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Paul Taylor (fighter)
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| Born | 15 December 1979 Walsall, England |
| Other names | Relentless |
| Nationality | English |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division | Lightweight Welterweight |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Walsall, England |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 19 |
| Wins | 11 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 3 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Paul Simon Taylor (born 15 December 1979) is an English mixed martial artist from Walsall. He stands 6’0″ and weighs 155 lb (70 kg). He has fought regularly for Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Mixed martial arts career
Paul Taylor fights for Team Kaobon of Liverpool and is a former WPKC world kickboxing champion.[1] Taylor got into MMA after a friend needed a sparring partner.[2] Taylor had given up kickboxing after becoming disillusioned at the lack of money in the sport.
After giving up Kickboxing, Taylor decided to retrain as a carpenter [3] whilst doing MMA on the side, but eventually trained MMA full time.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Taylor sent a DVD of his fighting to UFC to try and secure a contract with the organisation and they signed him up immediately.[2]
In his first fight in the UFC, Taylor stopped previously undefeated Edilberto de Oliveira via strikes early in the third round.[4] His fight at UFC 75 was a loss via armbar submission to Marcus Davis. Although Taylor lost the fight he came close to winning with the referee seconds away from stopping the action due to Taylor connecting with a high kick and landing several blows on a rocked Davis.[5] Due to its high pace and excitement the fight was awarded Fight of the Night.[6]
His next fight at UFC 80 was a loss via unanimous decision to fellow countryman Paul Kelly.[7] Although he lost, Taylor along with Kelly was awarded $35,000 as a bonus for Fight of the Night.[8] This was the second time that Taylor had won the award. Taylor fought Jess Liaudin at UFC 85. The pair first fought at a Cage Warriors event in February 2003, when Liaudin suffered a defeat after the fight went to a judges’ decision.[9] The rematch at was also won by Taylor by Split decision.[10]
Taylor met UFC veteran Chris Lytle at UFC 89[11] which took place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.[11] Lytle won a unanimous decision. The judges scoring it 29-28 (twice) and 30-27.[12] The decision resulted in loud boos and Taylor was surprised at Lytle being awarded the judges’ decision.[12] Sherdog, MMAWeekly and MMAJunkie thought Taylor had won the decision.[12][13][14] The fight was awarded Fight of the Night by the UFC and both fighters received $40,000 following their exciting, action packed fight.[15] Although this was Taylor’s third defeat in the octagon, he has won Fight of the Night awards on three occasions when he has been defeated in the UFC.
Taylor next fought John Hathaway at UFC 105 in Manchester, England, losing via unanimous decision.
Move to lightweight
Taylor was supposed to next face John Gunderson at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This would have been a change in weight classes for Taylor, dropping from 170 to 155 to fight as a lightweight in the UFC,[16] but due to complications after making the weight cut, Taylor was not medically cleared to fight.
Taylor next faced Sam Stout on 23 October 2010 at UFC 121.[17] The fight saw both fighters attempt kicks. The first round saw Stout bloody Taylor’s nose and successfully gain a takedown. Taylor came back in the second, catching Stout on the inside. Stout went onto win a razor thin split decision. (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).[18] MMAJunkie scored the fight 29-28 Taylor and Sherdog gave Taylor all 3 rounds.[19][20]
Taylor next faced Gabe Ruediger on 5 February 2011 at UFC 126.[21] Taylor won by knockout after landing a head kick and follow up punches in the second round.
