Taylor Lapilus is 25-4-0 in professional MMA, has won six fights in a row and has never been stopped: all four of his losses went to the judges. The PFL's No. 3 bantamweight now gets a title shot against the unbeaten Mitchell McKee in the main event of PFL Lyon on 19 December 2026.
Taylor Lapilus record: 25-4-0 and never finished
Nicknamed "Double Impact", Lapilus is a 34-year-old French southpaw who trains at Cross Fight Paris. He stands 168 cm with a 185 cm reach and made his professional debut on 31 March 2012.
His 25 wins break down into 5 by KO or TKO, 6 by submission and 14 by decision, a finish rate of 44% (11 of 25 wins). All four losses, to Magomed Bibulatov (2013), Érik Pérez (2015), Denis Lavrentyev (2018) and Farid Basharat (2024), were unanimous decisions. Nobody has knocked him out or submitted him.
Last fight and recent form: six straight wins
The streak started after the unanimous decision loss to Farid Basharat at a UFC Fight Night in January 2024. Since then Lapilus has beaten Cody Stamann and Vince Morales in the UFC, then Ali Taleb, Liam Gittins, Kasum Kasumov and Jake Hadley in the PFL. His last fight was a unanimous decision over Hadley at PFL Brussels on 23 May 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2026 | Jake Hadley | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 |
| 7 Feb 2026 | Kasum Kasumov | Win | TKO (punches) | 3 |
| 13 Dec 2025 | Liam Gittins | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 |
| 5 Jul 2025 | Ali Taleb | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 |
| 28 Sep 2024 | Vince Morales | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 |
Only one of the six wins in the streak ended early: the third-round TKO of Kasumov with punches, at 0:47. Every other fight, including the June 2024 win over Stamann, went the full three rounds. That fits a fighter with 14 decision wins who is hard to hurt and hard to outwork over 15 minutes.
What his fight stats say
In the 9 fights with measured stats in the Pugna MMA database, Lapilus lands 64 significant strikes per fight at 48.08% accuracy. Grappling plays a small part on those numbers: 0.25 takedowns per fight at 33.33% accuracy, 0.25 knockdowns and 0.25 submission attempts per fight, and 1:40 of control time per fight.
That is a striker who wins rounds with volume and accuracy rather than by hunting the finish. His early career looked different: all six of his submission wins came between 2012 and 2014, before he reached the UFC in 2015.
Next fight: Lapilus vs. McKee at PFL Lyon
Lapilus faces McKee for the PFL bantamweight title in the main event of PFL Lyon on Saturday, 19 December 2026, at LDLC Arena in Décines-Charpieu, France. McKee is 10-0-0 and ranked No. 1, two places above Lapilus. His last fight was a unanimous decision over Sergio Pettis at PFL Chicago in April 2026.
It is a clear contrast: an unbeaten No. 1 against a veteran who has not lost since January 2024 and now fights in his home country. Gittins, one of the wins in Lapilus's streak, is also on the card, against Baris Adiguzel.
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