Lapilus vs Morales

When is Lapilus vs Morales?

Taylor Lapilus will square off against Vince Morales during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 28th September 2024 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Lapilus vs Morales stats

Taylor Lapilus steps into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Vince Morales will make his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This will be Taylor Lapilus' 7th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2015.

Taylor Lapilus' UFC record currently stands at 5-2-0, while Vince Morales' comes in at 3-5-0.

The stats suggest Morales has a massive power advantage over Lapilus, boasting a 54% knock out percentage over Lapilus' 20%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Lapilus will have a slight advantage over Morales, with a 30% submission rate over Morales' 23%.

Taylor Lapilus is the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Morales has a height advantage of 1 inch over Lapilus. Despite this, he has a 5-inch reach advantage.

Lapilus is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Morales, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 12 more professional rounds, 57 to Morales' 45.

Lapilus vs Morales form

Morales has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Yuki Motoya at RIZIN 45 on 31st December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had lost to Miles Johns at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jonathan Martinez at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Louis Smolka at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Drako Rodriguez at UFC 265 on 7th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

Lapilus' last 3 fights have come over a period of 1 year and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Morales' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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