MacDonald vs Taylor

Who won MacDonald vs Taylor?

Dilano Taylor beat Rory MacDonald by during the main event of PFL 2022 #8, on Saturday 13th August 2022 at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Dilano Taylor.

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).

MacDonald vs Taylor stats

Rory MacDonald stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 9 loses and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Dilano Taylor made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knock out and 2 by submission.

The stats suggested MacDonald had a slight advantage in power over Taylor, with a 30% knock out percentage over Taylor's 22%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested MacDonald had an advantage over Taylor, with a 39% submission rate over Taylor's 22%.

Rory MacDonald was the older man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

MacDonald was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 17 year and 5 months later than Taylor, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 55 more professional rounds, 88 to Taylor's 33.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Rory MacDonald had last fought 3 years, 11 months and 4 days ago, while Dilano Taylor's last outing had been 8 months and 30 days ago.

MacDonald's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Taylor's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on MacDonald vs Taylor?

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