Taylor was expected to face John Makdessi on 14 August 2011 at UFC on Versus 5.[22] However, Makdessi was forced fom the bout with an injury[23] and replaced by Donald Cerrone. However it was later revealed that Taylor had broken his foot and was forced out of his scheduled bout and replaced by Charles Oliveira.[24]
Taylor was expected to face Anthony Njokuani on 5 November 2011 at UFC 138.[25] However, just days before the event, Taylor sustained a whiplash injury during a minor traffic collision forcing him from the bout. With no time to find a suitable replacement the bout was scrapped.[26]
Taylor/Njokuani was expected to take place on 11 July 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 4.[27] However, Taylor was forced out of the bout with yet another injury, and replaced by Rafael dos Anjos.[28]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 19 matches | 11 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By submission | 2 | 2 |
| By decision | 3 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 1 | |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 11–6–1 (1) |  Gabe Ruediger |
KO (head kick and punches) | UFC 126 | 5 February 2011 | 2 | 1:42 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 10–6–1 (1) |  Sam Stout |
Decision (split) | UFC 121 | 23 October 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Anaheim, California, United States | Lightweight bout |
| Loss | 10–5–1 (1) |  John Hathaway |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 105 | 14 November 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Manchester, England | |
| Win | 10–4–1 (1) |  Peter Sobotta |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 99 | 13 June 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Cologne, Germany | |
| Loss | 9–4–1 (1) | Chris Lytle |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 89 | 18 October 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Birmingham, England | Won Fight of the Night Honours |
| Win | 9–3–1 (1) |  Jess Liaudin |
Decision (split) | UFC 85 | 7 June 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
| Loss | 8–3–1 (1) | Paul Kelly |
Decision (unanimous) | UFC 80 | 19 January 2008 | 3 | 5:00 | Newcastle, England | Won Fight of the Night Honours |
| Loss | 8–2–1 (1) | Marcus Davis |
Submission (armbar) | UFC 75 | 8 September 2007 | 1 | 4:14 | London, England | Won Fight of the Night Honours |
| Win | 8–1–1 (1) |  Edilberto de Oliveira |
TKO (strikes) | UFC 70 | 21 April 2007 | 3 | 0:37 | Manchester, England | |
| NC | 7–1–1 (1) | Che Mills |
No Contest | Cage Rage: Contenders 3 | 12 November 2006 | 1 | N/A | England | Spectator with air horn distracted fighters, allowing Mills submission victory. |
| Win | 7–1–1 |  Paul Jenkins |
KO (punch) | Road to Tokyo | 15 October 2006 | 1 | 1:08 | England | |
| Loss | 6–1–1 |  Yuki Sasaki |
Submission (armbar) | Pain and Glory 2006 | 6 May 2006 | 1 | N/A | England | |
| Win | 6–0–1 |  Jonas Majauskas |
TKO (strikes) | Walsall Fight Night | 5 March 2006 | 1 | 0:53 | England | |
| Win | 5–0–1 |  Zelg Galešić |
TKO (punches) | Urban Destruction 1 | 10 April 2005 | 3 | N/A | England | |
| Win | 4–0–1 | Carl Morgan |
Submission (kimura) | CFC 3: Cage Carnage | 6 March 2005 | 3 | N/A | England | |
| Win | 3–0–1 |  Daan Kooiman |
TKO (strikes) | CFC 2: Cage Carnage | 14 November 2004 | 1 | N/A | England | |
| Win | 2–0–1 | John Flemming |
Submission (guillotine choke) | Pain and Glory 2004 | 24 April 2004 | 1 | N/A | England | |
| Win | 1–0–1 | Jess Liaudin |
Decision | Cage Rage 2 | 22 February 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | England | |
| Draw | 0–0–1 | Matt Ewin |
Draw | Cage Rage 1 | 7 September 2002 | N/A | N/A | England |
References
- ^ http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=12765
- ^ a b Anuji Varma. “Mixed Martial Arts fighter from Walsall faces his toughest opponent at UFC in Birmingham”. http://www.sundaymercury.net/news/midlands-news/2008/10/15/mixed-martial-arts-fighter-from-walsall-faces-his-toughest-opponent-at-ufc-in-birmingham-66331-22042127.
- ^ Davies, Gareth A (16 October 2008). “Paul Taylor’s chance to hammer home Ultimate Fighting talent”. The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/3210489/Paul-Taylors-chance-to-hammer-home-UFC-talent-Boxing-and-MMA.html.
- ^ Dann Stupp. “Luke Cummo: I’m Fighting Edilberto Crocota on Sept. 19″. http://mmajunkie.com/news/2616/luke-cummo-im-fighting-edilberto-crocota-on-sept-19.mma.
- ^ “UFC 75 “Champion Vs. Champion” Play-by-Play”. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/ufc-75-champion-vs-champion-play-by-play-8918.
