 42 years old.

Lima had a height advantage of 1 inch over Taylor. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Taylor was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Lima, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 82 to Lima's 55.

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