Jesse Taylor
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Jesse Taylor "JT Money" is a 31-15-0 grappler.
Jesse debuted Jul. 19, 2008 vs CB Dollaway (loss). 10 years active (Jul. 19, 2008–Jul. 07, 2017).
Best wins: Dhiego Lima (SUB Rear Naked Choke R2, Jul. 07, 2017); Dong Sik Yoon (SUB Injury R1, Jul. 20, 2009).
Jesse Taylor (born January 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) and 10th Planet Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt fighter who last competed in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor from 2006 to 2023, he was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became infamous for being the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred after filming was completed. Taylor later won The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Welterweight Tournament, and has also fought f
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul. 07, 2017 | The Ultimate Fighter: Redemption Finale | W Dhiego Lima | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 0:43 | 0 1 | 21 4 | 2 0 | 2 0 |
| Nov. 06, 2009 | Strikeforce Challengers 4 | L Luke Rockhold | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:42 | 0 0 | 1 0 | 3 0 | 0 1 |
| Aug. 15, 2009 | Strikeforce - Carano vs. Cyborg | L Jay Hieron | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- |
| Jul. 20, 2009 | DREAM 10: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 Final Round | W Dong Sik Yoon | SUB Injury | 1 | 1:02 | 0 0 | 2 0 | 1 0 | 1 0 |
| Jul. 19, 2008 | UFC: Silva vs Irvin | L CB Dollaway | SUB Peruvian Necktie | 1 | 3:58 | 0 0 | 4 4 | 1 0 | 0 2 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.