- ^ Dann Stupp. “Marcus Davis Scores $80,000 in UFC 75 Bonuses, Possibly Fighting in January”. http://mmajunkie.com/news/2831/marcus-davis-scores-80000-in-ufc-75-bonuses-possibly-fighting-in-january.mma.
- ^ Dann Stupp. “UFC 80: Rapid Fire — Live Results and Round-by-Round Updates”. http://mmajunkie.com/news/3552/ufc-80-rapid-fire-live-results-and-round-by-round-updates.mma.
- ^ Dann Stupp. “UFC Issues $140,000 in UFC 80 “Fight Night” Bonuses”. http://mmajunkie.com/news/3557/ufc-issues-140000-in-ufc-80-bonuses.mma.
- ^ Gilbert, Mark (18 March 2008). “Liaudin gets Taylor test”. The Sun (London). http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/article933149.ece.
- ^ “UFC 85 Play-by-Play”. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/ufc-85-play-by-play-13104.
- ^ a b “Report: Taylor vs. Hathaway, Hamman vs. Gustafsson Likely for UFC 105″. http://www.mmaontap.com/mma/category/paul-taylor.
- ^ a b c “UFC 89 Play-by-Play”. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/ufc-89-play-by-play-14826.
- ^ “UFC 89 live results and round-by-round updates”. http://mmajunkie.com/news/13043/ufc-89-live-results-and-round-by-round-updates.mma.
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7369&zoneid=13
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=7384&zoneid=13
- ^ James Kimball. “Paul Taylor drops to lightweight to face John Gunderson at UFC 112″. http://www.mmamania.com/2010/2/4/1293056/paul-taylor-drops-down-to#comments.
- ^ Steven Marrocco. “Paul Taylor vs. Sam Stout targeted for UFC 121″. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/19884/paul-taylor-vs-sam-stout-targeted-for-ufc-121.mma. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ “UFC 121 Preliminary card recap: McGee taps Jensen, Lawlor smothers Cote”. mmajunkie.com. 23 October 2010. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21133/ufc-121-preliminary-card-recap-mcgee-taps-jensen-lawlor-smothers-cote.mma.
- ^ “UFC 121 play by play and live results”. http://mmajunkie.com/news/21121/ufc-121-play-by-play-and-live-results.mma.
- ^ “UFC 121 Results & Live Play-by-Play”. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-121-Results-amp-Live-Play-by-Play-27640.
- ^ “Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor Agreed For UFC 127 in Australia”. MMAWeekly.com. 29 November 2010. http://mmaweekly.com/gabe-ruediger-vs-paul-taylor-agreed-for-ufc-127-in-australia.
- ^ “John Makdessi vs. Paul Taylor In The Works for UFC on Versus 5″. mmafrenzy.com. 3 June 2011. http://mmafrenzy.com/18742/john-makdessi-vs-paul-taylor-in-the-works-for-ufc-on-versus-5/.
- ^ “John Makdessi injured, forced out of UFC on Versus 5 bout with Paul Taylor”. mmajunkie.com. 25 June 2011. http://mmajunkie.com/news/24135/john-makdessi-injured-forced-out-of-ufc-on-versus-5-bout-with-paul-taylor.mma.
- ^ “Paul Taylor gets Cerrone examination on August 14″. espn.co.uk.. 27 June 2011. http://www.espn.co.uk/ufc/sport/story/98453.html.
- ^ Morgan, John (20 July 2011). “Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor targeted for UFC 138 in England”. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/24490/anthony-njokuani-vs-paul-taylor-targeted-for-ufc-138-in-england.mma. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ Stupp, Dann (1 November 2011). “UFC 138 loses Taylor-Njokuani; Diabate-Perosh promoted to main card”. mmajunkie.com. http://mmajunkie.com/news/25901/ufc-138-loses-taylor-njokuani-diabate-perosh-promoted-to-main-card.mma. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ “Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor added to UFC on FUEL TV 4″. mmajunkie.com. 27 April 2012. http://mmajunkie.com/news/28450/anthony-njokuani-vs-paul-taylor-added-to-ufc-on-fuel-tv-4.mma.
- ^ Martin, Damon (May 22, 2012). “Paul Taylor Out of UFC on Fuel 4″. mmaweekly.com. http://www.mmaweekly.com/paul-taylor-out-of-ufc-on-fuel-4. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
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