Paul Taylor (11-6-1, 8) was born in Walsall, England on December 15, 1979. At the age of 22 years on September 7, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Matt Ewin, losing the fight via 2-round draw.
On April 21, 2007, 27-year old Paul Taylor made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 70 against Edilberto de Oliveira, winning the fight in the 3rd round via TKO.
Taylor's last fight was a 2nd-round KO win against Gabe Ruediger at UFC 126 at age 31 on February 5, 2011. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought nine times in the UFC, and has a record of 4 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Paul Taylor's best fights have been against Gabe Ruediger, Edilberto de Oliveira, Jess Liaudin and Peter Sobotta.
Taylor has 6 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19  | Feb 5, 2011 31 years, 1 months 11-6-1 (8) | 33 years, 5 months 17-6 (16) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick and punches |
18  | Oct 23, 2010 30 years, 10 months 10-6-1 (7) | 26 years, 6 months 15-6-1 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
17  | Nov 14, 2009 29 years, 10 months 10-5-1 (7) | 22 years, 4 months 12-0 (9) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
16  | Jun 13, 2009 29 years, 5 months 10-4-1 (7) | 22 years, 5 months 8-1 (8) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15  | Oct 18, 2008 28 years, 10 months 9-4-1 (7) | 34 years, 2 months 25-16-5 (21) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
14 | Jun 7, 2008 28 years, 5 months 9-3-1 (7) | Jess Liaudin | UFC | 3 | SD | WIN | |
13  | Jan 19, 2008 28 years, 1 months 8-3-1 (7) | 23 years, 4 months 7-0 (7) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
12  | Sep 8, 2007 27 years, 8 months 8-2-1 (7) | 34 years 12-3 (9) | UFC | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
11 | Apr 21, 2007 27 years, 4 months 8-1-1 (7) | Edilberto de Oliveira | UFC | 3 | TKO | WIN Strikes | |
10  | Nov 12, 2006 26 years, 10 months 7-1-1 (6) | 24 years 3-2 (3) | 1 | NC | NC | ||
9 | Oct 15, 2006 26 years, 10 months 7-1-1 (6) | Paul Jenkins | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
8  | May 6, 2006 26 years, 4 months 6-1-1 (5) | 29 years, 7 months 19-12-1 (13) | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
7 | Mar 5, 2006 26 years, 2 months 6-0-1 (5) | Jonas Majauskas | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes | ||
6  | Apr 10, 2005 25 years, 3 months 5-0-1 (4) | 26 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Mar 6, 2005 25 years, 2 months 4-0-1 (3) | Carl Morgan | 3 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
4 | Nov 14, 2004 24 years, 10 months 3-0-1 (2) | Daan Kooiman | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes | ||
3 | Apr 24, 2004 24 years, 4 months 2-0-1 (1) | John Flemming | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
2  | Feb 22, 2003 23 years, 2 months 1-0-1 (0) | 29 years, 2 months 7-2 (6) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Sep 7, 2002 22 years, 8 months 0-0-1 (0) | Matt Ewin | 2 | UD | DRAW |
