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Shelby Cannon vs Taylor Starling

Shelby Cannon is 5-2; Taylor Starling is 1-1-0. Shelby Cannon is 5 years older than Taylor Starling. Taylor Starling has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Shelby Cannon. Taylor Starling is 5" · 13 cm taller than Shelby Cannon. They have met once: Shelby Cannon 0, Taylor Starling 1.

Shelby Cannon
United States
Shelby Cannon
“Boom Boom” · 5-2
Loss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Split DecisionWin · TKO
StrawweightMet once
Taylor Starling
United States
Taylor Starling
“KILLA BEE” · 1-1-0
Win · SubmissionLoss · TKO
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Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

67%
Head
85%
33%
Body
15%
0%
Leg
0%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Shelby Cannonlast 3 fights
48%52%
Taylor Starlinglast 11 fights
78%22%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Shelby Cannon· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC Taylor Starling· incl. 11 fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
18.1714.31
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Shelby Cannon · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fightersTaylor Starling · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
15.5013.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Shelby Cannon · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersTaylor Starling · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

18.17
Strikes landed / min
14.31
15.50
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
13.22

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Shelby Cannon3 fights · by range and by target
Range
48%Distance · 260
52%Clinch · 285
0%Ground · 0
Target
67%Head · 363
33%Body · 182
0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Taylor Starling11 fights · by range and by target
Range
78%Distance · 905
22%Clinch · 251
0%Ground · 0
Target
85%Head · 988
15%Body · 168
0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Shelby CannonTaylor Starling

Frequently asked questions

Have Shelby Cannon and Taylor Starling ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at BKFC 79 Sturgis: Gogo vs Lane (Sat, Aug 2, 2025), where Taylor Starling won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Shelby Cannon and Taylor Starling?

Shelby Cannon is 5-2 and Taylor Starling is 1-1-0.

Who has the longer reach, Shelby Cannon or Taylor Starling?

Taylor Starling has the longer reach: 67" · 170 cm against 62" · 157 cm for Shelby Cannon, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Shelby Cannon or Taylor Starling?

Taylor Starling is taller at 5'7" · 170 cm; Shelby Cannon stands 5'2" · 157 cm.

Who is older, Shelby Cannon or Taylor Starling?

Shelby Cannon is 35 and Taylor Starling is 30.

Who has more finishes, Shelby Cannon or Taylor Starling?

Shelby Cannon has 2 wins inside the distance (1 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Taylor Starling has 1 win (0 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).