Flyweight · “The Best”
Tatsuro Taira
18-2-0 UFC 8-2-0
5'7"Height
70"Reach
OrthodoxStance
26Age
3KO wins
3Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
11:45Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
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
Fight history
L Joshua Van 9-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 1:32 — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 9, 2026
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 · December 6, 2025
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 · August 2, 2025
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 · October 12, 2024
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 · June 15, 2024
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 · December 9, 2023
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 · July 8, 2023
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 · February 4, 2023
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 · October 15, 2022
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 · May 14, 2022
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
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
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joshua Van | TKO (front kick to the body and punches) | UFC 328
May 9, 2026 |
UFC | 5 | 1:32 |
| W | Brandon Moreno | TKO (punches) | UFC 323
December 6, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 2:24 |
| W | Park Hyun-sung | Submission (neck crank) | UFC on ESPN: Taira vs. Park
August 2, 2025 |
UFC | 2 | 1:06 |
| L | Brandon Royval | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
October 12, 2024 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Alex Perez | TKO (knee injury) | UFC on ESPN: Perez vs. Taira
June 15, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 2:59 |
| W | Carlos Hernandez | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez
December 9, 2023 |
UFC | 2 | 0:55 |
| W | Édgar Cháirez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 290
July 8, 2023 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jesús Santos Aguilar | Submission (triangle armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
February 4, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 4:20 |
| W | C.J. Vergara | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araújo
October 15, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 4:19 |
| W | Carlos Candelario | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Błachowicz vs. Rakić
May 14, 2022 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Alfredo Muaiad | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Vale Tudo Japan 2021
November 6, 2021 |
Vale Tudo Japan | 1 | 4:12 |
| W | Ryuya Fukuda | Submission (triangle choke) | Shooto: 2021 Vol. 4
July 4, 2021 |
Shooto | 1 | 4:31 |
| W | Yoshiro Maeda | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto: 2021 Vol. 2
March 20, 2021 |
Shooto | 1 | 1:01 |
| W | Kiyotaka Shimizu | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: 2020 Vol. 7
November 23, 2020 |
Shooto | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jared Almazan | TKO (punches) | Shooto: 2020 Vol. 1
January 26, 2020 |
Shooto | 2 | 0:19 |
| W | Yamato Takagi | TKO (punches) | Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 2
November 3, 2019 |
Shooto | 2 | 4:40 |
| W | Takahiro Kohori | TKO (punches) | Shooto: Border Season 11 the 3rd
September 22, 2019 |
Shooto | 1 | 1:00 |
| W | Yuto Sekiguchi | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto: Gig Tokyo 27
June 8, 2019 |
Shooto | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Ryo Oyakawa | Submission (guillotine choke) | Shooto: The Shooto Okinawa Vol. 1
November 25, 2018 |
Shooto | 1 | 3:24 |
| W | Yo Otake | Submission (triangle choke) | Shooto: This Is Shooto Vol. 2
August 3, 2018 |
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.