Tatsuro Taira vs.
Joshua Van
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Tatsuro Taira
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.71 · 8 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.4 wins over .500
Joshua Van
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.67 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Tatsuro Taira
Distance 66.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 4.2% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 29.8% (norm 7.3%)
Joshua Van
Distance 90.0% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.4% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Tatsuro Taira
Head 85.2% (norm 75.9%) · Body 6.1% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 8.7% (norm 9.3%)
Joshua Van
Head 81.4% (norm 75.9%) · Body 13.3% (norm 13.3%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Taira L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Van L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 183 / 409 | 44.7% | 40.0% | 1070 / 1929 | 55.5% | 40.0% |
| In the clinch | 14 / 26 | 53.8% | 70.4% | 94 / 116 | 81.0% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 140 / 185 | 75.7% | 69.7% | 66 / 99 | 66.7% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 263 / 528 | 49.8% | 37.6% | 892 / 1746 | 51.1% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 26 / 38 | 68.4% | 68.5% | 235 / 285 | 82.5% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 48 / 54 | 88.9% | 80.0% | 103 / 113 | 91.2% | 80.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Taira L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Van L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 291 / 563 | 51.7% | 40.1% | 812 / 1973 | 41.2% | 40.1% |
| In the clinch | 33 / 39 | 84.6% | 68.8% | 27 / 45 | 60.0% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 41 / 50 | 82.0% | 71.1% | 10 / 16 | too few to rate | 71.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 299 / 557 | 53.7% | 35.2% | 571 / 1647 | 34.7% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 46 / 62 | 74.2% | 68.2% | 132 / 204 | 64.7% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 20 / 33 | 60.6% | 80.3% | 146 / 183 | 79.8% | 80.3% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Van has more cage time on record.