Louis Taylor (18-4-1, 13) was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on May 12, 1979. At the age of 28 years on November 9, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Ricco Talamantes, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
Taylor's last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Abusupiyan Magomedov at PFL 11 at age 39 on December 31, 2018. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Louis Taylor's best fights have been against Abusupiyan Magomedov, Joe Vedepo, Phil Hawes, Cory Devela and Ryan Sturdy.
Taylor has 4 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | Dec 31, 2018 39 years, 7 months 18-4-1 (13) | 28 years, 3 months 22-3-1 (17) | PFL | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
22  | Oct 20, 2018 39 years, 5 months 17-4-1 (12) | 35 years, 7 months 27-14 (16) | PFL | MD | 2 | TD | DRAW |
21 | Oct 20, 2018 39 years, 5 months 17-4 (12) | Rex Harris | PFL | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
20 | Aug 16, 2018 39 years, 3 months 16-4 (12) | Andre Lobato | PFL | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
19 | Jul 5, 2018 39 years, 1 months 15-4 (12) | Anderson Gonçalves | PFL | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18 | Jul 29, 2017 38 years, 2 months 14-4 (11) | Zach Conn | PFL | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
17  | Dec 31, 2016 37 years, 7 months 13-4 (11) | 35 years, 3 months 19-3 (10) | WSOF | MD | 5 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke For WSOF middleweight title |
16  | Jul 30, 2016 37 years, 2 months 13-3 (11) | 27 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | WSOF | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
15  | Mar 12, 2016 36 years, 10 months 12-3 (10) | 31 years, 10 months 16-6 (11) | WSOF | MD | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke |
14 | Oct 11, 2014 35 years, 4 months 11-3 (10) | Brian Houston | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
13 | Apr 5, 2014 34 years, 10 months 10-3 (9) | Robert Gotreau | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
12 | Jun 22, 2013 34 years, 1 months 9-3 (8) | Eric Hammerich | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
11  | Dec 14, 2012 33 years, 7 months 8-3 (7) | 29 years, 11 months 14-5 (12) | Bellator | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
10  | Jan 27, 2012 32 years, 8 months 7-3 (6) | 23 years, 9 months 5-1 (5) | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
9 | May 14, 2011 32 years 7-2 (6) | Jason Louck | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to strikes | |
8  | Aug 13, 2010 31 years, 3 months 6-2 (5) | 27 years, 10 months 32-11 (29) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Submission to strikes |
7 | Apr 15, 2010 30 years, 11 months 6-1 (5) | Ryan Sturdy | Bellator | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick |
6 | Jan 2, 2010 30 years, 7 months 5-1 (4) | Curtis Bailey | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Nov 7, 2009 30 years, 5 months 4-1 (3) | Nate Moore | Strikeforce | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches |
4 | Feb 21, 2009 29 years, 9 months 4-0 (3) | Steve Paterson | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Jun 14, 2008 29 years, 1 months 3-0 (2) | Adam Maciejewski | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Apr 26, 2008 28 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Aaron Kreke | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Slam | |
1 | Nov 9, 2007 28 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Ricco Talamantes | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
