Tatsuro Taira
- Height
- 5'7"
- Reach
- 70"
- Weight
- 125 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Thu, Jan 27, 2000, age 26
- First UFC fight
- Sat, May 14, 2022
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, May 9, 2026
01/How he wins
3 KO/TKO (punches to head from back control, punches to head on ground, to leg injury to perez) and 3 submissions (armbar from back control, neck crank from back control, triangle armbar from bottom guard), 2 decisions in 8 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 3 | 1 |
| Submission | 3 | 0 |
| Decision | 2 | 1 |
| All | 8 | 2 |
02/Career rates
03/Title fights
- Lv Joshua VanFlyweight, title fight. Sat, May 9, 2026, UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland. KO/TKO, R5 1:32
04/By division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catch Weight | 1 | 1-0-0 | 15.0 | 61 of 78 | 4.07 | 2 of 3 | 9:53 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| Flyweight | 9 | 7-2-0 | 102.6 | 276 of 542 | 2.69 | 26 of 61 | 53:28 of 102:35 | 3 | 6 in 7 |
| All | 10 | 8-2-0 | 117.6 | 337 of 620 | 2.87 | 28 of 64 | 63:21 of 117:35 | 3 | 6 in 8 |
05/By year
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 21.5 | 55 of 151 | 2.55 | 8 of 21 | 10:38 of 21:32 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 13.5 | 35 of 59 | 2.59 | 5 of 9 | 9:08 of 13:30 | 1 | 2 in 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 33.0 | 73 of 165 | 2.21 | 8 of 17 | 13:01 of 32:59 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3-0-0 | 25.3 | 95 of 122 | 3.76 | 3 of 4 | 17:18 of 25:15 | 1 | 2 in 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 24.3 | 79 of 123 | 3.25 | 4 of 13 | 13:16 of 24:19 | 1 | 1 in 2 |
| All | 10 | 8-2-0 | 117.6 | 337 of 620 | 2.87 | 28 of 64 | 63:21 of 117:35 | 3 | 6 in 8 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 10 of 10 | 49.3 | 117 of 205 | 2.37 | 11 of 21 | 26:01 of 49:20 | 1 | 2 | 1, won 1 |
| Round 2 | 9 of 10 | 31.7 | 113 of 173 | 3.56 | 10 of 18 | 19:57 of 31:43 | 2 | 5 | 5, won 5 |
| Round 3 | 4 of 10 | 20.0 | 65 of 136 | 3.25 | 3 of 13 | 8:26 of 20:00 | 0 | 3 | 2, won 2 |
| Round 4 | 2 of 10 | 10.0 | 21 of 47 | 2.10 | 2 of 6 | 7:44 of 10:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 2 of 10 | 6.5 | 21 of 59 | 3.21 | 2 of 6 | 1:13 of 6:32 | 0 | 0 | 2, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, May 9, 2026UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland | Joshua VanFlyweight, title fight | LKO/TKO, R5 1:32Punches to Head At Distance | 55 of 151 | 8 of 21 | 10:38 | 0 | 21:32 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 6, 2025UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | Brandon MorenoFlyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 2:24Punches to Head From Back Control | 28 of 48 | 1 of 4 | 4:27 | 0 | 7:24 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 2, 2025UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park | HyunSung ParkFlyweight | WSubmission, R2 1:06Neck Crank From Back Control | 7 of 11 | 4 of 5 | 4:41 | 1 | 6:06 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 12, 2024UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | Brandon RoyvalFlyweight | LSplit decision, R5 5:00Chris Lee 47 - 48. Sal D'amato 48 - 47. Ron McCarthy 47 - 48. | 42 of 99 | 6 of 15 | 12:13 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 15, 2024UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira | Alex PerezFlyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 2:59to Leg injury to Perez | 31 of 66 | 2 of 2 | 0:48 | 0 | 7:59 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 9, 2023UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez | Carlos HernandezFlyweight | WKO/TKO, R2 0:55Punches to Head On Ground | 33 of 43 | 0 of 0 | 3:36 | 1 | 5:55 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 8, 2023UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | Edgar ChairezCatch Weight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Adalaide Byrd 27 - 29. Ben Cartlidge 27 - 29. Derek Cleary 27 - 29. | 61 of 78 | 2 of 3 | 9:53 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 4, 2023UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac | Jesus AguilarFlyweight | WSubmission, R1 4:20Triangle Armbar From Bottom Guard | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 | 3:49 | 0 | 4:20 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 15, 2022UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo | CJ VergaraFlyweight | WSubmission, R2 4:19Armbar From Back Control | 22 of 36 | 3 of 8 | 6:19 | 0 | 9:19 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 14, 2022UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic | Carlos CandelarioFlyweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 26 - 30. Ron McCarthy 27 - 30. Adalaide Byrd 27 - 30. | 57 of 87 | 1 of 5 | 6:57 | 1 | 15:00 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.