Tatsuro Taira
10 UFC Fights | 80% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (75%)
Tatsuro Taira UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Tatsuro Taira is 8-2 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 3 wins by knockout, 3 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 18-2, 10-0 of it outside the UFC. Taira competes at flyweight as an orthodox wrestler, standing 5'7" with a 70" reach at 26 years old. The last bout was a loss to Joshua Van by knockout in May 2026.
Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 92nd percentile among 115 flyweight fighters (54%).
Tatsuro Taira's UFC win rate is 80% (8 of 10 fights), and 75% of those wins came by finish. Taira averages 2.8 takedowns per fight at 44% accuracy and stops 46% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 18-2
- UFC Record
- 8-2
- Height
- 5'7"
- Reach
- 70"
- Age
- 26
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Joshua Van · KO/TKO · May 2026
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Tatsuro Taira's Last 5 Fights
Taira is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Joshua Van · KO/TKO · R5 1:32 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 2026
- Win vs Brandon Moreno · KO/TKO · R2 2:24 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · Dec 2025
- Win vs HyunSung Park · Submission · R2 1:06 · UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park · Aug 2025
- Loss vs Brandon Royval · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · Oct 2024
- Win vs Alex Perez · KO/TKO · R2 2:59 · UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira · Jun 2024
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Tatsuro Taira vs Average
Tatsuro Taira lands 11.7 strikes in R1 but 13.4 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Tatsuro Taira's UFC Fight History
10 UFC fights on record (8-2), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L★ | Joshua Van | KO/TKO | R5 · 1:32 | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | 2026-05-09 |
| W | Brandon Moreno | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:24 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | 2025-12-06 |
| W | HyunSung Park | Submission | R2 · 1:06 | UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park | 2025-08-02 |
| L | Brandon Royval | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | 2024-10-12 |
| W | Alex Perez | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:59 | UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira | 2024-06-15 |
| W | Carlos Hernandez | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:55 | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez | 2023-12-09 |
| W | Edgar Chairez | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | 2023-07-08 |
| W | Jesus Aguilar | Submission | R1 · 4:20 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | 2023-02-04 |
| W | CJ Vergara | Submission | R2 · 4:19 | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo | 2022-10-15 |
| W | Carlos Candelario | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic | 2022-05-14 |
How Taira Ranks at Flyweight
Percentile among the 115 flyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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