Stephen Tapilatu (born March 17, 1972, in Groningen) is a prominent Dutch martial artist who has achieved success at the highest level primarily in ITF but also in WTF taekwondo.

He began taekwondo at the age of 8 under the tutelage of his black belt father, Wijnand Tapilatu.

[3] After completing his taekwondo career he took up kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), notably challenging leading figures including Dutch karate champion Ronny Rivano, Brian Lo-An-Joe[4] and the former kickboxing world champion Perry Ubeda.

From 1999 to 2008 he was a member of Team Golden Glory,[5] alongside one of the most successful fighters of all time: Semmy Schilt.

Since that time he has taught taekwondo with his father at Tapilatu's sport center in his home town of Groningen, the Netherlands.