Louis Taylor
| Louis Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | Louis Taylor May 12, 1979 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Other names | Put The Guns Down Handgunz (formerly) |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweightbr>Welterweight |
| Reach | 74.0 in (188 cm) |
| Fighting out of | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Team | Chicago Fight Team |
| Years active | 2007-present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 17 |
| Wins | 13 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Louis Taylor (born May 12, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing for the World Series of Fighting in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Taylor has also formerly competed for Strikeforce and Bellator.
Taylor is from Chicago, Illinois and was a talented wrestler, competing at Eastern Illinois University before transitioning into a career in mixed martial arts.
Taylor was at the tryouts for The Ultimate Fighter 13 on November 4, 2010. He did not make the final cast to get onto the show which debuted on March 30, 2011.
Taylor fought Jason Louck on May 14, 2011 to determine the Middleweight Combat USA State Champion of Illinois. Taylor won the fight by submission (strikes) and was then supposed to face the Middleweight Combat USA State Champion of Wisconsin, Herbert Goodman. Unfortunately, Taylor Combat USA would not release Taylor from his contact.
Taylor made his Strikeforce debut at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers on November 7, 2009 against Nate Moore and was defeated via submission due to punches in the second round.
He would make his next appearance for the promotion in the main event of Strikeforce Challengers: Riggs vs. Taylor on August 13, 2010 against former WEC Welterweight Champion Joe Riggs and was defeated via submission due to punches in the third round.
Taylor first fought for Bellator at Bellator 14 on April 15, 2010 and won by KO due to a head kick in the first round over Ryan Sturdy.
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