Tatsuro Taira

FlyweightWrestler
8 - 2

10 UFC Fights | 80% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (75%)

Height
5' 7"
Reach
70"
Weight
125 lbs.
Age
26
Orthodox

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.

  1. Loss vs Joshua Van · KO/TKO · R5 1:32 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 2026
  2. Win vs Brandon Moreno · KO/TKO · R2 2:24 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · Dec 2025
  3. Win vs HyunSung Park · Submission · R2 1:06 · UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park · Aug 2025
  4. Loss vs Brandon Royval · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · Oct 2024
  5. Win vs Alex Perez · KO/TKO · R2 2:59 · UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira · Jun 2024

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.9
Accuracy
54%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.30

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.1
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.2
Opp. Accuracy Against
56%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
2.8
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
44%
Takedown Defense
46%
Control Time / Fight
6:20
Sub Attempts / Fight
1.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
0% KO
10% Sub
R2
30% KO
20% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

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.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
L★Joshua VanKO/TKOR5 · 1:32UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland2026-05-09
WBrandon MorenoKO/TKOR2 · 2:24UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 22025-12-06
WHyunSung ParkSubmissionR2 · 1:06UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park2025-08-02
LBrandon RoyvalDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira2024-10-12
WAlex PerezKO/TKOR2 · 2:59UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira2024-06-15
WCarlos HernandezKO/TKOR2 · 0:55UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez2023-12-09
WEdgar ChairezDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez2023-07-08
WJesus AguilarSubmissionR1 · 4:20UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac2023-02-04
WCJ VergaraSubmissionR2 · 4:19UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo2022-10-15
WCarlos CandelarioDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic2022-05-14

How Taira Ranks at Flyweight

Percentile among the 115 flyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.9 sig. strikes/min
36th percentile
Striking accuracy54%
92nd percentile
Strikes absorbed3.1/min
57th percentile
Takedowns2.8/fight
88th percentile
Takedown defense46%
24th percentile
Knockdown power0.30/fight
75th percentile

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