Tatsuro Taira
"The Best"
| Age | 26 |
| Nationality | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Weight class | Flyweight |
| Height | 170 cm |
| Reach | 178 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
20
fights
18
✅ wins
2
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
5
bonuses
2
Fights of the night
3
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
May 14, 2022
UFC debuts
May 09, 2026
UFC last fight
1h57:35
time in the cage
11:46
avg time by combat
80.0%
win rate
75.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1589
as of May 09, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1602
on December 06, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
85
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Control time | 97 | 162s / round |
| 2. | Ground strikes landed | 92 | 5.95 / round |
| 3. | Takedowns landed | 91 | 1.19 / round |
| 4. | Submission | 88 | 3 |
| 5. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 87 | 112 |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clinch strikes landed | 10 | 0.60 / round |
| 2. | Body strikes landed | 10 | 1.11 / round |
| 3. | Total strikes defense | 20 | 37% |
| 4. | Total strikes attempted | 26 | 38.10 / round |
| 5. | Takedowns defense | 26 | 46% |
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Boxing Score
46
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-1.19
/ round
💫 Strike differential
7.8 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
12.4 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
44.7%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
48.3%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
93
Wrestling Score
87
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
2.7 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
1.2 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
43.8%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
46.2%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
2:42 / round
⏱ Control Time
25s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
6.0 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
75.7%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
3
✅ Submission wins
0.4 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
30.0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Tatsuro Taira's UFC Fight History
May 09, 2026 - UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Flyweight title fight
Loss by ko tko (Punches) at round 5 (1:32).
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December 06, 2025 - UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Flyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (2:24).
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August 02, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park
Flyweight bout
Win by submission (Neck Crank) at round 2 (1:06).
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October 12, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Flyweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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June 15, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira
Flyweight bout
Win by ko tko at round 2 (2:59).
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December 09, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez
Flyweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (55s).
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July 08, 2023 - UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Catch Weight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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February 04, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac
Flyweight bout
Win by submission (Triangle Armbar) at round 1 (4:20).
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October 15, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
Flyweight bout
Win by submission (Armbar) at round 2 (4:19).
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May 14, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Rakic
Flyweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights