
Fighter profile
Paul Taylor
Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LW division (437 fighters).
Fought across 2 divisions:7 WW · 2 LW (now)
Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.
Striking · offense
Striking · defense
Grappling · offense
Grappling · defense
Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 9 UFC fights · 111:33 total fight time
Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Paul has faced, inside the UFC and out.
Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).
Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).
Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.
How the betting market priced Paul, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.
over 9 close-line bets
50% implied
ROI +4.5%
Avg -250
ROI −39.0%
Avg +198
Based on 9 of 9 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.
- KO/TKO · R2 1:42UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · 2011-02-05Taylor-22037/610/113:19Ruediger+18017/490/601:08
- S-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez · 2010-10-23Taylor+170140/2960/30—Stout-200107/2951/200:27
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 89: Bisping vs Leben · 2008-10-18Taylor+29185/1600/201:03Lytle-356102/1942/308:01
- KO/TKO · R3 0:37UFC 70: Nations Collide · 2007-04-21Taylor+20578/1980/010:08de Oliveira-25546/1420/500:20
Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

