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Tatsuro Taira

18-2-0 UFC 8-2-0
5'7"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
2000-01-27Born
3KO wins
3Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
11:45Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.87
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.1
Striking accuracy54.4%
Striking defense44.0%
Takedowns / 15 min3.57
Takedown accuracy43.8%
Takedown defense46.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.28
Control time53.9%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-2
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2023-02-04 vs Jesus Aguilar — 0.23/min (W) 23-02 2023-07-08 vs Edgar Chairez — 4.07/min (W) 23-07 2023-12-09 vs Carlos Hernandez — 5.58/min (W) 23-12 2024-06-15 vs Alex Perez — 3.88/min (W) 24-06 2024-10-12 vs Brandon Royval — 1.68/min (L) 24-10 2025-08-02 vs HyunSung Park — 1.15/min (W) 25-08 2025-12-06 vs Brandon Moreno — 3.78/min (W) 25-12 2026-05-09 vs Joshua Van — 2.55/min (L) 26-05
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

10 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Joshua Van 9-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 1:32 — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · 2026-05-09
55/151Sig. strikes
131/209Absorbed
8/21Takedowns
10:38Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brandon Moreno 11-5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:24 — UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · 2025-12-06
28/48Sig. strikes
9/17Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
4:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W HyunSung Park 3-0 walk-in Submission · R2 1:06 — UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park · 2025-08-02
7/11Sig. strikes
3/9Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
4:41Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Brandon Royval 6-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · 2024-10-12
42/99Sig. strikes
124/232Absorbed
6/15Takedowns
12:13Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Alex Perez 7-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:59 — UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira · 2024-06-15
31/66Sig. strikes
41/77Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
0:48Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlos Hernandez 2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:55 — UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez · 2023-12-09
33/43Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
3:36Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Edgar Chairez 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · 2023-07-08
61/78Sig. strikes
25/38Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
9:53Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Jesus Aguilar 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 4:20 — UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac · 2023-02-04
1/1Sig. strikes
2/2Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:49Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W CJ Vergara 1-1 walk-in Submission · R2 4:19 — UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo · 2022-10-15
22/36Sig. strikes
19/30Absorbed
3/8Takedowns
6:19Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Carlos Candelario 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic · 2022-05-14
57/87Sig. strikes
9/34Absorbed
1/5Takedowns
6:57Control
1Knockdowns
3Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

How the record was built.

Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tatsuro Taira) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.

18-2-0Pro record
The Blackbelt JapanGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 8
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 10
Shooto 9
Vale Tudo Japan 1
Full career — 20 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Joshua Van TKO (front kick to the body and punches) UFC 328
2026-05-09
UFC 5 1:32
W Brandon Moreno TKO (punches) UFC 323
2025-12-06
UFC 2 2:24
W Park Hyun-sung Submission (neck crank) UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park
2025-08-02
UFC 2 1:06
L Brandon Royval Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-10-12
UFC 5 5:00
W Alex Perez TKO (knee injury) UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira
2024-06-15
UFC 2 2:59
W Carlos Hernandez TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez
2023-12-09
UFC 2 0:55
W Édgar Cháirez Decision (unanimous) UFC 290
2023-07-08
UFC 3 5:00
W Jesús Santos Aguilar Submission (triangle armbar) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
2023-02-04
UFC 1 4:20
W C.J. Vergara Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo
2022-10-15
UFC 2 4:19
W Carlos Candelario Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić
2022-05-14
UFC 3 5:00
W Alfredo Muaiad Submission (rear-naked choke) Vale Tudo Japan 2021
2021-11-06
Vale Tudo Japan 1 4:12
W Ryuya Fukuda Submission (triangle choke) Shooto: 2021 Vol. 4
2021-07-04
Shooto 1 4:31
W Yoshiro Maeda Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) Shooto: 2021 Vol. 2
2021-03-20
Shooto 1 1:01
W Kiyotaka Shimizu Decision (unanimous) Shooto: 2020 Vol. 7
2020-11-23
Shooto 3 5:00
W Jared Almazan TKO (punches) Shooto: 2020 Vol. 1
2020-01-26
Shooto 2 0:19
W Yamato Takagi TKO (punches) Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 2
2019-11-03
Shooto 2 4:40
W Takahiro Kohori TKO (punches) Shooto: Border Season 11 the 3rd
2019-09-22
Shooto 1 1:00
W Yuto Sekiguchi Decision (unanimous) Shooto: Gig Tokyo 27
2019-06-08
Shooto 2 5:00
W Ryo Oyakawa Submission (guillotine choke) Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 1
2018-11-25
Shooto 1 3:24
W Yo Otake Submission (triangle choke) Shooto: This Is Shooto Vol. 2
2018-08-03
Shooto 1 2:46

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Tatsuro Taira) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Flyweight average, over 66 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.9 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 54.4% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 44.0% avg 56.2%
Takedowns /15 min 3.6 avg 1.7
Takedown accuracy 43.8% avg 36.2%
Takedown defense 46.2% avg 61.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.3 avg 0.7
Control time 53.9% avg 20.1%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 45.5%