Taylor Lapilus vs Mitchell McKee

DateDec 19, 2026

DivisionBantamweight World Title

StatusScheduled

VenueLDLC Arena

BroadcastESPN 2

Taylor LapilusDouble Impact |25-4-0Taylor Lapilus vs Mitchell McKeeMitchell McKeeMerciless |11-0-0

Taylor LapilusDouble Impact25-4-0

Fight Overview

Round5

Time5:00

25-4-0Record11-0-0

34Age28

5'6"Height5'7"

73"Reach66"

135 lbsWeight135 lbs

Bantamweight World TitleWeight ClassBantamweight World Title

Mitchell McKeeMerciless11-0-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Taylor Lapilus owns a 32-point Elo edge (great). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Taylor LapilusMitchell McKee

Recent form

Taylor LapilusW W W W W · +62 Elo last 5

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Mitchell McKeeW W W W W · +88 Elo last 5

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Elo edge

Taylor Lapilus1755+12 last move

Mitchell McKee1723+19 last move

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

Combat Edge Model

Fight forecast

Frozen pre-fight · v0.7-2026-08-28

57%Taylor Lapilus43%Mitchell McKee

Model favoriteTaylor Lapilus

Elo baseline55% for Taylor Lapilus

Matchup adjustment+2 pts vs Elo

Win probability computed before the fight from point-in-time Elo, records, and matchup data. The baseline shows what Elo alone expected; the adjustment is not a certainty. Analytics, not betting advice.

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Forecast context

What separates the fighters

Model + Elo agree

Taylor Lapilus leads the full model at 57%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model strengthens that lean by 2 points.

Current Elo ratings1755 · 1723Taylor Lapilus leads by 32 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1642 · 1538Taylor Lapilus faced the stronger recent schedule (10 vs 10 sampled fights).

Elo record depth22 · 11 fightsTaylor Lapilus has the deeper counted Elo history.

Largest tracked stat edgesNot enough comparable dataNo advantage is inferred when the underlying records are incomplete.

Stat advantages

Taylor LapilusvsMitchell McKee

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Taylor Lapilusdecision leads 56% of wins

Mitchell McKeeKO/TKO leads 55% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Taylor LapilusMitchell McKee

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

4.59Sig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 3.70

48Sig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 45%

2.61Sig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 3.76

63Sig. strike defenseNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 54%

0.27Takedown averageNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 1.52

33Takedown accuracyNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 28%

77Takedown defenseNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 61%

0.27Submission averageNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 0.52

5Wins by knockout6

6Wins by submission0

14Wins by decision5

0Losses by knockout0

0Losses by submission0

4Losses by decision0

Taylor Lapilus vs Mitchell McKee is a scheduled Bantamweight World Title fight on PFL LYON : LAPILUS VS MCKEE. Taylor Lapilus enters with a 25-4-0 record and Mitchell McKee enters with a 11-0-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.