UFC Flyweight Title Bout

Tatsuro Taira

“The Best”

Record: 8-2-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 7"
Reach: 70"
Weight: 125 lbs.
Born: Jan 27, 2000

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 10
Minutes: 117.6
Knockdowns: 3
Sig. accuracy: 54.4%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 43.8%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 10
Control / 15: 8:05

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted337/620

Accuracy54.4%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head78.0%
Body7.7%
Leg14.2%

Position

Distance54.3%
Clinch4.2%
Ground41.5%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head81.9%
Body12.6%
Leg5.5%

Position absorbed

Distance79.7%
Clinch9.0%
Ground11.2%

Grappling

For

Takedowns28/64

TD accuracy43.8%

TD per 153.6

Sub attempts10

Subs per 151.3

Reversals4

Control63:21

Control per 158:05

Against

Takedowns absorbed7/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced10

Control conceded9:58

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	1.1/2.1	52.4%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	1.1/2	55.5%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/3.3	23.1%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	1/3	33.3%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	1/3	33.3%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Joshua Van
KO/TKO · Round 5 · 1:32
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. StricklandMay 9, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 55/151 · TD 8/21 · Ctrl 10:38
Win vs Brandon Moreno
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:24
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2Dec 6, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 28/48 · TD 1/4 · Ctrl 4:27
Win vs HyunSung Park
Submission · Round 2 · 1:06
UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. ParkAug 2, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 7/11 · TD 4/5 · Ctrl 4:41
Loss vs Brandon Royval
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. TairaOct 12, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 42/99 · TD 6/15 · Ctrl 12:13
Win vs Alex Perez
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:59
UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. TairaJun 15, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 31/66 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 0:48
Win vs Carlos Hernandez
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 0:55
UFC Fight Night: Song vs. GutierrezDec 9, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 33/43 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 3:36
Win vs Edgar Chairez
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. RodriguezJul 8, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 61/78 · TD 2/3 · Ctrl 9:53
Win vs Jesus Aguilar
Submission · Round 1 · 4:20
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. SpivacFeb 4, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 1/1 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 3:49
Win vs CJ Vergara
Submission · Round 2 · 4:19
UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. AraujoOct 15, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 22/36 · TD 3/8 · Ctrl 6:19
Win vs Carlos Candelario
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. RakicMay 14, 2022
KD 1 · Sig 57/87 · TD 1/5 · Ctrl 6:57

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