Leal vs Taylor

Who won Leal vs Taylor?

Carlos Leal beat Dilano Taylor by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of PFL 6, on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

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).

Leal vs Taylor stats

Carlos Leal stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Dilano Taylor made his way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Carlos Leal's PFL record stood at 5-2-0, while Dilano Taylor's came in at 3-4-0.

The stats suggested Leal had a slight advantage in power over Taylor, with a 35% knock out percentage over Taylor's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Taylor had a slight advantage over Leal, with a 20% submission rate over Leal's 12%.

Carlos Leal was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Taylor had a height advantage of 1 inch over Leal.

Leal was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 50 to Taylor's 36.

Leal vs Taylor form

Leal had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against David Zawada at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Sadibou Sy at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ray Cooper at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Chris Brown at PFL Challenger Series 8 on 8th April 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Universal Studios, Orlando.

He was victorious against Korey Kuppe at PFL Challenger Series 2 on 25th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Orlando.

Taylor had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had been beaten by Magomed Umalatov at PFL 3 on 14th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Sadibou Sy at PFL 2022 #10 -World Championship on 25th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Hulu Theater, Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rory MacDonald at PFL 2022 #8 on 13th August 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Magomed Magomedkerimov at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

He had beaten Jo o Zeferino at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dilano Taylor had been fighting more than Carlos Leal.

Going to this contest, Carlos Leal had last fought 1 year and 13 days ago, while Dilano Taylor's last outing had been 1 year and 13 days ago.

Leal's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Leal vs Taylor?

Carlos Leal was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Dilano Taylor made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.