Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 99: THE COMEBACK
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor
“Relentless”
11-6-1 (1 NC)
RESULT

Paul Taylor def. Peter Sobotta (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Peter Sobotta
Peter Sobotta
17-7-1
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Lanxess Arena

Paul Taylor defeated Peter Sobotta by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Welterweight bout of UFC 99: THE COMEBACK, held Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Lanxess Arena.

Fight stats

Paul Taylor
Peter Sobotta
0
Knockdowns
0
46 of 102
Significant strikes
18 of 39
45%
Sig. strike accuracy
46%
80 of 136
Total strikes
19 of 40
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 7
—
Takedown accuracy
29%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
4:33
Control time
2:08
Significant strikes by target
16 of 55
Head
5 of 22
1 of 8
Body
4 of 5
29 of 39
Leg
9 of 12
42 of 92
Distance
17 of 38
1 of 2
Clinch
1 of 1
3 of 8
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 26
Sig. str.
10 of 12
25 of 40
Total str.
10 of 12
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
1:57
Ctrl
0:43
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
24 of 47
Sig. str.
6 of 20
26 of 49
Total str.
6 of 20
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:20
Ctrl
0:39
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
11 of 29
Sig. str.
2 of 7
29 of 47
Total str.
3 of 8
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
2:16
Ctrl
0:46

Judges' Scorecards

Chris Lee
#TaylorSobotta
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Chris Watts
#TaylorSobotta
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Tony Weeks
#TaylorSobotta
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The commission did not release round-by-round scores for this fight.

Fan Scorecards

100%
Taylor
0%
Sobotta
2 fan scorecards submitted
●30–27 Taylor100%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Taylor
R2
100%
Taylor
R3
100%
Taylor

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Leon Roberts
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

11-6-1 (1 NC)
Record
17-7-1
1
Win Streak
0
46
Age
39
6'0"
183 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
72"
183 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
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Stance
—
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.44
SLpM
2.14
47%
Str. Acc.
40%
4.47
SApM
2.90
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.27
TD Avg.
1.53
25%
TD Acc.
32%
56%
TD Def.
77%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Paul Taylor · 2-3
  • W
    Gabe Ruediger
    UFC 126: Silva vs BelfortSat, Feb 5, 2011
    TKO · R2 · 1:42 · Lightweight
  • L
    Sam Stout
    UFC 121: Lesnar vs VelasquezSat, Oct 23, 2010
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    John Hathaway
    UFC 105: Couture vs VeraSat, Nov 14, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    Peter Sobotta
    UFC 99: THE COMEBACKSat, Jun 13, 2009
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Chris Lytle
    UFC 89: Bisping vs LebenSat, Oct 18, 2008
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Peter Sobotta · 2-3
  • L
    Alex Oliveira
    UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs TillSun, Jul 26, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Leon Edwards
    UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs VolkovSat, Mar 17, 2018
    TKO · R3 · 4:59 · Welterweight
  • W
    Ben Saunders
    UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs TeixeiraSun, May 28, 2017
    TKO · R2 · 2:29 · Welterweight
  • W
    Nicolas Dalby
    UFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs BarnettSat, Sep 3, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • L
    Kyle Noke
    UFC 193: Rousey vs HolmSat, Nov 14, 2015
    TKO · R1 · 2:01 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 9 fights · 10 fights
55.0
Avg sig. strikes
25.1
0.22
Avg takedowns
1.20
1:38
Avg control time
3:39
140
Career high strikes
47
1
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Paul Taylor
Strike target
Peter Sobotta
58%
Head
59%
15%
Body
18%
27%
Leg
23%
Paul Taylor
Strike position
Peter Sobotta
72%
Distance
80%
21%
Clinch
6%
7%
Ground
14%