Jesse Taylor (33-17, 22) was born in Poway, California, U.S. on January 2, 1983. At the age of 23 years on August 4, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Robert Sarkozi, winning the fight via 2-round unanimous decision.
On July 19, 2008, 25-year old Jesse Taylor made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin against a 24-year old C.B. Dollaway but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Taylor's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Jared Revel at age 40 on March 30, 2023. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Jesse Taylor's best fights have been against Dhiego Lima, Yoon Dong-Sik, John Phillips, Drew Fickett, Michail Tsarev, Denis Kang and Jason Day.
Taylor has 17 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Mar 30, 2023 40 years, 2 months 33-17 (22) | Jared Revel | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
49 | Nov 13, 2021 38 years, 10 months 33-16 (22) | Daniel McWilliams | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
48  | Aug 28, 2021 38 years, 7 months 32-16 (21) | 39 years, 9 months 22-17 (20) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
47 | Oct 4, 2019 36 years, 9 months 31-16 (20) | Mukhamed Berkhamov | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
46  | Jul 7, 2017 34 years, 6 months 31-15 (20) | 28 years, 5 months 12-5 (7) | TUF | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
45  | Oct 22, 2016 33 years, 9 months 30-15 (19) | 22 years, 8 months 9-0 (7) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
44 | Aug 26, 2016 33 years, 7 months 30-14 (19) | 34 years, 9 months 19-13 (17) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
43 | Jun 3, 2016 33 years, 5 months 29-14 (19) | Aslambek Saidov | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
42 | Oct 31, 2015 32 years, 9 months 29-13 (19) | Borys Mańkowski | KSW | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke For KSW welterweight title |
41  | Aug 29, 2015 32 years, 7 months 29-12 (19) | 29 years, 2 months 29-4 (26) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
40 | Aug 1, 2015 32 years, 6 months 28-12 (18) | Nick Barnes | WL | 1 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
39  | Apr 18, 2015 32 years, 3 months 27-12 (18) | 34 years, 1 months 33-7 (28) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
38 | Oct 4, 2014 31 years, 9 months 27-11 (18) | Trey Houston | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
37  | Jun 21, 2014 31 years, 5 months 27-10 (18) | 32 years, 8 months 13-3 (7) | WSOF | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS D'arce choke For WSOF middleweight title |
36  | Dec 7, 2013 30 years, 11 months 27-9 (18) | 27 years, 4 months 13-2 (11) | WSOF | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
35  | May 4, 2013 30 years, 4 months 26-9 (18) | 27 years, 10 months 17-5 (17) | CW | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke Defended Cage Warriors middleweight title |
34  | Feb 23, 2013 30 years, 1 months 25-9 (17) | 30 years, 3 months 18-11 (13) | MD | 5 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Dec 31, 2012 29 years, 11 months 24-9 (17) | Chris Fields | CW | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won Cage Warriors middleweight title |
32 | Nov 16, 2012 29 years, 10 months 23-9 (16) | Steve Kennedy | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
31  | Aug 18, 2012 29 years, 7 months 22-9 (15) | 26 years, 9 months 3-0 (2) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Aug 4, 2012 29 years, 7 months 21-9 (15) | Christopher Ortega | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
29 | May 24, 2012 29 years, 4 months 20-9 (14) | Gaël Grimaud | CW | WL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar For Cage Warriors welterweight title |
28  | Nov 26, 2011 28 years, 10 months 20-8 (14) | 31 years, 4 months 23-4-2 (21) | KSW | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kneebar |
27 | Sep 30, 2011 28 years, 8 months 20-7 (14) | Mario Trujillo | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
26  | Sep 3, 2011 28 years, 8 months 19-7 (13) | 33 years, 7 months 29-2-1 (22) | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Heel hook For AFC middleweight title | |
25  | May 28, 2011 28 years, 4 months 19-6 (13) | 33 years, 8 months 34-12-2 (28) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
24 | Mar 26, 2011 28 years, 2 months 18-6 (12) | Clay Davidson | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
23  | Nov 12, 2010 27 years, 10 months 17-6 (12) | 30 years, 11 months 11-3 (10) | WL | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke | |
22  | Sep 10, 2010 27 years, 8 months 16-6 (12) | 28 years, 1 months 12-3 (6) | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
21  | Jul 18, 2010 27 years, 6 months 15-6 (12) | 43 years, 11 months 14-7-1 (11) | WL | 2 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
20  | May 7, 2010 27 years, 4 months 14-6 (11) | 28 years, 8 months 16-3 (11) | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
19  | Feb 5, 2010 27 years, 1 months 14-5 (11) | 30 years, 10 months 19-9 (17) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
18  | Nov 6, 2009 26 years, 10 months 13-5 (10) | 25 years 5-1 (5) | Strikeforce | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
17  | Aug 15, 2009 26 years, 7 months 13-4 (10) | 33 years 17-4 (11) | Strikeforce | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Jul 20, 2009 26 years, 6 months 13-3 (10) | 36 years, 10 months 4-6 (3) | DREAM | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Ankle injury |
15 | Jul 11, 2009 26 years, 6 months 12-3 (9) | Rubén Barboza | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
14 | May 2, 2009 26 years, 4 months 11-3 (8) | Eric Davila | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
13  | Mar 28, 2009 26 years, 2 months 10-3 (7) | 22 years, 4 months 10-2 (7) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Feb 14, 2009 26 years, 1 months 9-3 (7) | Gert Kocani | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
11 | Jan 15, 2009 26 years 8-3 (6) | Rico Altamirano | WL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10  | Oct 2, 2008 25 years, 9 months 7-3 (5) | 28 years, 9 months 35-6 (27) | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows | |
9  | Jul 19, 2008 25 years, 6 months 6-3 (4) | 24 years, 11 months 6-1 (5) | UFC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Peruvian necktie | |
8 | Nov 16, 2007 24 years, 10 months 6-2 (4) | Jorge Ramirez | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
7 | Nov 6, 2007 24 years, 10 months 5-2 (3) | Matt Major | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Aug 11, 2007 24 years, 7 months 4-2 (3) | Kenny Ento | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | ||
5 | Jul 8, 2007 24 years, 6 months 4-1 (3) | Jorge Ortiz | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4  | Apr 14, 2007 24 years, 3 months 3-1 (2) | 22 years, 5 months 4-1 (4) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
3 | Mar 3, 2007 24 years, 2 months 3-0 (2) | Noel Rodriguez | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
2 | Nov 4, 2006 23 years, 10 months 2-0 (1) | Chris Chiasson | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Aug 4, 2006 23 years, 7 months 1-0 (0) | Robert Sarkozi | KOTC | 2 | UD | WIN |
