Taylor Wily Taylor Wily, a one-time UFC fighter who went on to a successful acting career, has died of undisclosed causes. KITV’s Island News in Wily’s home state of Hawaii first reported his death, citing the family. Wily, who was known as Teila Tuli when he fought, was 56. The lone fight of his MMA career was a memorable one, to be certain – though not a great one for Wily. In the first quarterfinal fight of the first tournament of the first event in the promotion’s history – UFC 1 in November 1993 – Wily (Tuli) was knocked out by a head kick in 26 seconds by Gerard Gordeau