MacDonald vs Taylor

Who won MacDonald vs Taylor?

Dilano Taylor beat Rory MacDonald by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of PFL 2022 #8, on Saturday 13th August 2022 at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.

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 losses 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 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Rory MacDonald's PFL record stood at 2-4-0, while Dilano Taylor's came in at 3-4-0.

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 34 years old.

MacDonald was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 18 years and 6 months later than Taylor, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 52 more professional rounds, 88 to Taylor's 36.

MacDonald vs Taylor form

Rory MacDonald had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sadibou Sy at PFL 2022 #6 on 1st July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Brett Cooper at PFL 2022 #3 on 6th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Esports Stadium Arlington, Arlington.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ray Cooper at PFL 2021 #7 on 13th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Before that, he had been defeated by Gleison Tibau at PFL 2021 #5 on 17th June 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

He had beaten Curtis Millender at PFL 2021 #2 on 29th April 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City.

Activity check

MacDonald's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Taylor's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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