Taylor vs Thimoteo

Who won Taylor vs Thimoteo?

Joe Taylor beat Gabriel Thimoteo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of LFA 177, on Friday 23rd February 2024 at Seneca Niagara Event Center in Niagara Falls.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Joe Taylor.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Taylor vs Thimoteo stats

Joe Taylor stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gabriel Thimoteo made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 6 by submission.

Joe Taylor's LFA record stood at 2-0-0, while Gabriel Thimoteo's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Taylor had an advantage in power over Thimoteo, with a 20% knock out percentage over Thimoteo's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Thimoteo had a massive advantage over Taylor, boasting a 100% submission rate over Taylor's 0%.

Joe Taylor was the older man by 5 years, at 40 years old.

Thimoteo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Taylor.

Taylor was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 6 months later than Thimoteo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 19 to Thimoteo's 23.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gabriel Thimoteo had been fighting more than Joe Taylor.

Going to this contest, Joe Taylor had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 1 day ago, while Gabriel Thimoteo's last outing had been 11 months and 7 days ago.

What were the odds on Taylor vs Thimoteo?

Joe Taylor was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Gabriel Thimoteo made his way into the ring at 18/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.