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Tatsuro Taira
“The Best”
Japan
Ranked #4 · FlyweightOfficial UFC rankings
18-2-0W-L-D
- Age
- 26
- Height
- 5'7"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 70"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FlyweightFlyweight: Up to 125 lb (57 kg). The lightest division. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- The Blackbelt Japan
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1892
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Taira has 6 KO/TKO wins, 3 by submission and 4 by decision, a 47% finish rate. He lights people up and taps them, but he also grinds out rounds when it goes the distance.
- Recent Form
- Van (18-2-0) was a loss, stopped by KO/TKO in round 5. Before that, Moreno (24-10-2) was a win by KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, HyunSung Park (10-2-0) was a win by submission in round 2.
- Style
- Orthodox. Lands 2.87 significant strikes a minute at 54% accuracy, absorbs 3.1 a minute, and defends 44% of strikes. Wrestling drives his game: 3.57 takedowns per 15 minutes, 1.3 submission attempts, but only 46% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 6 KO/TKO (32%)
- 3 Submission (16%)
- 4 Decision (21%)
- 6 No method on record (31%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 69%
- Last fought
- 6 months ago
19 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 70-23-2 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1796
- Lossvs Joshua Van18-2-0 · Power Index 1915KO/TKO · R5 · 1:32May 9, 2026 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland
- Winvs Brandon Moreno24-10-2 · Power Index 1821KO/TKO · R2 · 2:24Dec 7, 2025 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2
- Winvs HyunSung Park10-2-0 · Power Index 1691Submission · R2 · 1:06Aug 3, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Taira vs Park
- Winvs Hyun Sung ParkR2 · 1:06Aug 2, 2025 · UFC Fight Night
- Lossvs Brandon Royval18-9-0 · Power Index 1756Decision - Split · R5 · 5:00Oct 12, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
Career Stats
Based on 10 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.87
- Striking accuracy
- 54%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.10
- Striking defense
- 44%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 3.57
- Takedown accuracy
- 44%
- Takedown defense
- 46%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.30